Unfortunately, the Sphinx's nose is missing, but how it got lost is also a mystery. A widely circulated theory is that when Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, he saw the majestic statue, which seemed to be demonstrating to him, and in a fit of rage, he blew off its nose with a cannonball. However, there were records of it being missing its nose long before Napoleon.

The only fact is that the Sphinx is not unique to Cairo, Egypt. It's just that the one in Cairo is the largest and the oldest.

Anyone who comes to Cairo must visit the Egyptian Museum. No matter how the majestic pyramids and the vast Valley of the Kings shock your heart, their owners and their burial objects lie quietly here.

The Egyptian Museum was designed and planned in 1858 by the famous French archaeologist Mariette, who was called the "Father of the Egyptian Museum" by the Egyptians. It was built between 1897 and 1901. The purpose was to prevent the excavated Egyptian national treasures from flowing abroad, so the Egyptians respected him very much.

The museum is located on the east bank of the Nile River in Cairo, next to Tahrir Square. It is a pink two-story building. Although it only has two floors, it is one of the most famous museums in the world because it houses more than 300,000 cultural relics from ancient Egypt from the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom to the New Kingdom.

There are more than 60,000 pieces on display in the exhibition hall alone, but would this be enough to amaze Yun Luo, who comes from another ancient country?

There is a rectangular pool in front of the Egyptian Museum, in which are planted "lotus" representing ancient Upper Egypt and "sedge" representing Lower Egypt.

(In the Predynastic Period, Egypt had two independent regimes located at the upper and lower reaches of the Nile, with Memphis as the boundary. The upper southern area was Upper Egypt, and the lower northern area was Lower Egypt.) At the four corners of the pool are two sphinxes and two stone statues of Ramses II.

Right above the museum's arched door is the head of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, wearing a sun wheel and bull horns. Hathor is the most beautiful of all the goddesses in ancient Egypt, and her appearance is transformed into a bull. Greek mentions her as the goddess of the sky.

Taking photos is not allowed in the Egyptian Museum, so all cameras must be deposited before entering. Perhaps it is because they are afraid of being copied, but this allows Yunluo to concentrate on experiencing every miracle that has been sealed for thousands of years.

The first thing you see when you enter the museum is the Rosetta Stone, a basalt stele with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, ancient Egyptian alphabetic writing and Greek writing. It is the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian writing and more than 4,000 years of history. Unfortunately, this is a fake. The real one is in the British Museum in the UK.

The Egyptian Museum is also known as the "Pharaoh Museum" because its collections are mainly artifacts from the Pharaoh period. The first floor is displayed in the order of the development of ancient Egyptian history. Here you can see precious artifacts from the Old Kingdom period (2686 BC to 2181 BC) to the Roman rule in the fifth and sixth centuries AD.

Perhaps there were too many Egyptian cultural relics and they were too large, and many of them were placed there without any cover. Yun Luo couldn't help but touch them gently. The feeling of actually touching the time and space of thousands of years ago was really wonderful.

The second floor of the museum is a special exhibition room, and more than half of it is Tutankhamun's funerary objects, including a "golden mask" weighing more than 110 kilograms, a "golden coffin" weighing 450 pounds, and exquisitely carved "golden chairs", "golden beds", "golden staffs", etc., which are simply a golden and luxurious scene. But this is very different from the golden and dazzling treasures of the Forbidden City. This place is older, but more vivid, in front of the "golden mask" made with Tutankhamun's face.

Yunluo could clearly see the handsome and childish face of the 18-year-old pharaoh three thousand years ago. The cobra on his forehead and the vulture behind his head symbolized the unlimited power and mysterious strength of the rulers of Upper and Lower Egypt. Yunluo wondered, if someone wore it on their head, would their soul possess them?

The young 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun died at the age of 18. He was buried in a three-layer golden coffin. The inner and outer layers are in the Egyptian Museum. The middle layer is left in the Valley of the Kings. The golden coffin is painted and carved with great delicacy.

Legend has it that when Tutankhamun's tomb was excavated, people dug up a spell tablet that read: "Gods, open your wings of death to those who prevent the pharaoh from sleeping." Just two days after the excavation was completed, the investor Sir Carnarvon died of illness in Cairo Hospital, starting the legend of "Tutankhamun's Curse."

There are two things in the museum that Yunluo will never forget: the jar containing the pharaoh's entrails and the eyes of the statue of "Prince Rahotep and his wife Nophret".

