Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Spice Bazaar with Golden Street, Guinness World Records largest gold ring

Speaking of the United Arab Emirates, it is estimated that many people first think of Dubai, Dubai is so famous that many people mistakenly think that it is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. In fact, the capital of the UAE is Abu Dhabi, and Dubai is only one of the emirates. With only 5% of the UAE's area and only 6% of its oil reserves, how did Dubai leapfrog the capital Abu Dhabi to become the economic and financial center of the Middle East? How does Dubai attract tourists from all over the world? With a lot of curiosity and questions, I started my trip to Dubai.

Our car pulled out of Sharjah and soon entered dubai. In the distance, the towering Burj Khalifa and skyscrapers remind us that Dubai is just around the corner.

Dubai's achievements today are inseparable from its sheikhs.

We first went to see the Royal Palace of the Emirate of Dubai, of course the Royal Palace is not allowed to enter and visit, but you can look at the square from afar.

Palace Square is very large, spotlessly clean, surrounded by quite a few palm trees and large lawns.

Visitors must stop in front of this Mercedes-Benz police car, which is still some distance from the palace gates.

It is said that the Dubai chief occasionally goes out to shop and does not bring bodyguards.

Leaving Palace Square, we enter the city. The greenery of the main road is quite good, but there are still large sandy areas along the way, which is very different from Abu Dhabi. Along the way in Abu Dhabi, there is not a single bare sandy field full of trees and flowers.

We took the local traditional water transport - "Gondola" and crossed Dubai Creek to visit the famous Dubai Spice Bazaar.

The view in front of you has a bit of a Venetian feel

After landing, opposite the traditional spice market, with strong Middle Eastern characteristics.

The market is not big, just a street, lined with spice shops and handicraft shops.

The spices here are mainly edible spices, many of which have never been seen before. The welcoming owner greets guests with standard Chinese.

Leaving the Spice Bazaar, we walked along the narrow path to the Golden Street.

This is the entrance to the Golden Street, don't look at this street is not conspicuous, but there are countless gold shops inside, and it is the second most traded gold market in the world. I personally like this street because it retains the local character rather than being converted into a tall shopping mall.

The market entrance is the gold price of the day, which can be seen that the 24K gold per gram of the day is 130.25 dirhams, which is about equal to about 240 yuan, which was not cheaper than in China at that time.

In addition to selling gold, the whole street also sells all kinds of gemstones, and the pearlescent treasure looks dazzling.

The jewelry here is very well crafted, although complicated but delicate.

I don't think I've seen as much gold in my life as I did on the street that day. Below is the guinness book of world records for the largest gold ring, weighing 64 kilograms, so big that it would not be a problem for the two of us.

Dubai gives people the feeling that it is rich and willful, everything must compete for the first place in the world, and its development today is inseparable from the vision and successful operation of the Dubai chief. Dubai accounts for only 6% of the UAE's oil reserves, but the Dubai sheikh has made full use of this first pot of gold to vigorously develop urban construction, building the world's first seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel, the world's tallest skyscraper, the most perfect artificial Palm Island, the world's largest shopping mall, and widening the Port of Dubai to become an important trading port in the Middle East, while also developing the airport to make it an important aviation transit station. Dubai has captured the world's attention with its newness, wonder, luxury and the best of its kind, which can be seen everywhere during the three-day trip to Dubai. Nowadays, tourism has become a very important income in Dubai and has entered a virtuous circle. The wisdom, vision and leadership of the Sheikh of Dubai compensated for the lack of his oil reserves, and under his guidance, Dubai gradually prospered.