Egypt travel--about Africa, go to Egypt (6)

September 30, 2007 — King Valley in the West Bank of Luxor — aristocratic tomb-artisans graves, otsep Sudal mausoleum Temple — Rameses III, Temple

Hidden in the mountains in the West Bank, in a mysterious Valley, very hot here, there is no lightning drought and frost, rain is more than ten years is not the next drop.

Barren cliffs, more than 60 mountain straight chisel into the Tomb. This is the famous Valley of the Kings. Trouble to pervasive ' ghoul thief, new Kingdom period (12-16th century b.c.) of Pharaoh gave up magnificent pyramids, buried into the subtle narrow passages, but still not be able to escape the fate of the theft, the vast majority of the Tomb, leaving huge sarcophagus and colorful murals. Here a total of 60 seats Imperial mausoleum, basic is the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth dynasty Pharaoh. All of the tombs are of the same model, each Pharaoh from early in the day, the mausoleum is the start of construction and decoration. To date, 1922 was found of sakaltutan scammon's tomb is King Valley finally discovered a Pharaoh's Tomb, and only a tomb was not damaged.

Sakaltutan Harmon II (Tutankhamun II) discovery of the tomb is the twentieth century's greatest archaeological discoveries.

As a born in troubled times, death was only 19-year-old Pharaoh, this cannot and Rameses II (Ramses II), and other great kings in the same breath, but a heap of rubble in his small tomb treasures of him as one of the four seas overnight. It is no wonder that those responsible for the archaeological Carter comments his life's greatest achievement is that he died and was buried. Cairo Egypt Museum specialized opened four galleries exhibitions from the famous Golden mask to people-coffin, from intimate place of Turquoise thorn eye to open Ho Alabaster vase, etc all treasures, when I first saw those treasures, was stunned to look around and my amazing. King Valley most worth visiting is the mausoleum of sakaltutan scammon's Tomb, Rameses III and VI, Tomb, mention a tomb, but sakaltutan scammon's Tomb, plug a Sai-graves will not open, we went to Rameses III, VI and IX of the Tomb.

King Valley visit after we immediately rushed to the aristocratic Tomb (Tomb of the Nobles) and artisan's Tomb (Deir al-Medina), are very very small Tomb, but full of life, the tomb of Pharaoh than those more angry.

Tomb of Menna shows rural Labor's hilarious scenes. Tomb of Nakht depicts the ancient Egypt people's everyday lives: fishing, hunting, and harvesting the grapes, the wine and play music. Tomb of Sennedjem: small a room full of murals, bright colors feel is finished painting yesterday, it was difficult to believe that they are thousands of years ago.

Next we went to the famous El otsep Sudal mausoleum Temple, otsep Sudal mausoleum Temple is located in the city of Thebes in the extreme north.

El otsep Sudal will own mausoleum Temple was built on the cliff to a graceful effect shows its long-term ruled by. Mausoleum Temple is divided into three levels, with many of the rich deep meaning. El otsep Sudal was the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Matute Morse a daughter, she is Egypt's first Queen. Mention Egypt Queen we probably know only after Egypt gaudily Christie, Petra, and El otsep Sudal is Christie, Petra outside another become Pharaoh's women. But Christie, Petra is Egypt, she was the Macedonian descent, otsep Sudal but with Egypt, and officially known as the King, so strictly speaking Egypt Queen only one, that is, otsep Sudal Queen. In his figure-Morse II died, she is still as far back as the age of figure-Morse III dealing with Affairs of State, after independence as a Queen. She focused on trade, and now the Somali region of trade exchanges, to get the flavor, these scenes are also reflected in the burial Rite Temple murals. As a female Pharaoh, otsep Su unique tough political tactics, and his adopted son, later Matute Morse III has been secretly put on, she died, figure-Morse III took retaliatory action, the mausoleum Temple has her image are destroyed, the present mausoleum Temple upper in repair. In the minds of Chinese tourists, otsep Sudal as Egypt immoral regardless of secular norms, as the Sun God's son, boarded the Pharaoh throne under the State, leaving aside the world how to judge the legitimacy of her throne, in my opinion, this light is courage alone is enough to admire.

In order to consolidate their position in the Kingdom, otsep Sudal will own attire for men, is himself a son of the Sun, or cover up the obelisk and the Pantheon, she's Obelisk on the Kanak shrines and temples in place in the back of the Imperial Valley.

The temple building is quite rare in Egypt 3-story structure, the colonnade is the greatest characteristic here, from the distant view, as set in the mountain wall between the altar, are streaming a solemn Holy atmosphere. Number of root in the corridor are painted with the deeds of the Queen's expedition in the distance, in order to demonstrate her governance Kingdom feats, but later was the next Pharaoh's destruction, as well as the dust of burial, as the ruins, until the 1870s was discovered and the entire building in 1950 before recovery now appearance.

