Ruins of the “golden city” of King Amenhotep III. What they found was very impressive, it was a labyrinthine city with mud-brick walls, creating an ancient metropolis built by King Tutankhamun’s grandfather King Amenhotep III. The work of the richest Pharaoh On the banks of the Nile, in the city of Luxor adjacent to the Valley of the Kings of Egypt, about 480km south of Cairo, a century ago, archaeologists discovered a very impressive tomb of the king. Tutankhamun. However, the “lost city of gold” built by King Amenhotep III is equally impressive. “Because the area is close to some major monuments and because it is a relatively flat desert, the wind accumulates sand on the surface very quickly and the mud brick walls also disappear easily” – Egyptologist Betsy Bryan of John Hopkins University talks about the city buried under the sand (she was not directly involved in this research). Within weeks of starting excavations, Hawass’s team discovered mud bricks stamped with the name of King Amenhotep III. That helps them estimate the city was built 3,400 years ago when King Amenhotep III ruled from 1391 BC to 1353 BC. “I call it the ‘golden city’ because it was built during the golden age of Egypt,” Hawass said. According to Betsy Bryan, King Amenhotep III was “the richest pharaoh”. He ruled in times of peace and this enabled him to amass unprecedented wealth. “He was never at war. All he did was sit down and count money for 40 years, so he kept building,” she said. However, the exact location of the “golden city” has not been found for nearly a century. “Many foreign missions have come looking for it and have never found it,” Hawass said in a press release, adding that it could be the largest ancient city ever found in Egypt. In 1934 and 1935, a French excavation team went to Luxor to find the “lost city of gold” but found nothing. According to Hawass, the attempt failed because archaeologists were looking in the wrong place. To date, Mr. Hawass’ team has discovered ruins of the city in an area of ​​at least 800 square metres, but it is likely that the city is much larger. It could extend straight to the king’s palace in Malkata, about 3km south of the twin statue depicting King Amenhotep III called Colossi of Memnon, according to Bryan. An unprecedented discovery The newly discovered city appears to be divided into industrial and residential areas. To the south, archaeologists found an ancient bakery with a cooking and meal preparation area, an oven, and pantry pottery. Another neighborhood has many workshops, a mud brick factory used to build temples and amulet factory. Another part of the city is the houses. Beyond the size of the city, Mr Hawass said the “huge amount of artifacts” his team discovered there made it an unprecedented archaeological find. It gives us a rare glimpse into the life of the ancient Egyptians at a time when the empire was at its richest. Buildings surround the street and have walls as high as 2.7 meters. Scattered throughout the buildings, Mr. Hawass’ team found rooms filled with pottery, glass, metalwork and weaving tools. The ancient Egyptians used these objects in their daily lives. However, they have not been touched for millennia. In addition, Mr. Hawass’s team also found a large cemetery north of the city. It is not known how large the cemetery is, but they have discovered a cluster of underground tombs with stairs leading to the entrance to the tomb. In one area of ​​the cemetery, they found a grave containing a skeleton with a rope wrapped around the knee. Mr Hawass is still looking into why the body was buried this way. “For those of us who care about people and how they do things, this place is a treasure trove,” Ms. Bryan said. Near the cemetery, Mr. Hawass’s team found a piece of pottery containing dried meat, possibly from a butcher at a slaughterhouse. The urn has an inscription indicating that the meat was for a festival commemorating the rule of King Amenhotep III. According to Ms. Bryan, the city’s residents are skilled craftsmen, making ceramic vases, glassware and temple decorations under the name Amenhotep III. In addition, Hawass’s research team has also discovered amulets, rings and wine caskets in the city. Many more mysteries will be revealed as the secret of the “golden city” continues to emerge, but what archaeologists have discovered so far, can see the wealth and bustle in a city. Egypt in its heyday.

