After years of exposure to the sun, wind and rain, only scattered components and incomplete statues remain in the magnificent buildings of the past. "Scattered into mud and ground into dust, only the fragrance remains." The ruins of an ancient city in a corner are like an old man's face, and every gully on his face records the past that once disturbed him. Standing in front of this ruin, the biggest feeling is that although the ancient city has become a ruin, it is still sacred. There are no so-called "in-situ reconstruction" and "off-site reconstruction", no unscrupulous developers demolish in the middle of the night, and no skyscrapers and commercial malls replace them. Even if there is only a tile and a pillar left, it still represents a history that cannot be erased.
In BC 1000, the Ionians in ancient Greece began to build cities in Ephesus. By the time of ancient Rome, Ephesus had become one of the five largest cities in the vast territory of the Roman Empire and the largest city in Asia, which is the huge ruins we see today. In this land, even an ancient pillar or an ancient tree can't be torn down and cut down at will. On the way to the ancient city of Ephesus, a grotesque pillar stands alone. It is said that the themis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, is located here. How lucky we are to stand in front of this ruin today and really touch the civilization created by our ancestors! There is no need to piece together the magnificent history in the museum through the window glass.
Walking on the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus, some idle cat spirits broke into my lens from time to time. They linger in the ruins of the ancient city all day long, and get along with the bricks, tiles, grass and trees here. The tour guide said that these stray cats would be taken care of by government departments. Veterinarians regularly vaccinate them and feed them. They have never heard of cat abuse. Under the lens of tourists, they are very docile and live happily. In the sun, some of these cats lie on ancient Roman sculptures, stretching their lazy bodies and pretending to be cute like no one's watching, while others stroll leisurely in the ruins of the palace, as if to tell us that the Sultan and Queen have long since returned to earth, and now we are the real masters of this city. ...
Let's talk about something interesting after filming the cat elf. Guess what this place is? Public toilets in ancient Rome. More than 2,000 years ago, there was no TV, no newspaper, no radio, no Weibo, no WeChat, no QQ. The public toilets in the city are equivalent to a social platform and an information center. While men solve the three-step emergency in public toilets, they release and exchange the latest news in the city, including market prices and even the gossip of court nobles. Rows of toilets in this public toilet are all made of stone. The nobles in ancient Rome raised many slaves. At that time, electricity had not been invented, and there was no smart toilet board in Japan. When going to the toilet in winter, the nobles let the slaves sit on it and heat the cold slate, so that the master can go upstairs conveniently. Small toilets also reflect the inequality of all walks of life.
What is this? Small holes are evenly distributed on the polished slate pavement. It turns out that people in ancient Rome knew to do the most basic anti-skid treatment on the road to prevent passers-by from wrestling. A stone trough on the foundation of a column. In ancient times, there was no nail impact drill to build a house, and the components of the building were connected by hand-made mortise and tenon technology. No matter how many stones there are, they can stand seamlessly for thousands of years. The amphitheater built on the hill has 25,000 seats. Standing on the stage in the center of the theater, the performer's voice can be clearly transmitted to every seat of the theater without a microphone. Two thousand years later, we came here, surrounded by smoke, weeds and buildings in ruins. The wind blows, raising yellow sand bursts, and wind-eroded stones and scattered components fall to the ground. Have those once arrogant empire builders ever thought that the empire will actually disappear, and prosperity will also be disillusioned one day? Isn't it? Qin Huang Hanwu finally returned to dust. Today, can we have a little insight in the face of this huge ruin?