The small alley next to it is crowded with carpet vendors. Carpet vendors can be found wherever there are Muslims, because they have to ask for instructions in the morning and report in the evening to show their loyalty to Allah at all times.

Further south on the road is the Muhammad Ali Fountain Muhammed Ali Pasha. Tusun, the eldest son of Muhammad, died of plague in 1816. This young man of the Mu family was no playboy. In 1811, Tusun, who was only 16 years old, led troops to Saudi Arabia on behalf of his father, conquered the peninsula and recovered Mecca.

Muhammad Ali was deeply saddened by the loss of his son, so he built this fountain to express his grief. The fountain is finely carved and elegant, exuding the royal style.

The intersection further south is the Zuwayla Gate, one of the southern gates of medieval Cairo. Similar to the Meridian Gate in the Celestial Empire, beheadings were often performed here in ancient times, including that of Tumanbay. The two tall minarets on the gate belong to the Almoayd Mosque behind it.

Wandering on the roadside, I saw a hookah shop. Although I never smoke, I decided to go in and try it and take a break. As soon as I entered the door, I was called "Waiter, two servings, apple flavor." Yunluo couldn't understand what he said. It was the first time that communication was so difficult. When the boss came, he told Yunluo that the clerk was deaf and mute.

The price of tobacco and tea is only 2 Egyptian pounds. The smoking set is like a small tower, with tobacco and charcoal on the top, filtered through the water at the bottom of the tower and then inhaled into the mouth. Smoking this light and slightly sweet hookah is like licking a drop of nectar when you are extremely thirsty, and then a cup of black tea, what more can you ask for.

After a simple meal, we took a taxi to the Saladin Citadel. The ticket was 50 Egyptian pounds, and Egyptians only needed 2 Egyptian pounds. The castle was built on Mount Mugaitum and was extremely majestic. It was built by Saladin in 1180 to fight against the invasion of the Crusaders. Saladin has always been recognized as a hero in the Islamic world.

The inscription on the Egyptian golden eagle emblem is Saladin, the only Muslim Yunluo admires. The others are all politicians who are old-fashioned and narrow-minded. He was brave and good at fighting throughout his life. He fought against the three allied forces of German Emperor Frederick the Red Beard, English King Richard the Lionheart, and French Fox Philip in Jerusalem.

He is a model of chivalrous and kind knight, treating his opponents and prisoners with courtesy and kindness; he is kind and generous, never massacring Christians and even opening up holy cities.

Saddam and the ** these scoundrels also claim to be Saladin. I guess the old man's spirit in heaven will be so angry that he will die for another 500 years. Before Ismail moved to Abdeen Palace, this was the administrative center of Egypt, and then it became a military camp for various occupying forces.

The largest building in the castle is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, also known as the Alabaster Mosque. It is crowded with people. The broken bell given by King Louis Philippe of France is placed in the back courtyard, facing the ablution pool. Next to it is the Mosque of An-Nasir Mohammed.

It is small and quiet against the backdrop of the Mohammed Ali Mosque, but the interior is simple and exquisite. There is also the National Military Museum in the north. There is a row of tanks and a row of aircraft and missiles at the entrance, most of which are Soviet-made weapons. The Western paintings with war themes inside are very interesting, and there are many early weapons that are much richer than the military museum. Military fans strongly recommend it to see it.

We left the castle and headed back home. We found a noodle shop in the alley next to the hotel. The hot noodles from the big pot were topped with spicy sauce, which was a bit hard to get used to. A portion was only 4 Egyptian pounds. The salesman who was good at marketing also took out two boxes of cheese-like things from the refrigerator and recommended them to Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to try.

A portion costs 3 Egyptian pounds, and it is mixed with rice, which is refreshing, sweet and delicious. Seeing Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo take out their cameras to take pictures, the young man also came in front of the camera to wink and make eyes, and there was also the fat chef who was smiling and selling noodles, who had a strong sense of the camera. The shop owners in the neighborhood also came over to let Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo take pictures.

Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo responded to requests whenever they were called. The Nile River has a fixed flood season. The slow coming and going gave the Egyptians an innate confidence and optimism, and their happiness also infected Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo.

On the last night in Egypt, Nalanshiqi and Yunluo walked along the bank of the Nile River in the city, and once again slowly felt the beauty of the night scenery on both sides of the Nile River. There were several cruise ships moored at the pier not far away, and Nalanshiqi and Yunluo decided to take a night cruise on the Nile River.

The boat ticket is 50 US dollars (a bit expensive). When the boat reaches the Nile River, singing and dancing begin on the open-air stage on the top floor. Old English songs and Egyptian folk songs. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo stand behind the crowd and clap and cheer politely to the familiar melody. Then the belly dance performance opens. Before seeing the dancers, you can hear the bell.

