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Chapter 317 Pompeii in the Desert

Chen Xing looked forward from the gap between the two front seats.

"Is the tone so loud?"

Military vehicles clear the way, where is it to visit scenic spots, and visiting the secret bases of national defense is nothing more than that.

Lu Jiarang played with his mobile phone and said without turning his head: "Hey, buddy, they didn't tell you when you went to Bazhou to go through the formalities. There are live ammunition exercises here. Under normal circumstances, except for the official scientific research groups in various places, they will not let people go. Come in, at least for the past few months."

Lu Feng looked at Chen Xing from the rearview mirror.

His brother was right. They hadn't seen single tourists go to the Loulan ruins for half a year. This was not only a problem with the local military region, but also the protection procedure of the Loulan ruins was mentioned again.

Although the tickets for Loulan Scenic Area were a bit more expensive in the past few years, there are still a few waves of tourists who are willing to visit after a year.

But in March of this year, the Loulan ruins were permanently closed to ordinary people, and only the scientific expedition team could pass.

Chen Xing was the first ordinary tourist they received after Chinese New Year this year.

Lu Feng thought about it, and it seemed that it was not very common. They knew Chen Xing's identity when they received the news from the Tourism Bureau last night.Good guy, an international photographer and a famous domestic traveler, he will revitalize the travel industry wherever he goes.

It is estimated that the Bureau approved Chen Xing's application so quickly because of this.

At the same time, it is not forbidden to fly drones. This desire to let Chen Xing make a Bazhou travel video is already very obvious.

But he didn't continue talking, and his attention was always focused on the car in front of him.

There are no roads in this vast desert, and the road is covered with yellow sand that is drier than the African desert. Lu Feng knows a few roads that can lead to the ruins, but now under the control, he can only follow the car in front.

Losing track is not uncommon.

In this desert, as soon as the vehicle in front passes by, the wheels spin and raise dust, like a thick fog with visibility of only one or two meters, and there is no road on the ground to guide the direction, and if you get closer, you can't see the front car.

Stay farther away, in case you are accidentally blocked by these yellow sands, you will really lose sight of the car in front after turning over a small hill.

At this time, we can only keep up with Lu Feng's experience.

Or say a few words in the walkie-talkie, wait in place and let the car in front come back to pick you up again.

Chen Xing was wearing a seat belt, holding on to the handrail above the car door, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect it to be so troublesome to go to Loulan."

"It's much better in normal times." Lu Jiarang said.

Chen Xing asked: "Do you work at the Tourism Bureau or live here?"

"Both, Lu Feng and I are both from Qiang County. If there are tourists who apply to go to Loulan in Bazhou, we will usually lead the way. Usually, we will also do some maintenance work on the ancient city, including Loulan."

There are also many ancient cities here. In addition to the famous Loulan ruins, there is also the Milan ruins, the ancient city of Milan and so on.

Recently, an ancient city of Loulan was built, and tourists in the future can also visit the ancient city of Loulan.

They didn't have much to talk about, and they stopped talking halfway through the drive.

Outside the car window is a desert that can be seen on the horizon.

Occasionally, some standing rocks can be seen, seven or eight meters high, but the distance is too far, and they look as small as toys.

As for the creatures, Chen Xing didn't see any of them.

Chen Xing trusts his eyes very much. If there is something running over or changing its position in the field of vision, even if he can't see it at first sight, it will definitely attract his attention.

But nothing happened at all.

Except for those grass balls that are blown around by the wind.

"It's coming." At some point, Lu Jiarang said.

Chen Xing checked the time.

This trip was fairly fast, Chen Xing was ready for the car ride for several hours like yesterday.

The car in front had already stopped, Lu Feng drove a little to the side to avoid eating the exhaust of the army green off-road vehicle in front, and stopped beside them.

A few people got out of the car, and two very young soldiers greeted them, and Lu Jiarang went up to spread the smoke skillfully.At this time, Lu Feng also opened the trunk of the car, and took out a few bottles of Red Bull from it—maybe there is something to keep warm, and the Red Bull feels cold to the touch.

"Handsome guy is coming to Loulan at this time, isn't it hot?" a soldier said to Chen Xing with a smile.

"The solitary smoke in the desert goes straight to the long river and the sun sets. The end of summer and the beginning of autumn are the right time to come." Chen Xing said while drinking water.

