(The photo in the article was taken five years ago while traveling in Poland.)
Warsaw Palace Square, on the right, is the Warsaw Palace, which was bombed in World War II in 1939 and rebuilt in 1971
Krakow's Old Town was once the capital of Poland
A view of Krakow's old town
The Russo-Ukrainian War made Poland a hot search on the Internet. The United States and other Western and Eastern European leaders visited Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, Poland became a must-pass place, the United States and other countries sent weapons and arms to Ukraine, and Poland became Ukraine's rear arsenal. Moreover, at the suggestion of the United States, Poland also has ambitions to covet Ukrainian territory.
Statue of the Mermaid in the central square of Warsaw
The streets of Warsaw
Overlooking Krakow's Old Town
Poland has thus become a pawn of the United States and Ukraine, so what kind of country is Poland?
I travelled to Poland in 2017. Five years ago, I participated in the Austro-Hungarian Tespoort Six-Nation Tour Group, in addition to the round-trip plane trip, I actually played in Europe for a full 10 days, while the Polish itinerary accounted for a full 3 days, which shows the importance of Poland in the whole itinerary, so the understanding of Poland is also deeper.
Auschwitz
Auschwitz
Poland is a war-torn, troubled country, and a country that was once brilliant and well-lived. In short, Poland now has an area of more than 300,000 square kilometers, and historically, Poland was once a European power, with a territory area of more than 1 million square kilometers. On the map of Europe, there was Poland first, and then There was Russia. A large area of land in western Ukraine once belonged to Poland. But Poland has also been divided three times in its history by the rising powers, Opio, and disappeared from Europe for 123 years. Especially in World War II, Poland was divided between Germany and the former Soviet Union, germany built the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland for the persecution of Jews, and Stalin ordered the massacre of more than 20,000 Polish prisoners of war, including many elites, creating the famous Katyn Massacre. The history of Poland and Russia (including the former Soviet Union) has been bitter and bitter, and the confrontation between the military has been continuous, which is one of the reasons why Poland firmly sided with the United States and Ukraine in this Russo-Ukrainian War. The detailed history of Poland will not be expanded in this article, and those who are interested can check it online for themselves.
Take a group photo at a depth of more than 130 meters in the Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wroclaw City Hall
Krakow Old Town
Krakow Old Town
Poland now has 13 World Heritage Sites, and in just three days, we visited four or five World Heritage Sites, including Auschwitz, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow Old Town, Warsaw Old Town, and Wroclaw Centennial Hall. Poland has many celebrities in science and technology, art and culture, such as Copernicus, Chopin, Marie Curie and so on. So Poland's tourism resources are quite abundant.
To sum up, Poland has a dream of great power, and at a time when the Russo-Ukrainian War is chaotic, it is not surprising to think about the territory of Ukraine.
Polish Presidential Palace
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of Poland
A view of the old city of Warsaw
Statue of Copernicus in Warsaw
The statue of Chopin in the park, where open-air concerts are held on weekends
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Poland