Unsolved Mysteries of the World: The Past and Present of the Egyptian Pyramids, Take You to See a Different Africa

The pyramids. As the most, most, most famous structures in the world, almost everyone knows them, just like the Great Wall of China. Tips: ① Try not to chat with people selling things, as you can easily be misled. ② If riding a camel, the price should not exceed 39 RMB. ③ If someone offers to take a photo for you, refuse. ④ When taking photos, the side views of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx are less crowded.

The ground is scorched by nearly 40°C heat, making walking here increasingly difficult. Be sure to bring water with you, otherwise you might get heatstroke.

Not only that, but there are also extremely many scammers here. Remember not to talk to them, or you'll be tricked by all kinds of schemes at any time.

Transportation: Metro Line 2 can take you to Giza. Get off at El Giza station, which is still 8 km from the pyramid site. You can take a minibus from there, but the stop is about a 5-minute walk from the entrance. Alternatively, you can take a taxi directly to the entrance, costing 15-20 Egyptian pounds.

Among the many pyramids, the Great Pyramid of Khufu is open to enter, but the air inside is extremely stuffy. If you're not in good health, you should consider your limits, because it's not ventilated and very cramped. You have to go in half-crouching, which is physically demanding.

The pyramid ticket is used twice. One is for viewing the pyramids (riding a camel costs extra); the other is for viewing the Sphinx. Don't get close to camels; taking photos near them is not free. First, you take a photo, then you end up on the camel, and you have to pay to get off.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest pyramid in the world. Standing before it, everything seems tiny. Utterly awe-inspiring.

The pyramid with a cap in the picture below is the Pyramid of Khafre, built by Khafre, the third pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. It is the second largest pyramid in the Giza pyramid complex. Built in the mid-26th century BC, it was originally 143.5 meters high, shorter than the Great Pyramid of Khufu, and now stands at 136.5 meters, the same height as the Great Pyramid. Because it's located on the highest ground in Giza, it now appears taller than the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

From Cairo to Luxor by plane, continuing the adventure alone.

They say travel is lonely, but a fun trip makes you forget loneliness. The flight from Cairo to Luxor costs only a little over 200 RMB, very cheap.

Luxor, the world's largest "open-air museum," is divided by the Nile into the East Bank and the West Bank. The East Bank, where the sun rises, is full of life and is where the city center and temples are located. The West Bank is called the "City of the Dead," where the Valley of the Kings, the eternal resting place of the pharaohs, lies.

Obelisks, colossal statues—here you can see everything you've never seen before, fulfilling all your fantasies about ancient Egyptian mythology.

This is a frog carved from stone. Legend has it that if you walk around it three times and make a wish, your wish will surely come true.

The largest temple in Egypt—Karnak Temple.

The legendary Karnak Temple is located on the East Bank of Luxor. Inside, it enshrines the ram-headed sphinx Amun-Ra, the goddess Mut, and the moon god Khonsu, a family of three. As soon as you enter the temple, you see huge statues at the pylon. Inside, the Great Hypostyle Hall has 134 giant columns over 20 meters high, with exquisite carvings and paintings on the columns and capitals. These patterns and hieroglyphs tell stories of fierce wars, gods, and pharaohs.

There are countless giant pillars here, each one extremely thick, as if holding up the entire sky.

Amun was a local god of Thebes, later combined with the sun god Ra to become the king of gods, "Amun-Ra," depicted as a ram-headed figure or a whole ram. The goddess Mut, wife of Amun, mother of Khonsu, is depicted as a lioness. The moon god Khonsu, son of Amun and Mut, governs medicine, depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing a crown of the full moon and crescent.

As the sun sets, every pillar is bathed in red, as if they might unleash their infinite power at any moment.

Though the glorious past is no more, the remnants left by history still inspire endless imagination in later generations. Seeing off the last sunset over Luxor, I am about to embark on my journey home. Do you like Egypt? Feel free to leave a comment.