Yazd

Yazd, the city of unbaked bricks and mud goes back to the pre-Islam era.a place with long alleys and high sides.

Narin Castle is the most interesting building in Yazdmebod, although the slab is gradually collapsing, but it is located in the heart of the city, dating back to the Sasan period, and is perhaps Iran's oldest earthbrick structure. Top of the castle overlooking the rooftop of the entire city of Mesboro and surrounding Caville Salt, the views are spectacular.

The Old City of Yazd, which UNESCO calls one of the world's oldest cities, is the best place to experience the region's colorful history. This includes 2,000 Suga-era dwellings, with tall wind towers on almost every roof, the most prominent feature of the city's brown skyline. The old town is idle, with simple courtyards, beautiful mud bricks, ornate wooden doors, and poncho passages.

We took the coach, after about 350 kilometers of driving, took about six hours to arrive at Yazd from Shiraz. After eating at the hotel, we went to the old town of Yazd near the hotel to stroll around. At this time, night was coming, and the lights were on. There were many tourists. From the information, Yazd has not experienced great war and natural disasters in thousands of years, not only the ancient buildings and houses have been preserved in good condition, but also the unique historical atmosphere and cultural atmosphere. The 7,000-year-old city, which still retains many famous historical sites, is no wonder it is called the oldest city on Earth. More importantly, it is still alive today. Walking around the old town of Yazd is definitely a pleasure, the quiet alleys winding, the shops on both sides are mostly open because it is Friday, and the alleys under the lights are more serene. The next day (05/21, Saturday) after getting up early, I took advantage of the cool weather in the early morning, and there were very few favorable times for tourists to go to the old town near the hotel. The buildings in the old town of Yazd are very local. Most of the houses on both sides of the alleys are made of adobe mud bricks, with mud outside and wind towers. In Yazd, in addition to visiting tourist attractions, strolling around the old town is definitely a must. After about half an hour back to the hotel, there is no iPad map navigation in the alleys here to definitely get lost. Before the Iranian free trip, according to the introduction of the netizens who had read the guide, downloaded and installed a map APP "MAPS.ME" on the iPad, this APP has offline functions, and is in English and Iranian, so that it is also convenient to ask locals who do not understand English on the way. At the same time, the navigation function of this APP is also very powerful. In the complex and curved streets of Yazd Old Town, it can accurately guide us to the destination we need to go. At night, leave the hotel again and go to the street to see the night view of Yazd. At night, the streets were brightly lit and crowded, much more lively than during the day. I walked all the way and saw a table next to the mosque and a chair. It seemed that there were performances. There are many tourists on the street, and there are people who provide free juice drinks. It is very quiet when you walk into the alley. The streets and alleys are very different from each other. Take a night view of Amirchahemag Square and return to the hotel, where you spend 50,000 riyals on a fruit and vegetable shop to buy bananas. The staff in the store enthusiastically posed for me to take pictures of him. It is not unusual for someone in Iran to ask you to take pictures of him. It is not unusual for someone to ask you to take pictures with you. If you take pictures of others, it is rare to be rejected.

The ancient city of Zhangzhou is the ancient city of Shengshi on the banks of the river for 3,000 years. I walked into the ancient city from the tall and majestic gate of Dongdaemun. Inadvertently broke into the ancient city of Zhangzhou, which was created a national scenic spot with 5.2 billion yuan, and witnessed its extraordinary momentum. It is the wind of the north and carries the character of the ancient sages. The essence of the most prosperous period of the 3,000-year-old smoke cloud intercepted, and the water around the bustling market of the ancient city was like a long river of history accumulated for thousands of years. When the lights were first on in the evening, the ancient city gate was staged in front of the antique Ming and Qing performances, which will bring you back to that era, let you sit in a happy sedan, staggering as a groom and bride.

Totally Middle Eastern style, totally like it, totally. We lived in the old town, and every day we came back from the old town, the dry-dried earth-brick houses, the wind towers on the roof, the winding narrow alleys, the high walls outside the old town, and the old town almost no pedestrians walking, made me feel like no one inhabited here. Always lost on the way back. Loved the old town so much not only because it still kept old, but also used by local residents and not commercially developed into a bustling place with inns, teahouses and shops. Every time I see these living old cities, I will deplore our Lijiang, our Zhouzhuang.