Sri Lanka: travel on the back of elephant
In Hindu mythology, the island has been home to Sri Lanka with a long of 10 heads of the king that he had sent troops to snatch away a great god Krishna’s wife, later King Hanuman – the prototype of the Monkey King – leading to To this strange island, rescued the wife of Krishna. After a time at the Millennium, but for most travelers, the island is still full of strange arising as a result of a sense of magic.
Gambari, Nigeria SPA and the color green cloth beach
Gambari, Nigeria cloth (Negombo) is a beach near Colombo, a seaside resort, many hotels, I selected an atmosphere full of the original ecology of the perfect home. Jiang yellow walls of the villa-style rooms were thick shade of the shade and flowers, those who cut and carved wooden doors and windows and India over the leaves of plants of different patterns of tiles, so that the expensive hotel looks more like a rural homes , A pastoral return to the warm green. But here I am most interested in Ayurveda or (Ayurveda) herb SPA.
“Ayurveda” is an ancient as India, recorded a large number of ancient Indian medical health knowledge, as China’s “Compendium of Materia Medica.” Ayurvedic herb SPA is the essence of fumigation: Portrait of the entire mummy lying in the same Muguan as fumigation of container, are under every other column in Guoxie issued a strong herbal flavor of steam, who was on the cover of a no name Green leaves, feeling that they have been thrown into a torment of traditional Chinese medicine in the jar. But ten minutes later, when I crawl out from the inside, as if people had been dismantled an armor, could not feel relaxed. Dozens of hours of the journey so tired in the disappearance of essential oils and herbal steam them.
Although the ear from the South Asian Association for faint rhythm of music, but mixed floral smell of incense medicine people have few desires heart, the busy street to the bar can not afford the slightest interest, just want to go to bed early. A night of sleep I am totally into the rhythm of the island green which. The next morning, walk to the waterfront. In these luxury hotels and bars next to the Westernization of the near is an authentic fishing port town.
Cunpang there is a very simple seafood market, the market is very crowded, those blue, silver, yellow, red fish to be placed everywhere, dazzling. China’s valuable tuna are everywhere here – because local fishermen are still maintains the original’s way of fishing, there is no local heavy industry pollution, the protection of the marine ecosystem very well, very far out to sea fishermen do not have to be able to catch it Species of fish is very smart.
Through the fish market is open waters of the Indian Ocean. Blue sky, sea and thorough color, brown sea covered with the sail. Gambari, Nigeria cloth finishing sailing in the vicinity of the beautiful, unique style: the main ship will be out next to a vice-hull, said to be “stretched out a leg” style can maximize the yacht remained stable, so that small Wooden enough to resist the fierce waves. Local fishermen use the boat for a very long history, and this morning on the sea to sail for the King so far seems to remain unchanged.
But the most popular places or on the beach. Fishermen use small boats to board the big fish on the beaches Win, are next to each fishing net around a lot of local people, pick net fishermen, but also under Zhukuang buyers. They are all wearing the traditional skirt, sarong men’s and women’s saris Hui Huang to a gorgeous beach scene in rendering. In the excitement over the crowd, circling a more lively group of crows, they make up and down Fanfei figure this lively scene also added a lot of movement.
From the SPA to the fish market, two very different experience but I have to really feel the same as the original, and they are “from” Nigeria’s coastal Gan cloth.
Tips Nigeria Gan cloth
1, this place is a traditional seaside resort away from the capital, Colombo, only 40 kilometers from the airport very close, not only those who would like to have a seaside holiday atmosphere and do not want to lose the city to facilitate the life of the customer’s first choice for a holiday.
2, local hotels, bars and handicraft shops are located in the coastal road on both sides, room and board is very convenient. SPA to recommend a feature of the resort hotel – Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions. Hotel full of farm structures, in villages like the quiet and comfortable, only 12 courtyard-style guest rooms, room rate starts at 109 euros; price Indian herb SPA for 10-20 euros.
3, is not far away from the hotel area of the original ecology of the fishing port town, can walk to. If the morning rush, you can see local fishermen to use the original wooden boat contained a shore fish lively scene.
Liberia within meters of an elephant strange journey
This trip is only one of the main characters, it is an elephant. In 1972, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mrs. Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka on behalf of children to a Chinese children as small – as the country Hamidullah ceremony. Since then, Chinese people will be unfamiliar with the elephant island’s only link was made. This impression has not done anything wrong, Sri Lanka did have a deep feeling the elephant. According to legend, the country’s magadha Mo in Maya queen is the dream of a white elephant into the six teeth Youlei after pregnancy, and eventually gave birth to the Buddha Sakyamuni. In public, as the first person on behalf of the gods Ganesh and good fortune, wealth, the people are the most popular one of the gods. In the famous “elephant orphanage” (Elephant Orphanage), I am fully aware of the local people on the elephant’s love for them.
