There is a well-known story of human origin in the Bible:
God established a Garden of Eden in the East and equipped it with various animals. There are two trees in the garden, one is the tree of life and the other is the tree of wisdom. God created Adam in His own image and told him not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Wisdom except for the fruit on the tree of life. And he asked Adam to name all the animals in the garden.
Adam was alone in the garden, and God feared that he would be alone, so he took one of his ribs in his slumber and created a companion for him. God told Adam that he was a man and that his partner was a woman. Although they were defenseless, they were not ashamed, but lived in harmony and happiness with God in the garden.
There is a snake among all the animals, and one day this evil snake asks the woman: Can they eat any fruit they want? The woman said: They can eat any fruit except the fruit of the tree of wisdom. Because the fruit on the tree of wisdom will die when eaten, it cannot be eaten. The serpent said, "No, but God is afraid that if you eat the fruit of the tree of wisdom, you will become as able to distinguish between good and evil and wisdom as he is, so he will not let you eat." The Wisdom Tree does not blossom when it bears fruit like other fruit trees.
The woman looked at the fruit tree, and finally did not resist the temptation, so she picked one and ate it herself, and then picked another one and gave it to Adam. After eating the fruit, the two looked at each other with shame in their hearts, so they plucked the leaves of the fig tree to cover their bodies. When God saw them, he knew they had eaten the fruit of the Tree of Wisdom and cast them out of the Garden of Eden. Adam then named the woman Eve.
In this story, there is a very important thing, which is the fruit of the wisdom tree.
We know that any fruit tree must go through the stage of flowering in order to bear fruit, and it is now March, and in the south, the apricot blossoms and peach blossoms in many places have bloomed, and in some places the cherry blossoms have also bloomed. In Xinjiang, the apricot blossoms of Turpan may have entered the final stage. The law of nature is to blossom first and bear fruit later.
But for figs, this is the exception. I don't see its blossoms, but I see only its results. And this exception may be the reason Why God chose it as the fruit of wisdom?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" > the city of Artush in Xinjiang is home to figs</h1>
In fact, any kind of plant must flower first and bear fruit later.
Figs are no exception. The reason why its flowers are not visible is because at the beginning of its flowering, the flowers exist in the form of fruits. Botanically this is called a cryptocephalus inflorescence.
When we open a fig, we see the flowers hidden in the fruit. To be precise, the so-called fig is not a real fruit, but a flower holder, but it looks like a fruit, so people are accustomed to thinking that it is a fruit.
The fig is mentioned in the Bible, it is called the fruit of the divine, the fruit of life and the fruit of the sun, which shows that the fig had a very high status in the minds of people at that time.
I remember working in Korla in the summer of 2000, and that summer night, on the streets of Korla, I met a Uighur teenager carrying a small basket, a few green fruits in a small basket, which looked like peaches and were green flat fruits, and I don't remember how much money it sold, but I remember that he repeated it in unskilled Chinese: figs, very sweet.
The colleagues who walked together said it was delicious because they had eaten it before. So I bought a few, but after many years, I don't remember how it tasted, I only remembered that it was very soft and sticky, but I didn't remember whether it was sweet. In fact, at that time, I was resistant in my heart, because it was the first time I heard about it and the first time I saw it, so I always had some doubts in my heart.
Colleagues who came with them said that figs are not easy to preserve, and after the fruit is ripe, it will spoil within three or two days, so such fruits are not seen much in other places except after they are produced locally and sold in nearby places.
In Xinjiang, the fig-producing areas are mainly in Artush, Kashgar, Shache, Yecheng, Hotan, Korla, Aksu and Turpan regions, and these places have the highest fig production in Artush.
Therefore, every summer, walking on the streets of southern Xinjiang will see stalls selling figs.
Figs that have not yet matured
Figs are native to West Asian countries such as Iran, but have been introduced to our country more than a thousand years ago. In the earliest Tang dynasty historical records, figs are called "Ayi", and in the Uyghur names in Xinjiang, figs are called "Anjuer".