There is no water here, so it should be invisible, but there is Guyan, which is the sand raised up after they drove over. Now it is getting higher and higher, but it is also getting weaker.

Chen Xing drank up the Red Bull in one go, and then went to look at the surrounding scenery.

Most of the surroundings are still the same as before, but on the right side is a group of buildings that cannot be seen as buildings. Chen Xing stared here for a long time before he saw windows on some clods.

"This is Loulan?"

Lu Jiarang nodded, leaned against the car and smoked a cigarette, and said, "Yes, this is Loulan, there is a sign over there."

Chen Xing went over to look at the erected stone tablet.

The National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, Loulan Ancient City Ruins, established by the Xijiang Administration of Cultural Relics, in 1997.

The stele from more than 20 years ago?

Why do they look like ancient cultural relics?

Chen Xing has been to many scenic spots. Most of the ancient cities or ruins have such a stele, but this one in Loulan is obviously much older than other steles. Its surface is mottled and peeled off, making the writing slightly blurred , and some corners are broken.

The base is two-story. It should have been a concrete base with edges and corners like stairs, but now the surface has fallen off a lot, resulting in potholes.

Chen Xing didn't think it was a stele erected in 1997, but thought it was two or three hundred years ago.

Lu Jiarang came over and said, "May I take you in to have a look? We can't see anything from here, but there are still many interesting things inside."

"Row."

Chen Xing nodded.

Both Brother Bing and Lu Feng stayed here. Although according to the regulations, two tour guides should bring Chen Xing in, but most people in daily life come here for convenience. Since there is a Lu family who brought Chen Xing in, Lu Feng is also happy rest.

The more he walked towards the ruins, the more Chen Xing felt that when he first came to Qiang County, the supermarket owner spoke very vividly.

It is a large group of loess mounds.

All the valuable things were taken away, even a piece of tile, a piece of furniture, and a few stones may be cultural relics, and they were all taken away, so the only thing left for people to see is the ruins, just like the difficult times A bunker built according to local conditions.

It is said to be a house, but people can't go in. Maybe the building collapsed as soon as you entered.

It doesn't matter if you get hurt a little, but damaging Loulan's cultural relics is a big deal.

Lu Jiarang pointed to some taller buildings and said, "This is the city wall of Loulan. The four walls are about 330 meters long, and the total area is only 10 square meters. It is a small square city."

"The two-story building in front was the tallest building at that time. Before it was occupied, it was the place where the king lived, and it was also used as the general's mansion for a while. After all, Loulan was already under the control of the Huaxia military at that time."

The Lu family said it was the second floor, but in Chen Xing's view, it was four walls side by side.

The wall bricks were still clearly visible, but Chen Xing didn't dare to touch them with his hands when he was in front of him. He was deeply afraid that if he touched them with his hands, these bricks would disintegrate like dust and scatter in all directions.

It's an exaggeration, isn't it?

But this is Chen Xing's true feelings about the Loulan ruins.

As if this place should have been buried by the loess long ago and shouldn't be exposed to the human world, the Loulan ruins that people see now are just images left in the human world, which makes Chen Xing feel unreal.

"How many years has it been since Loulan disappeared?" Chen Xing asked.

"It was established in 176 BC, during the Warring States period of China, and disappeared in 630 AD, 400 years ago." Lu Jiarang said, and then he said, "Because it disappeared for so long, That’s why we didn’t pay attention to it afterwards, but foreigners discovered it first, and many valuable cultural relics were taken abroad.”

The two sighed at the same time, then looked at each other, and laughed.

The dignified atmosphere became more active.

"I shouldn't have said this, it's just that the atmosphere is here, hey, do you have any questions about Loulan? You can fly drones here, but the height should not exceed 80 meters, and the distance should be within the range of Loulan."

Chen Xing said he understood, and the military vehicles had followed him, so there was nothing else he didn't understand.

"I don't have any doubts anymore. I have read a lot of information about this place on the Internet. It's just a pity. But I just thought about it seriously. If the secret of Loulan's disappearance is discovered, then this place will not be as mysterious as it is now. gone."

"You're right, but curiosity, people are always curious."

Chen Xing heard that when Loulan was discovered, there were ancient coins, silk, and books, so it should not have migrated.