Elephant is a solitary animal, who, for various reasons retreat from the elephant’s survival are often faced with severe challenges. In order to help them as solitary, Sri Lanka, who established the world-renowned “elephant orphanage.”
In the woods outside of the park is a sizable area of empty field, scores of a group of three elephants, a group of five to walk free in the meantime. In addition to being in a rut of elephants have been locked chains, the other elephants did not wear any chains.
Furthermore, the staff has begun to “drive” visitors. When we were hiding in the park exit of the firm behind the fence, nearly 100 elephants started to build-up, and then smoke billowing from us through – they had to go outside the park and the river to bathe. The huge elephants from near and far and from near and far from the scene is really shocking.
Staff used coconut shells to soak in water for cleaning the body of an elephant. And those who favor the elephant is like a child in general, kept his nose at break leisure play. But here too the atmosphere is like a pet park, and I want to see a more pure state of wild elephants.
Sri Lanka stand-class scenic treasures – Shizi Yan (Sigiriya) Mountain spectacular ruins of the palace, a look under the tropical jungle landscape made me very excited because those living on wild elephants in the meantime.
Now is in the dry season, elephants from the forests of movement into the depths of the open lake, such as rice in the national park in Liberia (Minneriya National Park) in the lake there are a lot of wild elephants.
With those as young as the mother is sensitive, and is likely to launch attacks against the invaders, an elephant can be easily thrown to the ground a car. The elephants were a lot of staff from the name, with a fierce temperament than the elephant nicknamed “Rambo” in the name.
During the dry season rice in Liberia can see three or four hundred elephants, so I Yuanyuandikan those with a large body of the animal in the forest lake slowly moving some of the white birds from time to time to jump onto their , In order to clean up their skin. And between the elephants and we seem to have suddenly lost their boundaries and become each other’s trust and harmony.
Keep abreast of travel
1, multi-purpose palm
As a tropical island, the palm of Sri Lanka is one of the most common plant, the local people and even coconut to make a living. Dambulla in central Sri Lanka (Dambulla) of a small village, local people make full use of the palm. First, the leaves. They will be fresh leaves into the mat, do Zhefengdangyu roof cover, there is no problem in 2012. The dried leaves on the use of more can be made Liang Xi, baskets, brooms and other daily necessities. Followed by a long strip of the coconut flower, the villagers often use flowers in the wine juice, Sri Lanka and become the most distinctive one of the wine. Of course, the most useful or coconut. Coconut milk is a nutritious beverage and Jieshu; Guaxia Lai copra can be dipped coconut sugar (extracted from the coconut flower) raw, so Yerong Machinable into curry dishes and ingredients; coconut is the day-to-day lighting of raw materials; coconut shell When the containers can be day-to-day, of which the fibers can be woven rope. Local fishing boats on the cable is from the coconut shell into fiber, resistant to water erosion, are very durable.
2, Ceylon tea
Sri Lanka’s tea plantations less than 200-year history, has produced the world’s best black tea with China, India and Kenya as famous black tea. Kandy (Kandy) and Elia noir (Nuwara Eliya) are famous tea production. So far, Sri Lanka’s tea is still picked by hand. As the air cleaner, Sri Lanka’s black tea is the world’s only one without direct access to air-cleansing process of black tea. Sri Lanka black tea is divided into high, low in the central and 3, of which the best high-quality tea. High tea is divided into morning and afternoon tea, the former taking a pointed top of the tea leaves, slightly bitter taste; side of the leaves off the latter, more light taste. The best quality tea labels for gold (Golden Tips) and Standard Bank (Silver Tips), per kilogram in the price of more than 2000 yuan. Today, tea exports in Sri Lanka has become the most important source of foreign exchange, but the packaging is often not marked as “tea in Sri Lanka” but “Ceylon Tea” (Seylon Tea). “Ceylon” is the ancient Arab businessmen formerly of Sri Lanka, which means “land full of surprises.”
3, and the relic tree
Sri Lanka is not only a collection of tooth relic of the country, as well as a, the collection in Beijing’s Western Hills Lingguang Si, there is also the relic of the annual festival. Tooth relic is not the only Sri Lankan Buddhist treasures, in the suburbs of Colombo Anura Dabura city, but also a treasure of the tree. Buddhism was first introduced to Sri Lanka, India, Ashoka was to send her daughter Caramel Monk Mi more than a missionary in Sri Lanka, at the same time bring the heart of the Buddha Sakyamuni young tree branches planted in the Anura da In the courtyard of the Temple and Latin America. India was located in the Bodhi tree of Gaya dead trees, unfortunately, the Indians Sri Lanka recover from the strain of the bodhi tree branches and leaves, the plant back to the enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha. Today, this strain of the bodhi tree in Sri Lanka is the world’s reliable evidence of one of the oldest trees.