When the beauty appeared, there was a circle of metal on the skirt tied around the dancer's lower abdomen, which would jingle when she twisted her body. The louder the sound, the higher her dancing skills. With the accompaniment of music, the dancers had to dance continuously for nearly an hour, and their physical fitness was very strong.

The dancers are very good at mobilizing the audience's emotions. They will invite the audience to dance with them from time to time. Generally speaking, due to the dancers' "brilliant" appearance, adult audiences are often ashamed to dance with them, and those who get up to dance are just perfunctory. The ones who can really dance with the dancers are the children, who are the dancers' best "dance partners".

After dancing for a while, the dancers will selectively walk to a certain tourist in the audience and dance with him. This was a sign of asking for tips in the past. It is said that there were rich men from the Gulf who took off their rings or gold watches and gave them to the dancers on the spot. With the standardization of Egypt's tourism industry, such cases have almost disappeared.

Now the cruise ship staff takes photos of the dancers and tourists on the spot, then prints out large photos, frames them and sells them to the tourists for $5 each.

Belly dance originated from Turkish court dance, and then gradually "flew" from the royal palace to ordinary people's homes. Some people also believe that the murals of ancient Egypt depicted images similar to belly dance. It is said that in the era of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, belly dance was a way to express respect for life and awe of the gods.

There is also a saying that belly dancing originated from a religious ceremony to celebrate women's fertility and praise life. Therefore, the main movement is the swing of the abdomen. The dancers are barefoot to maintain their connection with the land.

Belly dance is a very feminine dance. Its characteristics are swinging the abdomen and vigorously moving the arms and chest to the ever-changing fast rhythm. These movements are called belly dance.

Belly dancing must be performed barefoot on a smooth floor, in sync with music, with extremely fast, intricate and sensual body movements and quick dance steps, just like the foxtrot in Europe and America, with cross-swaying dance postures that are sometimes elegant, sometimes sensual, charming and delicate, and sometimes cool and mysterious. The charming characteristics of belly dancing are dazzling.

This dance once became vulgar to cater to European tourists and eventually became a tool for sexual pleasure, but it is also loved by feminists and has become a weapon to challenge the secular world. The half-covered dancers' style of holding the pipa really arouses the passion of the crowd. The most exciting part is the big skirt dance or pirouette performed by men.

Many people call it Sufi dance, which evolved from the whirling dance of the Islamic Sufi sect. If you have seen authentic Sufi dance, you will find that the two are completely two different concepts. Sufi dance is a religious ritual, while the Egyptian big skirt dance has added too many entertainment elements.

Amid the sound of drums and the accompaniment of singers, young and handsome dancers continue to spin rapidly. They may make the two large, gorgeous skirts roll like waves, like butterflies spreading their wings; or conjure up several colorful flat drums out of thin air, which fly up and down, making people dazzled; or they may turn the colorful skirt into a swaddling cloth and caress it in the arms, which is extremely charming.

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The entire ship was stunned and there was thunderous applause. They were probably all like Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, who were expecting the beauty of the belly dancer but inadvertently got the beauty of the big skirt dance.

After the excitement, the world gradually calmed down. The cruise ship sailed on the longest river in the world. On the top open deck, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluosan sat in silence, enjoying the cool evening breeze and watching the dim lights on both sides of the river. The thousand-year-old clouds and mist melted into their blood as they drank a glass of red wine.

I got up very early, checked out of the room, packed my bags, and was about to leave Egypt for Turkey at noon. I had a flight in the afternoon, and in the morning I planned to visit the Coptic district, the Christian stronghold in Old Cairo.

Take the subway and transfer to Line 1 to go south and get off at Margirgis Station. The south tower of the Roman Tower is right outside the subway station. It is part of the riverside fortifications built by Trajan, one of the Five Good Emperors of Rome. The Nile River's long-term flooding and sedimentation have sunk them deep underground.

The north tower is now the Monastery and Church of Saint George, named in memory of Saint George, a Roman cavalry officer who was burned to death by Emperor Diocletian, who divided Rome into two. At that time, the nationalization of the troops led to very unsound theme thinking, which led to the invasion of Christian cults and serious problems.

The church's screen wall was embossed with the myth of St. George slaying a dragon and saving a beautiful girl. He was later worshipped as a patron saint by King Edward III of England. The walls of the church were covered with portraits of saints of all sizes. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo didn't recognize any of them.

Between the two towers is the Coptic Museum, the ticket is about 50 Egyptian pounds, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo did not go in. Along Marigerges Road to the south is the Hanging Church, which is named because it was built on the water gate of Babylon in the Roman period. It is also called the Church of the Virgin Mary. The simple front yard of the snow-white tower makes the surrounding holy atmosphere doubled. (To be continued...)