If it is in South Asia, it may be even more difficult, because it is located in the tropics, and the temperature often reaches 50 degrees. Today’s India is a typical example. Anyone familiar with the local national conditions should know that the gap between the rich and the poor in this country is very large. There are only a few rich people who can use air conditioners. As for the poor, they can only find ways to escape the heat, such as buying ice cubes and soaking them in the Ganges water, or making simple straw air conditioners.

With the development of time, a kind of heat-reducing delicacy “watermelon pie” has also been born in the local area. This summer-specific fruit is extremely popular in many countries. India is no exception. Local vendors often treat They are cut into pieces and placed on the street for sale. People passing by also like to buy them and eat them, but for foreign tourists, they may be a bit repellent. What is going on?

In fact, anyone who has traveled to this country should know that the environment in India is very dirty, messy and poor. There are a lot of garbage piled on the roadside. Because of religious beliefs, people will not go to the bathroom at home, but will urinate and defecate outdoors. The Shanghui is full of unpleasant smells, and flies are flying everywhere, and these street foods will naturally suffer. In addition, the materials are not very hygienic, and diarrhea will inevitably occur after eating. The same is true for watermelon pie. In addition, because there is no good preservation technology, they are placed on the street carelessly, and dust and flies are allowed to fall on the top. Even if the price is cheaper, it will inevitably make people feel somewhat acceptable. No, it’s not just watermelon, like popsicle sugar cane juice, it also uses Ganges water, so don’t try it lightly for the sake of your stomach. Do you feel that you have gained knowledge when you see this? So what do you want to say about this? Welcome to leave a comment below!

But it seems that the creativity of the Japanese knows no bounds, and they continue to impress the world with their inventions. However, in Japan there are also countless strange things that even the locals don’t even notice. In Japan pets are cared for like children. This guy is walking with a cart full of cats in Tokyo. What do you know about fashion? These diners went to a restaurant, which makes food for Japanese sumo fighters, but when the pizzas were brought out, the dish really shocked diners because of its “small” size. . I was walking on the beach and saw a cute building. I walked inside and was immediately shocked because it was a waste incinerator. You can find parking lots and Ferris wheels on the roofs of buildings in Japan. This is a practice tool to lift the corners of the mouth and make the smile more symmetrical in Japan. How do you see these manholes in Japan? Someone is bored in the toilet in Japan. Their Halloween costumes are an art form. This is a women’s bathroom in a shopping mall in Japan. It makes users feel like a queen every time they go there.

An individual Aedes aegypti mosquito captured in Costa Rica (Image: Reuters) Proposed by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control Authority (FKMCD) and Oxitec – a British biotechnology company supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – this project aims to release large numbers of volatile mosquitoes. genetically modified in the Florida Keys this week; the two organizations said in a joint statement. As the first step of the plan, mosquito bins will be placed in six sites, and within 12 weeks will release about 144,000 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes – the strains most closely linked to infectious diseases such as fever. hemorrhage, Zika and yellow fever. If the plan works out, male mosquitoes that are unable to bite will mate with local female mosquitoes – resulting in the death of their eggs – helping to control Aedes aegypti populations and reduce transmission. epidemic spread. Approved by the Environmental Protection Agency in May 2020, the project also seeks to reduce the doses of local chemical insecticides that are harmful to the wildlife. The UK-based company, founded at the University of Oxford in 2002, also claims that it has a “high level of” support from the Florida Keys residents. But in fact, many local people expressed skepticism, even expressed opposition to local leaders. “We are not scientists, but we can read. What Oxitec says and what we read from other sources is completely different, ”Meagan Hull, a local resident, told a village council meeting in March. “We realized that it was a crime that we were forced to participate in this experiment,” Hull said. Another local resident said she was “extremely concerned” about the upcoming plan, pointing to the risk that genetically modified female mosquitoes will emerge massively in the community. “Everyone says it won’t happen, but I don’t believe it,” she said, pointing to the “lack of transparency” of Oxitec and government agencies. Even some officials have expressed concern, with Council member Mark Gregg calling the genetically modified mosquitoes “Frankenstein mosquitoes”. “I heard others say that we are being turned into guinea pigs” – he said. However, FKMCD confirmed the need to improve mosquito control measures, given that some species of mosquitoes are becoming resistant to insecticides, adding that Oxitec’s project could provide the tools. new “safe, friendly with the environment and with a focus”. Oxitec is no stranger to genetically engineered mosquitoes, and has released more than 1 billion of these mosquitoes in South America and the Caribbean, as a 27-month trial in Brazil in 2013, seek to reduce local mosquito populations by 90%. Like the current Florida Keys initiative, genetically modified mosquito eggs are planned to die in Brazil, but Oxitec drew criticism in 2019 after researchers released a report showing mosquitoes. reproduce as usual, and up to 60% of the individuals analyzed have traces of genetic modification. A similar Oxitec project in the Cayman Islands was also canceled in 2018, after local officials concluded it had failed. Health Minister Dwayne Seymour also said the plan “did not achieve the results we thought”. A few months before the Cayman Islands contract collapsed, the company announced it was a partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of US billionaire Bill Gates to produce “friendly” mosquitoes, this time the strain. Anopheles transmits malaria. Since then, Oxitec has received only a modest $ 8.5 million from the Gates Foundation, according to its financial statements, and has received more than $ 1.2 million year-to-date alone.