In ancient Egypt, one of the essential procedures for making mummies was to remove the pharaoh's internal organs and eyes, which would cause the body to rot. They were placed in different jars for soaking, and finally placed together with the mummy in the tomb for use when the pharaoh was resurrected. The carvings of these jars were no less sophisticated than the golden crowns and golden chairs, and were even more artistic and vivid.

The statues of Prince Rahotep and his wife Nophret are two sitting statues carved on two different pieces of stone. Both of them are painted. The prince has a dark and healthy skin, while his wife is fair and dignified. The most incredible thing is that the eyes of the two people are as bright as those of real people, so much so that when the statues were first excavated, people thought they were real people resurrected.

It turns out that the eyes of the two people are made of crystal and built into the portraits. This is a masterpiece from thousands of years ago. How could it not be a mystery?

Yunluo encountered a kitten in the backyard. The kitten allowed Yunluo to pet it without hesitation. Its thin and bright appearance was exactly the prototype of the Egyptian guardian cat. Egyptian cats have attitudes! Probably because it was too lonely like Chenfeng in the museum, it jumped onto Yunluo's legs to play and refused to get down.

Many people don't know that in Egypt, where 95% of the country's land area is desert, there is actually a narrow and beautiful sea area, which is one of the top ten diving destinations in the world. Yes, this is the Red Sea! It is located between the northeast of Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, and its northwest is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal.

The Red Sea is an inland sea northwest of the Indian Ocean. It is actually the northern extension of the East African Rift Valley and an important oil transportation channel. Therefore, many wars have broken out here in history. The Red Sea is a young sea.

About 20 million years ago, the Arabian Peninsula separated from Africa, giving rise to the Red Sea. Even now, it can be seen that the shapes of the two banks are very similar, which is the trace left by the continent being torn apart.

The Red Sea is a mysterious sea. In the Book of Exodus in the Bible, there is a story about Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea; some people also say that the earliest Bible was discovered in the Red Sea. The Red Sea is an attractive sea. Just hearing the name, you can't help but yearn for it.

Whether it is because of the corals, seaweed, or the legend of Lilith, Adam's woman, the Red Sea is indeed a beautiful lady with her face covered by a veil.

In Egypt, there are many resorts along the Red Sea. The most famous one is Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula. Of course, it is also the most expensive. The terrorist serial bombings occurred here in July 2005. The most famous one on the African continent is Hurghada.

It takes about 6 hours to drive from Cairo to Hurghada. Soon after leaving the crowded Cairo, you can see the beautiful Red Sea. Walking along the coastline, there are almost no vehicles on the straight road, which is completely different from the feeling of densely packed highways in China.

The endless highway divides hot Egypt into two parts. One half is the charming Red Sea, where you can swim, fish, and if you are lucky, you can even see jumping dolphins; the other half is the tough and warm desert and rocky mountains. Except for the windmills for power generation, there is no grass for hundreds of kilometers.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But it is this wonderful combination that makes the originally ruthless sea and ruthless desert become passionate in an instant.

History always repeats itself surprisingly well.

There are two women who have been recorded in the history of China, and in the more ancient Egypt, there were also two women who were superior to men. One is the well-known Cleopatra, but theoretically she is Greek and not a real Egyptian queen, so the earlier and purer one is Queen Hagiasu of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

I don't know if it's out of jealousy, but there's not much information about Queen Haqisu, but this can't hide the fact that she was the first female king in world history. Women who can be recorded in history are always full of controversy. Haqisu was the daughter of Thutmose I, and her husband Thutmose II was her half-brother.

After the death of Thutmose II, she managed the government for the young Thutmose III as the queen mother, and then imprisoned Thutmose III, who was supposed to succeed him, in the Temple of Amun and made herself king. Thutmose III was so full of hatred for her that after she died unexpectedly and took over the government, he retaliated by destroying all her statues and name.

But it is said that during her more than 20 years on the throne, the economy prospered and the territory expanded. She used diplomacy and powerful maritime trade to make her subjects live and work in peace and contentment, and society was prosperous and stable, unlike the pharaohs of previous dynasties who had to rely on outstanding military exploits to make their names remembered in history.

Getting back to the point, what will the temple of this fierce and controversial queen look like?

Today, dams are built by cutting through mountains. In ancient times, temples were built by cutting through mountains. The Temple of Hatshepsut was built by cutting through mountains. It is magnificent and is separated from the Valley of the Kings by a mountain. The towering mountain was carved into a huge natural screen.

It is said that this temple was built for Queen Haqisu by her lover. The entire temple is huge, with three layers stacked up and down. On each layer of the pillars stands a huge statue of the female pharaoh (most of which were destroyed by Thutmose III). (To be continued...)