The Red River flowing through Hanoi has a pure, wild, natural beauty that has not been broken by the coastal living space. Up to now, the Red River still retains a peaceful look for visitors to have a quiet time watching the sky, clouds and water waves. Along the Red River, there are many historical and cultural relics for tourists to stop to visit such as Dinh Chem in Dong Ngac ward, Bac Tu Liem district, Ghenh temple (Long Bien district) located along the river to worship Princess Le Ngoc. Han is also a relic that attracts many visitors. A little further, Dam Temple (Ninh So commune, Thuong Tin district) is a long standing relic worshiping Mau Comfortable – one of the three holy temples of Vietnamese folk beliefs. Also on the river stretching through Hanoi, guests can also admire Long Bien Bridge with a history of more than 100 years, Thang Long Bridge – a symbol of Vietnam – Soviet friendship, Nhat Tan bridge symbolizing the reach of Hanoi City. in the period of international economic integration. Visitors join the Red River tour organized by Thang Long Joint Stock Company GTC. Located adjacent to the Red River, Bat Trang traditional pottery village where traditional crafts are kept is a tourist attraction that attracts tourists from near and far. Arriving in Bat Trang by river, visitors will have a new experience, when they are allowed to access the old water wharf, wriggle through the narrow alleys of the pottery village before coming to the bustling market, buying pottery while being able to try Being a potter is an enjoyable experience traveling to the Red River. Representative of Sen Forest Tourist Company Hoang Thi Kim Van said: “Traveling to the Red River, the most interesting thing is to see the scenery, visit the communal house, the pagoda along the two banks. I discovered a lot of interesting things. , get a new experience, different from when choosing a road tour “.
Director of Thang Long Joint Stock Company Ta Minh Hung (DN organizes to exploit Red River tours) said: In order to serve the Red River tourism, the company opened 4 tours such as: “Journey of love songs” with schedule of Bo De pagoda – Chuong Duong bridge – Long Bien bridge – Nhat Tan bridge – Thang Long bridge – Che communal house; “Night of the Red River”, the schedule of Bo De pagoda – Chuong Duong bridge – Long Bien bridge – Nhat Tan bridge … Not only that, in recent years, the company has also expanded the Red River tour to some neighboring provinces. Capital. Specifically, the enterprise has cooperated with Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces to expand the Red River tour to tourist destinations such as Chu Dong Tu Temple (Hung Yen), Phat Tich Pagoda, Dau Pagoda (Bac Ninh).
Many problems and shortcomings
Despite the potential, but in fact, the operation of the Red River tour stops at a small scale and has not been properly invested. On average, each year, this tourist route only attracts about 300,000 tourists, of which international visitors account for about 30%.
Travel businesses said that this tourist route mainly serves tourists, combining ecotourism with spiritual tourism, almost no retail tourists. Meanwhile, along the Red River, there are many relics that have not been invested and exploited to create unique tourism products, so it is difficult to attract second-time tourists. Not only that, the technical infrastructure is poor, both lacking and weak, currently only Da Hoa temple wharf and Bat Trang tourist port are properly invested, making it convenient to get on and off the ship. The rest of the other destinations are still left open, making it difficult for tourists to travel, especially in the rainy season. In fact, in many attractions, tourists buying a tour of the Red River must have nerves of steel when using a fragile bridge connecting the transport ship with the river bank.
Director of Phuong Hoang Tourism Company Dang Bich Tho said frankly: Currently the Red River tour is only suitable for domestic tourists, if you want to attract international tourists, many factors must be changed. Specifically for foreign visitors, the tour requires an emphasis on a certain theme; services and products for international customers must also change towards a more professional and attractive direction. For example, for international tourists, it is not advisable to let them sit on the train for several hours enjoying the scenery for themselves. What attracts them is the traditional craft villages on both sides of the river, and cultural and historical features related to the tour destinations must be carefully introduced. Agreeing with this opinion, the representative of OpenTour Tourism Company said: In order to diversify the amount of tours to serve tourists, the company has invited guests to use the Red River tour. However, in the past few years, visitors to this tour are very few and almost no foreigners. The reason is that the two sides of the river are full of dirt, causing loss of aesthetics, environmental pollution, making tourists, especially foreigners, turn their backs.
Sharing difficulties in the process of building and operating the Red River tour, Mr. Ta Minh Hung said: Although Thang Long GTC has provided Red River tour services for 20 years, it has not been able to create real products. the specialties and characteristics of Hanoi tourism. The reason is that the infrastructure on both sides of the Red River has not met the requirements of tourists for landscape and sanitation. Currently, Hanoi does not have a pier to serve tourists, visitors have to board from the temporary wharf at Chuong Duong Do wharf. In the dry season, the water level is low, the boat cannot dock, visitors have to board the boat from Bo De Pagoda. Another problem posed is that for a long time, the city has not invested in the construction of both sides of the river. Many river sections, even the ones that run through the inner city, have dusty landscapes, and temporary houses. Some river sections are places where rubbish, construction waste, sand mining … are gathered, creating bad impressions on visitors.