Portrait of Ibn Battuta

The identity of Ibn Battuta: traveler, scholar and judge

Ibn Battuta’s footprints spread all over the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa. In addition to his identity as a traveler, he was also a well-known scholar and judge. It is for this reason that when Ibn Battuta was traveling, Always receive the warm hospitality of the locals.

Among the residents who had hospitalized Ibn Battuta, the Turkic people who lived in the Anatolian plateau (in present-day Turkey) most remembered him.

Residential area of ​​the Anatolian Plateau

The Ottoman Empire has become a power on the Anatolian Plateau

Around 1332, the 28-year-old Ibn Battuta arrived on the Anatolian plateau. And visited more than twenty towns in this land.

At that time, the Anatolian Plateau was mainly inhabited by Turks and Byzantines. In 1299 AD, thanks to the efforts of Ottoman I, the embryonic form of the Ottoman Empire had appeared. When Ibn Battuta arrived here, Osman I had passed away, and his son Orhan inherited the throne. During Orhan’s rule, the Ottoman Empire had conquered most of the northwestern Anatolian plateau. area.

Portrait of Orhan During his travels on the Anatolian Plateau, Ibn Battuta only claimed to have met Orhan and received silver coins from Orhan, but did not describe the detailed process of his meeting with Orhan. However, Ibn Battuta described Orhan’s mighty strength.

Orhan is the son of Ottoman. Among the many kings of Turkic nomads, Orhan has power that no one can match. He also possesses the largest number of property, land under his rule, and army under his command. Orhan owns more than one hundred castles and fortresses, so he spends most of his time inspecting his castles. Soldiers of the Ottoman Empire

The warm hospitality of the Turks to Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta’s first stop to Anatolia was the city of Alanya in southern Turkey. In this city, Ibn Battuta learned about Anatolia for the first time. Asia’s “Young Brotherhood”.

Most of the members of the Youth Brotherhood are young craftsmen and men without families. They provide food and drink to the outsiders, help the outsiders to solve their difficulties, and even do their best to be a hero. Ibn Battuta claims that no one in the world welcomes outsiders more than they do. The Youth Brotherhood has built many temples to receive foreigners. They will make a living by themselves during the day. When night falls, they will bring all kinds of food to the temple and sing, dance and sing with the foreigners who travel here. Eat and live together.

Turkish dance

When Ibn Battuta arrived in the towns of Anatolia, he was also entertained by members of the Youth Brotherhood, and the hospitality of the Youth Brotherhood even flattered Ibn Battuta who came from afar.

When he came to a small town called Lazku, Ibn Battuta and his companions rode into the market in the town. At this moment, vendors in the market rushed to the side of Ibn Battuta. Some people grabbed the reins of Ibn Battuta’s horses, and another group began to fight over. The two sides competed with each other and even pulled out daggers. This chaotic scene made Ibn Battuta feel terrified.

