Psychic Journey▼
I think everyone is impressed by the healing anime movie "Journey of the Mind", which was released on December 25, 2020, which tells the story of The Hero Joey Gouna, who dreams of becoming a jazz pianist, meets the world-weary Soul 22, and they return to the real world to find the meaning of life. In fact, everyone has a dream, if you have generated a dream, you need to continue to work hard and finally realize him, and if you have not found it, you need to continue to look for the spark that stimulates you, then you need to continue to explore and try until you find it, and one of the most important ways to find the dream is to travel, to a realistic version of the spiritual journey.
In today's era, the development of science and technology is changing rapidly, and one of the most intuitive embodiments is transportation. Today's China's transportation development speed can be the highest in the world, just january 8, 2022. The astronauts of the Chinese Shenzhou 13 spacecraft completed the hand-controlled remote operation cargo spacecraft and the space station assembly rendezvous and docking experiment, and the Yutu-2 lunar rover has exceeded 1,000 meters on the moon on the same day.
On the ground, in recent years, China's transportation development has also been particularly rapid, and airports, high-speed railways and highways across the country have mushroomed and successfully operated. Since December last year, China has built and opened a number of high-speed railways, such as the Anjiu section of the Beijing-Hong Kong Expressway, the Qu (Qufu) Zhuang section of the Rilan Expressway, and the Changbai section of the Shenjia high-speed railway.
High-speed rail station in the forest▼
In fact, many people want to come and go on a trip, I don't know if you have found that in various parts of the world, whether it is a prosperous area or an underdeveloped area, even if there is no popular car has a railway (such as Africa, India), and this is also the meaning of the existence of the railway, which is both cheap and fast, and the train traffic road, whether it is in the hot equatorial region, the cold Arctic Circle, or the mountainous and closed mountains or the rich and prosperous metropolitan area, you can see the figure of the train whistling past.
About half a century after the birth of the Industrial Revolution, the predecessor of today's train, the steam locomotive, has appeared, and has formed a huge family of various types such as subways, electric locomotives, high-speed railways and maglev trains all over the world. Since the world's first steam locomotive was invented in 1804 (invented by the British mine technician Driviesk), it has only been more than 200 years, but this has not prevented people from giving the train a lot of romantic colors, and to this day, the train on the railway is still the first choice of countless people when traveling. It is worth mentioning that steam locomotives can still be seen in various parts of the world (mainly mining areas) today, such as the traditional industrial centers of Europe, Britain and Germany, and even in the north of China, steam-powered trains continue to run in the cold north.
steam locomotive
Germany is pictured above and the United Kingdom is shown below
In today's era, people have not abandoned their enthusiasm for trains and railways because of the improvement of their quality of life, but with the development of the times, they have even derived a railway culture that has swept the world.
Across the ocean
Lovers of railway culture▼
I am a book lover, since joining the work, I have collected a lot of books that are particularly popular in collection value, but also have a lot of practical value and aesthetic value, but I have a regret, that is, I did not find a railway book that meets the above three values.
If you're a book lover, you know it's hard to find such a book. After all, the books in circulation now are either a set of train timetables with no information value, or a train catalogue for young children, in addition, I am afraid that they are travel books that have little to do with the railway.
Not long ago, after many searches, I finally found a good book in my mind
- Measuring the World: A History of the World in 500 Scenic Railway Routes.
(Photo: Measuring the World: A History of the World in 500 Classic Railway Routes)▼
This book, is a few days ago in the book group of a netizen recommended to me, at first I did not care much, after all, I did not hear other book friends mention this book before, until yesterday when I rested at home with children idle, I went to the Internet to search, just read the introduction let me originally did not care much about a book, until this time I found that the original boring railway books can still be written like this.
The book lists five hundred of the world's most famous railways, which can make you wander in the ocean of knowledge through reading, the book details the historical status and current status of these five hundred railways, and also focuses on the stories behind some railway journeys, such as the famous Orient Express. You read that right, it was the train in the many remakes of Murder on the Orient Express. However, due to the impact of the war, the dismal operation and the financial tsunami (of course, it was inevitably affected by the increasingly developed aviation industry), the Orient Express was suspended several times until May 19, 1977, when the Orient Express arrived in Istanbul and completely shut down. It is worth mentioning that this luxury train, which was completed and opened in 1876, also bears witness to the history of Greece and Turkey. In 1922, after the Turkish government Mustafa Kemal signed the Treaty of Lausanne with the Allies, the fate of about 2 million people was rewritten, and about 500,000 Muslims left Greece and moved to Turkey; at the same time, about 1.5 million Orthodox Christians left Turkey and moved to Greece. The railway bears witness to this history, which was later adapted into the film "Spice Republic", and the director of this film, Tassos Boulmetis, is a personal witness to this history.
Although this line no longer exists, if you are willing to spend more time and time, you can fully experience the feeling of people on this train in the last century, you can also enjoy european cities such as Paris, Vienna and Budapest along the way, if you are interested, you can also further appreciate the humanistic atmosphere of the cities along the way, and eventually you can reach Istanbul.
Orient Express▼
The book is divided into 6 chapters, with the main line of time, leading us back to the prehistoric period, experiencing and understanding the comprehensive situation of the prehistoric period, the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the modern world, the 19th century and the 20th century and even the future, the book covers railways, geography, historical knowledge and natural landscapes, and even can be used as a reference book for tourism, and the writing is vivid and interesting, showing the situation of various historical periods around the world in front of your eyes, whether you are a lover of humanities and social sciences or geography, For history lovers or other enthusiasts in the field, you can read the book, see what you are interested in, and you can't help but fall in love with this book.