After the fig was introduced to Xinjiang, it was introduced to the interior.
In China, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places have been planted, but in terms of its quality, it is still the best in Xinjiang, and in Xinjiang, artush figs are the best, which is why Artush is called the hometown of figs.
For us, we see dried figs much more often than fresh figs.
The golden dried fruit, after breaking open, you will see a honey-like substance wrapped in small golden seeds, which are extremely sweet and chewy, and have the sound of "creaking" of biting small seeds. Every time I eat it, I can't stop.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" > In addition to figs, Artush also has a divine gate</h1>
Xinjiang is a place favored by heaven, who gave Xinjiang a seemingly desolate place, but in fact gave Xinjiang countless treasures and unique geographical conditions.
For example, Xinjiang's oil, cotton, natural gas, these are the pillars of Xinjiang. In addition, There are many local specialties in Xinjiang, all of which are caused by Xinjiang's geographical environment and climatic conditions.
Artush, known as the land of figs, also has a magical place that also attracts attention.
That is the place called the Gate of Heaven.
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The Celestial Gate of the city of Artush, also known as the Celestial Gate of Artush, is about 57 kilometers from the city of Artush.
As early as 1932, the American journalist Shahe Lagou came here with a local guide, and in 1947 the British explorer Shipton also visited here.
This Heavenly Gate is about 500 meters high and 100 meters wide, and it towers over the Pamir Plateau of more than 3,000 meters, like an inverted "U" word. In such a wilderness, it is inconceivable that there is such a huge heavenly gate towering over a high mountain.
In the local area, there is a mythical story: this heavenly gate is the only gate through which the heavenly gods and immortals come to earth. After the gods came down from here, they blessed the local people.
I wondered: Could it be that the origin of mankind at that time was the origin of mankind at that time, the story of the Gate of Heaven, the Holy Fruit, and the Bible? It's not impossible. Although the history of figs appearing in ancient books is only a thousand years, but a thousand years ago, for such a small place, perhaps people did not record it. It was from here that Adam and Eve may have been relegated to the West. (Of course, this is just my brain hole, not to be taken seriously.) ）
But for nature, he is really magical, he used the handless hand to make this place a magical place, we often say that the magic work, in fact, is also the praise of the handless hand, and this handless hand is the wind. The wind is gentle and warm, it gives people a comfortable feeling, but at the same time it is also sharp and cold, and it has created many amazing natural wonders in nature.
On the right wall of the Gate of Heaven there are stone caves like a honeycomb, while the surface of the left wall resembles a strange mural. According to people who have come here, standing in the middle of the Gate of Heaven, there is an echo of what is said.
Regarding the formation of the Gate of Heaven, people initially thought that it was caused by the flow of water, because there is also a similar Gate of Heaven in Hunan, which is formed by the impact of water, but after investigation, there is no trace of water flow in the valley under the Gate of Heaven, and later people speculate according to the local climatic conditions of Artush that this giant gate may be due to the fact that it was blown by the gate during the wind season.
Through the Gate of Heaven, you can see the mountain peak standing opposite the Gate of Heaven, and the huge curiosity may also make you have the idea of passing through the door. It is not easy to just walk through such a heavenly gate, and many climbing enthusiasts have tried to climb the heavenly gate for many years, expecting the experience of descending from the heavenly gate, and here, it is also listed as one of the 20 most worthwhile natural attractions in the world.
In addition to the Gate of Heaven, Artush also has many scenic spots such as lakes, grand canyons, reservoirs, and mountain streams and depressions.
It is now spring, and in a while, the spring wind will blow green in the north and south of Xinjiang, and at that time, the most beautiful season in Xinjiang will also come.
The apricot blossoms in Turpan have bloomed, followed by the world of peach blossoms, pear blossoms, and apple blossoms, and when the lively flowers have bloomed, it is time for fruit, and from May onwards, Xinjiang will also enter the season of melon and fruit.
To travel to Xinjiang, in addition to enjoying the visual feast, but also to enjoy the taste of the carnival, such a Xinjiang do you like?
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