Turks in the Ottoman Empire

While the two sides were arguing, Ibn Battuta met a Turk who could speak Arabic in the market. During the conversation, the Turk told Ibn Battuta why this happened. thing.

It turns out that these two groups are members of the Youth Brotherhood. They all wanted to entertain Ibn Battuta, but they drew their swords because of disagreement. Later, under the persuasion of Ibn Battuta, the two sides decided to draw lots to decide who would entertain Ibn Battuta, and Ibn Battuta eventually went to the hall of the winner of the lottery.

Turkish cuisine

When Ibn Battuta came to the temple, these Turks immediately served meals, and then accompanied Ibn Battuta to the bath. After the bath, these people filled the table with guests. Eat desserts, and let Ibn Battuta listen to music and watch dances.

Although most of these Turks do not understand Arabic and do not know Ibn Battuta, they still behave very pleasantly and courteously when getting along with the guests. During his travels in Anatolia, Ibn Battuta received warm hospitality almost every day, which also made Ibn Battuta admire the Turkish hospitality.

Turks in film and television works

Why do the Turks hospitality Ibn Battuta?

In addition to the hospitable nature of the nomads, the main reason why the Turks of the Anatolian Plateau have to treat Ibn Battuta so diligently is because Ibn Battuta is not only one. A great traveler, but also a jurist fluent in Arabic.

It is precisely because of this special status that Ibn Battuta received warm hospitality. Because in the 14th century, The Turks in the Anatolian Plateau have just been converted, so they are very welcome to guests from the Arab world, and Ibn Battuta is very knowledgeable, and will naturally become a guest of these Turks.

Reference materials: “Ibn Battuta’s Travels” “The Ottoman Empire: Five Hundred Years of Peace”

Hongcun is located in the northeast of Yixian County on the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 870 years. It is the birthplace of Huizhou culture. In the history of nearly a thousand years, Hongcun still has well-preserved more than 140 houses of Ming and Qing Dynasties, including 1 building in the Ming Dynasty and 102 buildings in the Qing Dynasty. In addition, it is located at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, which is also a paradise. It is well-known for its pastoral scenery, well-preserved village forms, exquisitely crafted Hui-style dwellings and colorful historical and cultural connotations. And as an important location for the Oscar-winning film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, it has become a hot tourist attraction overnight.

The most classic picture of Hongcun is probably the Huizhou architecture with blue tiles and white walls by the water reflected in it. This piece of water is the Yuezhao Lake in the center of Hongcun, which is also the finishing touch of Hongcun. Use the upstream river flowing through Hongcun to divert water into a lake. The core of the cow-shaped water system is the current moon marsh, which is the “cow stomach” of the entire water system, and is also called “cow tripe” by the locals. The South Lake is also the essence of Hongcun. The artificial lake dug in the style of Pinghu Qiuyue in the West Lake, and the painted bridge across the lake is the iconic landscape of the South Lake. Among them, the painted bridge across the lake is where Li Mubai walked with his horse in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

The beauty of Hongcun comes from the perfect combination of ingenious architecture and nature. The cow-shaped village and artificial water system planned and built by the people of Guhong Village are now “a great wonder in the history of architecture”. Different from the characteristics of other residential buildings, all kinds of buildings pay attention to the exquisite carvings, wood carving, brick carving and stone carving. Chengzhitang’s “three carvings” are exquisite and magnificent, and are known as the “civil palace”. Most of the streets and lanes in the village are built near the water, and the houses are also laid out around the moon marsh. The whole village is now well preserved with more than 140 houses of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Hongcun Scenic Area is open all day, but the ancient architectural attractions in the village are only open until 6 pm, so if you want to visit the ancient buildings or the Nanxiang Academy, Chengzhi Hall, and Lexu Hall, you must arrange a reasonable time. For many tourists who go to Hongcun to check in for the first time, there will always be a problem. Even though the signs and road signs in the village are very clear, there are still many tourists who will go the wrong way. The reason for getting lost is also very simple. After all, the ancient alleys of the ancient villages are very similar, and the ancient houses in the village are also very similar. However, as long as you walk in Hongcun, remember that there will be a canal beside the road in the village, and then remember The mantra of “Going into the village against the current and exiting the village along the river” won’t get lost, so try it!