I guess those who haven’t seen “The Great Escape” in China are probably those born in the 1990s or later. When An Qingju was a child, this famous French movie was shown on TV almost every once in a while; in that era when entertainment culture was particularly barren, it was definitely an unforgettable classic.

Everyone can probably remember every line and every joke from beginning to end.

Later, An Qingju and An Chuyu learned from the Internet that this movie (the French name is lagrandevadrouille) was also a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan in France. Although it was made in the 1960s and 1970s, many French people still know it today. For example, when An Qingju and An Chuyu met Giverny.

When this movie is mentioned, even if An Qingjue and An Chuyu don't know its French name, as long as they talk about the content and mention Louis de Funes, people will immediately understand.

An Qingjue and An Chuyu originally planned to pay tribute to this movie in France by retracing the path they took to escape from the jaws of death!

Before coming to France, An Qingju and An Chuyu carefully reviewed the escape route of the three British pilots and two Frenchmen. Only then did they realize that although they were very familiar with the movie, they did not actually understand their escape route in the movie.

Now let's review. In the movie, the pilot, the painter, and the conductor gathered at the puppet troupe on the Champs-Elysees owned by Juliette's grandfather (the big-eyed girl the painter liked) to discuss the escape route.

The escape route was planned as follows: We departed from the Gare de Lyon in Paris at 8:05 a.m. (this train station still exists), took the train to Shalon-sur-Saone in Burgundy to Meursault, and then went to the Universal Hotel in Meursault to find the resistance organization.

Then the resistance organization sent them out of the German occupied area; and from there they returned to England. This part was a bit confusing for An Qingju and An Chuyu. Look at the picture on the left, which is a route map drawn according to the escape plan. This map clearly goes all the way south, getting farther and farther away from England; and Meursault did not leave France. How did he get out of the German occupied area?

If you study it carefully online, you will understand it. Look at the picture on the right. During World War II, the German army bypassed the Maginot Line and marched south to capture a large area of ​​French territory. After Germany occupied Paris, the French government headed by Pétain surrendered to Germany and moved the government to Vichy in central France, so it was called the Vichy government.

The Vichy government retreated to the center of France, and the northern part including Paris was considered a German occupation zone. The southern part of central France under the Vichy government was still considered a free zone, which was an area where the French official government at the time exercised administrative power. As for Vichy France and Charles de Gaulle's Free France, we won't talk about it here. If you are interested, you can use your imagination.

In short, An Chuyu understood that if he fled south and entered the Burgundy area shown in the picture, he would have a way out even if he was out of the German occupation zone. What I said before was a plan. How did they actually move in this comedy? Look at this picture.

Everyone split up into two groups. The circus girl and a pilot were waiting at the Lyon station. But the painter, the conductor and the other two pilots had a problem at the opera house and missed the train to Champs-Elysées the next day. So they stole a postal car and drove along the rural road network to Meursault.

The mail truck ran out of gas on the road, and two British pilots saw the nuns' delivery truck on foot and stole it. With the help of the nuns, they got rid of the Germans at the checkpoint and hid in the monastery. The two British hid in the monastery, and the conductor and the painter rode their bicycles to Mossot's Globe Hotel to find the contact person of the resistance organization.

Then, the two pilots in the monastery hid in a wine barrel with the help of the nun and went to the German headquarters in Mossot to exchange border passes, but they were mistaken for wine by the German soldiers and locked in the wine cellar. The conductor and the painter got lost when they were walking their dog from the Globe Hotel and were also sent to the German headquarters by patrol soldiers.

The pilot who was caught on the train with the circus girl was also sent to the German headquarters in Mossot. So everyone performed a hat trick, made a scene at the headquarters, and finally escaped successfully. That's all. Now let's talk about the tribute route of An Qingju and An Chuyu.

An Qingju and An Chuyu wanted to drive along this country road to the monastery, and then An Qingju and An Chuyu (a conductor and a painter) would ride bicycles from the monastery to the German headquarters in Mossault!

Where is this abbey? It is in Beaune. It turns out that it is the famous Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune. What city is Beaune today? It turns out that Beaune is the wine trading center in Burgundy. Where is Meursault? It turns out that Meursault is on the cycling and hiking route called the "Wine Route" starting from Beaune!

Therefore, An Qingju and An Chuyu’s journey to pay tribute to “The Great Escape” actually completely overlaps with their wine tour in Burgundy!