The guide told us Al otsep Sudal offering temple by female Pharaoh Nin Public Affairs Minister Senma (senenmut).

While Sam, have lived up to El otsep Sudal hope, he is she built the world's most beautiful gifts. The wall of the temple, not only the Queen sent expedition trading Puente's story has been recorded, even the Queen's life--it is today-to cope with traditional and concocted out---Sun God and the Queen with birth, otsep Sudal myth also detail records. Come back after I checked up on Sam's information. Legend has it that he is her lover, because the archaeologists found at the end of the Queen's Tomb to the other side there is a portrait of Deputy Senma, the Queen's hope in his resurrection first glance to see his sweetheart. Even some historians think na Fleur SEO is their child. He is the most important era of the Queen's Court, he can excellence, is the management and Affairs of, the Prime Minister of Egypt, is the only daughter of taught Queen Royal teachers. Even the Queen allows him to King Valley perimeter built his own grave.The history of the Queen did give him the symbol of the Emperor's coffin, in another world where he possess noble identity and its own match, because this is a prime senma Chief, but he's identity remains a weirdo. Perhaps he will pour all their love in this temple, in order to build up such a rare miracle.

Down the Hall in front of the slopes and enjoy long road through each layer of the building, it is difficult to believe that the archaeologists can copy of Miao Xiao Wei, is said to be because of murals painted Temple original prototype, careful reference the entire construction, the Commander of up to 800 meters of the channel are exactly the same slope, watching an endless flow of tourists in channel on photography, seem to forget that years ago had this happen massacre of innocent tourists at the expense of the State of the religious opposition, a bloodstain, dust cover, just as a function of time, but hidden in the mind of those wounds can be like a temple, only General freshmen to answer it.

Because of the Holocaust that terrorists are from God above the hills sloping down to the visitors for fire, now on the hillside from time to time have uniformed patrol back and forth in the above, to ensure the safety of tourists, I wanna history should not be repeated.

Finally we went to Rameses III's mausoleum, the temple is also known as the city of Habsburg, the Coptic era, here's a fairly large city.

The mausoleum Temple save more intact, its area is second only to the Temple of Amun, it is the reign of Pharaoh's last large-scale building works, is also the last paragraph of Egypt fertile period of monuments. Here is the original home of the Royal family, first into the courtyard is a ceremony and entertainment venues, the second into the courtyard in the Ptolemaic and Roman era is dominated by the Church; in addition, here are three more pillar Hall, the second Hall is the outer left Rameses III's Tomb. Temple walls inscribed with the famous panorama Emboss.

The King Valley saw the two famous statue "cry of farmers".

Door agricultural giant statue (Colossi of Memnon) is located in West Nile and Imperial Valley between fields of two giant like rocks. The original "Amin Ho Töpfer (AMENHOTEP) III" Pharaoh's statue in front of the temple, the temple itself has no trace. Juxiang 20 metres high, weathering, facial recognition have been unavailable. Seated by the new era of the Kingdom of the flowering of the almond-Dutch too Cape III. Seated behind him, was his burial Rite Temple, but later Pharaoh demolish the building and put him to his own building of stone. The Ptolemy dynasty era, the building is completely destroyed. People think that stone is Greece myth of door nung statue, named to stone door farmers alike. Roman reign of earthquake caused the statue appeared cracks. Morning morning breeze blowing out one emits sad cry, statue of morning dew in the convergence of orbital goes down, like tears, so it is also known as the "cry of farmers". Unfortunately, later patched after door Nong cry like never before.

The day is we cruise on the last night of the cruise on organized specially for tourists in Egypt famous belly dance.

Our early bar has a good location, but the show started, came in not belly dancing Niang, but rather a dressed in colorful dress of the handsome young man, he stood on the stage of the Central keep spinning, go for half an hour, he didn't go Halo we saw are faint, it is too much! back I've come up with information just know this is the traditional performances "Egypt turned turtle dance", which originated in religious ritual of the dance is also called "rotate skirt", this dance to cultivate, and dancers can show a time that is several years. Wait until the young performers, we use the warm applause farewell he left, when the long-awaited belly dancing mother wearing a red dance skirt from door coming, this girl's breasts, hips, waist and abdomen and lower abdomen respectively as music quickly fibrillation, generally do not have trained person absolutely do not. Belly dancing girl also invited visitors together and she is on stage "twisted belly", those visitors are trying to learn and have fun with her and enjoy. We had a wonderful and very pleasant evening.