Not only that, but tourism in the Red River is greatly influenced by weather and seasonality. In the dry season, the water is dry, the boat is very difficult to dock, the company organizing tours of the Red River has to stop the boat on the riverbed, using a boat “boating” to bring guests ashore. In addition, the company wants to open a night tour, but it is not possible, because the management of vehicles on the Red River is not really good, the sand barge runs at night without high speed. necessary warning, affecting the safety of visitors. “The biggest difficulty of the operators of Red River tourism is the lack of ships and boats meeting international standards and so far there are no wharves” – Mr. Hung lamented.
Need multidisciplinary support
According to experts, in order for Red River tourism products to have a strong attraction to tourists, the General Department of Tourism, the Hanoi Department of Tourism and Hanoi City need to invest more in tourism infrastructure and embellishment. Riverside landscape.
Talking about the need for multidisciplinary support in the renovation, embellishment and upgrading of infrastructure thereby helping tourism businesses to develop tours of the Red River, Hanoi Travel Association President Phung Quang Thang commented: To develop Red River tourism is not simply a tourist company, but it needs a consistent policy of the local city, district and commune to do it. The first is to clean up the riverbank area where ships pass by for a beautiful landscape that attracts tourists. Previously, along the Red River were undulating and poetic tiled houses behind village bamboo, now there are only tube houses, lack of attraction, while the river bank is not beautiful. This needs to be corrected. Second, it is advisable to invest in a boat that is both safe and quiet so that visitors can both enjoy the scenery and relax. “The difficult thing is that the anchorage is temporary and has not been properly invested. Investors spend money, but without the participation of the city or locality so that the tour becomes more and more attractive, it cannot attract tourists ”- Mr. Thang expressed.
Agreeing with this suggestion, Chairman of the Tourism Advisory Council Tran Trong Kien stated: To develop river tourism in general, the Red River in particular needs to develop a long-term, impossible, one-way process. can be strong right away. Management agencies need to prepare a lot of conditions for river tourism products such as: Construction and operation of river cruise terminals; traffic planning and investment connecting the pick-up point from the river to the road according to the schedule … In addition, it is necessary to promote activities to promote and promote river tourism products in key markets for easy access to tourists; calling for and creating conditions for domestic and international enterprises to invest in high quality cruise ships, combine yachts with floating restaurants, open representative offices abroad … Representative of Phuong Nam Tourism Company Sun Travel Nguyen Thien Ngo commented: To develop Red River tourism alongside the participation of businesses in the long term, it is necessary to have interdisciplinary cooperation to plan the two sides of the Red River, That way, businesses will determine the investment plan for infrastructure for tours of the Red River.
It can be seen that the Red River tour has a lot of potential to become a typical and attractive tourist product of Hanoi. However, in order for this product to really flourish, perhaps the efforts of the company are not enough, but it needs a strong determination to join the authorities. Chairman of the Tourism Advisory Council Tran Trong Kien: There should be a plan for each region Although Hanoi City has issued the Hanoi Capital Construction Master Plan up to 2030 with a vision to 2050, in which the two sides of the Red River are the central landscape space axis of the capital, there will be parks, great cultural and entertainment works to organize meaningful events. However, this is a future image, in the immediate future, Hanoi should have regional plans for Red River tourism to create certain spots. Specifically relocating the waste disposal sites along the river; opening ecological zones to grow clean fruits and vegetables; traditional art performances … this will be the basis for investment in Red River tourism. Director of Travel Department, Tourism Department Nguyen Quy Phuong: Will be an attractive travel product if removed get entangled In fact, the current model of Red River tourism deployed by Thang Long GTC Joint Stock Company is still having to compensate for losses because there are still many difficulties and obstacles such as investment in vehicles, large, difficult berths, basically itself. Business processing of cruise ships has not been implemented under the market mechanism of active business. However, in the future when the difficulties in infrastructure are removed from the local government, I believe this will definitely be an attractive tourism product featuring Hanoi for tourism businesses. exploit. Director of Hanoitourist Travel Company Phung Quang Thang: Need to build berths, upgrade infrastructure Transshipment In essence, a water tour is to understand what is on the shore. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange for visitors to visit historical sites, culinary and cultural experiences on both sides of the river and canal. To do that, it is necessary to build a ship dock, upgrade transport infrastructure to serve tourists to the sights. In special places, you can use a tram or even simple means such as a horse cart, a buffalo cart to take advantage of the unique cultural features of Vietnam, making an impression on visitors. President of UNESCO Tourism Club Truong Quoc Hung: Should sell specialties, souvenirs Tourism of the Red River is a waterway tourism, so in the long run, the management agency needs to plan specific channels, which canals are for cruise ships, transport ships, and at the same time regulate the date and time of the ship. boats can travel, regulations on tonnage, types of ships, signs as this relates to safety issues for visitors. Besides, enterprises operating Red River tours need to upgrade services on board in the direction of selling products such as specialties, souvenirs … of the Red River Delta regions thereby optimizing profits, value added through services.