In the morning, they said goodbye to the Troyes family and wandered around the old town of Troyes. Then, An Qingju and An Chuyu set off for Dijon and Beaune. This journey is about 240 kilometers.

This time, An Chuyu relied on the website to re-select his route. Bypassing the toll highway, An Qingju and An Chuyu chose a beautiful country road with good road conditions.

An Qingju and An Chuyu did not choose to go into Dijon for sightseeing, but instead chose a rest stop on a slope at noon to take a piic, which was really cool.

We arrived in Beaune at 3pm. We were not in a hurry to check in, so we studied the town first. As soon as we entered the old town of Beaune, we could feel the atmosphere of the "wine trading center".

The town is very cozy and old, but there are fashionable shops everywhere. This feeling of perfect combination of ancient and modern can be seen everywhere in European towns - it would be great if there were more such cities in China. Parking is also possible in the old town, but the roads are very narrow and parking is charged.

The parking lots outside the town are all free; the town is small, so it is not a problem to park outside. The parking lot in the southeast corner outside Beaune (it should be called Madeleine Square) is next to a large supermarket + gas station called Casino. Parking, shopping, and gas are all done in one stop.

Later, An Qingju and An Chuyu found that the places where local people eat in Beaune are also concentrated around this parking lot. The accommodation An Qingju and An Chuyu chose was outside the old city, about 2 or 3 kilometers by car. It was just right to continue south from this parking lot, without any detours, which was very convenient for An Qingju and An Chuyu.

After surveying the city layout, An Qingju and An Chuyu parked the car and walked to the Hotel-Dieu.

This is a scene from The Great Escape. The conductor and the painter left the monastery and went to the Globe Hotel, while the two pilots hid in the monastery pretending to be patients. After the head sister found out that they were British, she quietly arranged for the sister to send them away.

When An Qingju and An Chuyu arrived in Beaune, the first place they visited was this place. Unexpectedly, this place is actually a hospital! Its name is Hotel-Dieu.

The ticket to visit the Hôtel-Dieu is 7 Euros per person. What makes people super happy is that there is a Chinese audio guide service, which allows An Qingjue and An Chuyu to have a complete understanding of the ins and outs of this place.

The Hôtel-Dieu was built by Nicolas Roland, the Grand Duke of Bourges, and his wife in 1443. During the Hundred Years' War between England and France, countless civilians died in the war, most of whom died not on the battlefield but from injuries and illnesses.

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

This Burgundian minister was wealthy and very religious. He established the Hôtel-Dieu to provide medical services to the poor who could not afford medical treatment.

Entering the main building, the furnishings here are exactly the same as in the movie "The Great Escape". In fact, the main palace hospital was still in use until the 1970s. Today, it is a place for tourists, but the main palace hospital's purpose of curing diseases and saving lives remains unchanged. A modern hospital and sanatorium have been built behind this building.

It is these three aspects that make An Qingju and An Chuyu admire this Burgundy official so much.

One is his faith. The governor was obviously a rich man, but we often see people who are rich but unkind. But this governor had the world in his heart and wanted to use his connections and abilities to persuade the Duke of Burgundy to approve the construction of such a main palace hospital. Think about it, this money could be used for anything, but he used it to do such a great thing!

How long can the modern medical system, which represents one of the developments of civilization, be traced back to in this ancient civilization? Yes, there are famous old Chinese doctors who can save the world, but who can create a hospital that has been operating for hundreds of years?

The second is his design ability. If the ideal cannot be realized, it is just a dream. This bishop not only managed to win the support of the Grand Duke of Burgundy, but also designed a hospital with modern medical management ideas.

First of all, this hospital is very beautiful, and the colorful glazed tile roof makes the style of this hospital very distinctive. Later, An Qingju and An Chuyu learned that the colorful glazed tile roof is probably a local feature, and this feature has been carried forward in the Zhugong Hospital.

More importantly, the design of this building fully takes into account the functional needs of the hospital. It is built on the river, which ensures the hospital's water supply for washing and cleaning; it has a complete monastery, so that the hospital staff - the nuns - have their own religious place; it also has a special pharmacy, a pharmacy room, a doctor's dormitory, and even a field for growing herbs.

The third is his management ability. If any business cannot be run for a long time, it will not be remembered forever. The Zhugong Hospital built by the government not only provided free medical care to the poor, but also gave white bread to the poor every day (white bread was a luxury product at that time). No one could stick to it if they always paid out of their own pockets. (To be continued...)