In fact, in addition to the famous Orient Express, the book also covers the world-renowned "Southwest Chief" train (from Chicago to Los Angeles) and the California "Breeze" train (from Chicago to San Francisco) through the east and west of the United States, the reason why the two lines are put together is because these two lines have historical and cultural heritage, witnessing the origin and development of the states on the United States, through this railway, we can appreciate the famous Lake Michigan, the North American Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, The red rocky landscape and other beautiful wonders until the end of the journey to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, is not only a journey by train, but also a spiritual journey through time and space.
In addition, the eighth railway introduced by the author of the book is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which is known as the "Magical Heavenly Road". In introducing this article, she begins by explicitly describing her perception of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway with "breathtaking". This railway, built by Chinese, leads directly to the world's highest railway station, the Tanggula Pass, which is a miracle in the history of the construction of the world's highland railway. Moreover, the work of the book has a different origin with Tibet, because Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is the name of the author of the book (the author of the book is Sarah). In fact, there are many world-renowned railways in the book, such as the Glacier Express in the Alps, the Royal Palace train from New Delhi, the capital of India, to Rajasthan, and the Copenhagen-Roskilde line built along the Nordic Viking route.
The book's author, Sarah Baxter (a British female traveler), describes the wonders she saw on the train: "The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is 1956 kilometers long, and a large section passes through the vast, towering roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It may seem desolate, but it is a giver of life: hundreds of glaciers are slowly melting here, and snow water flows into the Indus and Yangtze rivers, nourishing more than half of Asia's population. ”
From these two short sentences, we can see Sara's skills and the knowledge in the book, coupled with the exquisite illustrations in the book, so that we have the opportunity to get close to the prehistoric mountains and rivers that were formed 50 million years ago without taking this sky train. In fact, the snow water of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in addition to flowing into the Indus River and the Yangtze River, also flows into a number of rivers in China's Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and through the Hengduan Mountain Range in Yunnan, the folds are tight, and the mountains with faults are bundled (such as Lika Mountain, Gaoligong Mountain, Nu Mountain and Yunling Mountain, etc.), forming a rare natural geographical landscape of "rivers flowing side by side without meeting", which also benefits many people in Southeast Asia, and this is also the reason why Yunnan is called the Asian water pipe (the Asian water tower is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau).
Asian water pipe
Please eat horizontally▼
The book I bought yesterday, today at noon through Jingdong Logistics sent to my hands and read up, through nearly two hours of reading, I found that this book I really bought right, this book far exceeded my expectations, this book perfectly takes into account our demand for knowledge and the desire for deep exploration, hardcore content and exquisite pictures echo each other, painted a beautiful picture that we can watch repeatedly, let us acquire knowledge at the same time, but also increase our insight.
Whether you are a railway fan, a history fan, a traveler, or an outdoor enthusiast, I invite you to join you on this time train full of gold and jade, accompanied by the swaying of the carriages, driving from ancient times to the future, flying from the ground to the sky, admiring the beautiful mountains and rivers around the world, and experiencing a different heart-pounding journey.
As for the author of this book, Sarah Baxter, after traveling to Europe, Asia, Oceania and North America, this brave woman was completely attracted by the colorful natural and cultural scenery of the blue planet, began her own world trip, and lifted her pen, wanting to introduce her journey to more readers.
Sarah's articles have been published by many well-known English-speaking media such as The Guardian, The Independent, and Country Walk, and she is also the author and editor of the gold-medal travel book Lonely Planet. And this "Measuring the World" is her masterpiece that brings together many years of travel experience, takes the railway as a clue, and connects the history, culture, folklore, and scientific and technological achievements of all over the world, whether it is in accuracy or interest, as well as the fluency of the text, there is a good guarantee.
Of course, the development of railways to today is not only a means of transportation, but also carries the responsibility of major countries competing in science and technology and leading future environmental protection travel. In this book, we can also see a lot of advanced railway technology introductions that foreshadow the future like the book of Revelation.
For example, the Shanghai maglev train and the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, which are highlighted in the last chapter of the book, are regarded by the author Sarah as two "new chapters" representing the future of railways.
Measuring the World: A History of the World in 500 Classic Hiking Routes.▼
In addition, the series includes a book, Measuring the World: A History of the World in 500 Classic Hiking Routes, which tells the story behind the 500 classic hiking trails that shaped the planet. Each page has fascinating hiking trails to suit all interests and moods. If you look closely at the fine ridges and hills, the scattered ruins and the well-preserved ruins, you will find that the earth is really talking. Even you might be inspired by the book to tighten your shoelaces and get up close and personal with history.
I believe that everyone has planned or are planning to go on a trip, but due to the lack of financial time, family life and work, and other aspects of the impact, etc., in the end, it can not be done, and now the global epidemic is so serious, at least in the short term we can not make the trip (especially to go abroad), but we can not give up, still have to carry the dream to continue to move forward, we can first take a roaring train full of book aroma to a spiritual journey, until the future blue planet is fully unsealed, We go on a real trip in groups of five or five, calling on friends and friends, and maybe then you will find out how the scenery along the way looks a little familiar?
Fantastic Wonderland▼