Big, weird monster in Fouke In Arkansas, it has been unknown since a story of a huge beast in the form of a human but its body covered with feathers. People around the area call it the servant that governing the green forest, full of power. Because of that heavy responsibility that this creature is extremely ferocious, it is ready to destroy anyone who dares to invade where it lives. These ideas are just a funny story, but it has come true since the 30s of the last century. One night in 1932, people in the city of Fouke, Arkanas suddenly heard the cry of the cattle in their ranch. Immediately, the rancher rushed out, in the dark, he spotted a fluffy animal biting on a sheep’s neck. Seeing that, the beast quickly ran out of the farm. In 1946, while walking near the outskirts of the town of Fouke, a woman saw a strange creature crossing the street quickly. She recounted: “It walks on two legs, has a large appearance, a hairy body …”. In 1955, local newspaper Victoria Advocate published an interview with a hunter in the area. He describes a special encounter with a bear-like creature, but goes straight and very agile. He hit a few shots, but the animal was still strong enough to flee deep into the forest. In the book The Apes Among Us Also noted the appearance of this creature through the narrative of a boy. During a walk, the boy saw a naked creature, hairy body, tall, with very long arms drinking water in the lake. The animal is very shy, when he saw the human, he ran away. These reports are only a handful of many human encounters with monsters since 1930, yet most witnesses only see the animal at a distance, or in the dark. Therefore, the police ignored these reports and said that this was just a scam of a few individuals who wanted to be famous. However, in 1971, the police had to change attitudes about the humanoid monster in the town of Fouke. Real encounters On the night of May 1, 1971, a young couple named Bobby and Elizabeth Ford phoned the police to report a strange creature rushing into the house and attacked. The wife panicked and told the police, at first they thought that the strange animal was just a bear looking for food outside the garden. But no, a monkey-like creature the size of a bear crashed into the house, lifted Bobby up high, and threw it against the wall. Fortunately at that time, there was Bobby’s brother Don, he quickly grabbed the gun and shot the animal. Although it didn’t hit, but the sound from the gun frightened the animal, it quickly escaped into the night. At the scene, the police collected countless traces to corroborate the above story. Furniture in the house was disturbed as if a fierce battle had just happened, scratches appeared on the wall. On the garden ground were very large footprints, feet only three toes, and a little fur. The most obvious evidence is Bobby, a healthy young man, but hospitalized because of the severe injury on his back. From here, most people can imagine how frightening they would have to face. The creature was discovered again on May 23, 1971. At that time, DC Woods, Jr, Wilma Woods, RH Sedgass were walking on the highway, near the town of Fouke. They suddenly saw a large monkey running quickly past the front of the car, too curious, the three stopped and ran into the woods. However, they did not catch up, but found only three-toed footprints on the ground. In the months that followed, local residents and tourists discovered more traces of the monster. The most famous trace was found in a pea field owned by a resident named Scott Keith, and those are still the giant three-toed footprints. From here, the mystery of this creature creates a bustling atmosphere in the town of Fouke. Immediately after the news about it was transmitted, countless curious people flocked here to explore and learn. Regional radio also offers generous bonuses for those who take pictures of this strange creature. However, all photos sent through the inspection are counterfeit. Witnesses saw the animal more and more, but by 1986, the mayor of Fouke City Virgil Roberts and former sheriff Leslie Greer declared that the Fouke was completely fake. Even so, every year, reports about the monster Fouke are still being regularly recorded. Even many websites reported about this creature, witnesses and curious people discussed passionately. The views of scientists The people of Fouke town all believe the animal is real, but scientists are always skeptical about it. They argue that physical evidence such as footprints and claw marks are easy to create and do not prove much. If it was said that the Fouke monster was humanoid, it must be a relative of the primate. But here, the witness described the Fouke monster with only three toes, far different from today’s primates – five toes feet. Many scientists have denied the existence of Fouke and this is just a scam. Besides, there are still a handful of scientists who believe that the monster Fouke is real. It is the descendant of Gigantopithecus – giant ape in China, India, existed from 5 million years – 100,000 years ago. The fossils indicate that Gigantopithecus are the largest primates in history. Most likely, the Fouke monster is a Gigantopithecus left on Earth and in need of human protection.