The exact reason for its disappearance is a mystery, but it is very clear how it gradually hid itself in the history. The Silk Road diverted, the climate became drier, and it gradually became unsuitable for living.

Perhaps before he disappeared overnight, there were not many people living here.

Chen Xing does not believe in ghosts and gods, but believes that this world is somewhat mysterious.

What if all the people who lived in Loulan crossed that night, that's not certain.

Chen Xing took out the drone and looked at the signal.

The signal of the mobile phone sometimes disappears, and the drone is similar. In this case, Chen Xing is worried that the drone will go to a place where he cannot find it because of the signal loss, so he looks around and finds a relatively high platform. There are stairs next to it.

In fact, it is a normal building, the stairs are solid, built along this building, it should be an important building in ancient times.

"Can we go up here?"

Lu Jiarang looked at it, nodded and said, "Yes, I see that many scientific expedition teams have gone up, so it should be no problem."

"You do not know?"

"How can I control them? Don't look at me as a tour guide for you tourists. For them, we are a guide. I want to tell them a little story about Loulan on the way, and someone immediately jumps out and tells me. It’s wrong, hit me in the face right away.”

"Haha." Chen Xing laughed when he thought of that scene.

"Later I found out that when I met the scientific expedition team, I didn't say anything. Lu Feng also became quiet because of this kind of thing. Anyway, it's better to listen to them tell their own stories. It's very interesting. of."

Chen Xing thought about how the teachers were leading the students, and said humbly, "Indeed, since they came here for inspection, they must know Loulan well."

"So I quite like receiving your tourists, at least I can chat and talk."

Chen Xing stepped onto the high platform cautiously.

Lu Jiarang also came up.

The ladder and the wall are quite stable, and the other sides of the wall have gone nowhere. Only the part facing the stairs is still standing firmly because of the traction of the stairs.

There is no special protection for Loulan's things.

It is also possible that it was discovered late and has some experience in protecting cultural relics.

Chen Xing likes ancient scenery, and of course he has heard some negative stories about the protection of ancient buildings in the early years.

The threshold of the ancient building hinders passing cars?
split!

The location of the stele in the middle of the road hinders traffic?
move away!

The dust on the wall is too ugly, so wash it with water. If you can’t wash it clean for ten days, rub it with sandpaper. If you don’t get rid of the dust, you will never stop. Some broken inscriptions are falling off in pieces?
Then tidy up first, so as not to affect tourists.

Such "cultural relics protection" abounded from the 60s to 2000.

Therefore, these ancient buildings that started to be protected later can still be preserved to this day.

Ascend to the high place, the surrounding scenery will be unobstructed.

Broken walls of the same color as the yellow sand on the ground stand everywhere on all sides. The irregular buildings are high and low, but because there is some space in the middle, they also appear patchwork. There is a feeling of looking at a forest of steles in a Buddhist temple.

But the forest of steles is much newer than here, and it has many colors.

The only color of Loulan is yellow sand, maybe the blue of the sky is also one, but that's all.If Chen Xing were to color the photos taken now, the yellow would be thicker and the blue would be deeper.

Coupled with this desolate city scene, it highlights a deep bitterness and deep hatred.

not feeling well……

While Chen Xing was using the drone, he was still thinking about color correction.

With the noise brought by the motor, the drone instantly flew into the sky.

It is still the traversing machine modified by Chen Xing. Although the traversing machine is inconvenient for shooting videos and has many less functions than the aerial camera, Chen Xing values ​​the traversing machine's flexibility.

Just like in the Loulan ruins.

The Lu family gave up a height limit of 80 meters, but Chen Xing didn't even reach three meters above the ground, sticking to the ground all the way, walking through the ruined walls of Loulan, passing through the narrow windows, and then flying out from the houses with leaky roofs.

Lu Jiarang couldn't see what Chen Xing looked like in the flying glasses, but saw the shuttle flying around in the bad building, and was petrified.

"Don't fly!!! Oh my god, won't you knock down the house? Oh, Chen Xing, you fly drones so wildly! Be careful!"

"Don't worry, I used to fly a drone among tens of thousands of running animals, and I succeeded once, as stable as an old dog."

But Chen Xing stopped walking in the building, and flew towards the distant sky, then turned around, looking at the ruins and the two small people.

Pause for a while.

"I found the composition point..."

(End of this chapter)