As the former capital of the United States, it has many historical landmarks and witnessed the initial rise of this empire, but it also suffered from the decline of industry. Just like a beautiful woman whose wealth began to decline, she was as charming as yesterday, still wearing a luxurious nightgown, but she couldn't hide wrinkles in her eyes and smiled a little weakly.
There is no direct flight from China to Philadelphia, so my friends and I decided to transfer to Los Angeles. Because it is a domestic flight, most of the passengers are Americans on business from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. I don't know why, after flying to Philadelphia, the crew stayed for a long time without arranging passengers to get off the plane. Looking around, I found that no one was in a hurry and everyone was still waiting in their seats. After thinking for a while, I decided to ask the handsome uncle sitting next to me. He smiled helplessly and said it was nothing, then added in a slightly approved tone: "Because this is Philadelphia!" "
When you come to this city, you will be assimilated and changed by it. Casual slow pace is always the core of life.
City of love
The school is located in the downtown campus, facing the beautiful city hall and central square. It is the most prosperous but also the most relaxing place, which exudes different vitality all year round.
The square in summer is always crowded with lovely children chasing fountains. The sun shines on their golden hair and their laughter lingers. The square in winter is a combination of Christmas and snowy nights. The square is filled with all kinds of Bai Liusu tents. The small line lights on the ins fire reflect the lights of the city hall and make the night sky appear dark blue.
Local craftsmen sell handicrafts in tents. Handicraft has always been a luxury in this country that values manual service, and tourists and locals love to go there to find goods.
The bustling commercial street is not far away, but the rhythm in the square is still slow. The singer is still rocking, and the old man who feeds pigeons walks around in an elegant fedora.
In the ancient city, racial integration is an unavoidable topic. Philadelphia, like many other big cities, has reached a delicate balance. It also has a lovely nickname, the city of brotherly love. The love logo in the city center is the first choice for couples to take pictures. Living in this city for a long time, I understand more and more the meaning of a city of friendship.
The first rented house belongs to a townhouse, and the neighbors on the left are white families and the neighbors on the right are black families. As a transitional yellow skin, I was caught in the middle and couldn't help laughing at this coincidence. This neighborhood relationship has really completely changed the way my friends and I are influenced by hearsay racist remarks. My neighbor on the right not only helped us mow the front lawn and throw garbage, but also helped us find and return the password-free credit card that my roommate left on the roadside.
They are not only three good neighbors who do good deeds without leaving their names, but also a casual family. The weekend will definitely be party time. With a big stereo, a plate of crispy biscuits, a beautiful tablecloth and a few bottles of bubbles, you can dance happily with your friends all afternoon.
Good guys and bad guys are really a question of probability, which has nothing to do with anything else. Where there are good people, there are bad people.
I can't help but think of the famous biblical proverb engraved on the Independence Bell in Philadelphia: "Declare freedom to all the residents there through all Langdon." Declare freedom to all the people in the world.
In Philadelphia, the greatest meaning of freedom is to have equal rights, not to be afraid of other people's eyes and not to be bound by social pressure.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that the creator has endowed them with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men are created equal, and the Creator endowed them with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
-Declaration of Independence
Collision and blending of art
The delicate sense of balance brought by this culture can also be seen everywhere in the city. As the birthplace of urban graffiti in the world, many corners and walls of Philadelphia show strong artistic characteristics and rebellious spirit. At first, it was mostly poor young people who shined in the graffiti circle. They marked the city with strong colors and bold performances.
On the other side, there are pieces of murals, some with religious themes and some with simple characters. This is the mural project initiated by the mayor of 1984 for the cleanliness of the block. On the basis of retaining some legal graffiti walls, some graffiti are covered with murals to make the city clean.
Different artistic expressions are completely different and coexist harmoniously on the same carrier.
If you still want to explore elegant and ancient works of art, don't miss the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Just passing by, you will be attracted by the magnificent architectural style of its ancient Greek temples.
I didn't do any strategy when I went, but just wandered around aimlessly. At the beginning, I always felt that the value of works of art was endowed by human beings, and I firmly believed that some artistic beauty might be only a few audiences, until I stepped forward and suddenly saw that Van Gogh's Sunflower. When the art works displayed in the art textbook suddenly broke through a thin page, I realized that I thought I was used to it, but in fact I still have such a vast world.
Somehow, there is a magical atmosphere around that painting. Wandering people stop in front of persistent yellow, look for a long time, occasionally bite an ear with people around them, and finally slowly walk away. Why did you stop? Why did you leave silently? Perhaps it reminds people of the ups and downs of Van Gogh's life, perhaps it is immersed in the bold lines and bold colors in the painting, or perhaps the significance of works of art lies in different people's different answers.
Only sports and food are unshakable.
Philadelphia people love sports and food.
They are not only proud of the 76ers of the basketball team, but also proud of the eagles who won the Super Bowl on 20 18. As the highest-rated TV program in the United States, the Super Bowl has long been an unofficial national festival in the United States and the top-level event with the highest attention in the United States.
That year the Eagles won the championship, which undoubtedly made history for Philadelphia. On that day, everyone flocked out of their homes and restaurants and ran into the street to cheer, sing, hug and cry. Helicopters and police cars are out in full swing, the main roads are crowded with revelers, all the shops and high-rise buildings are lit with green lights (the representative color of eagle), and the whole city has become a green ocean. Strangers hugged each other and shouted, there is only joy between people, and there is no difference.
Besides, the biggest feature of a good meal is satiety. Just like American cars, in a number of Japanese, Korean and German cars, they always look like a muscular big brother. So it's not as delicate as Chinese food. Philadelphia's specialties are thick and thick.
Philadelphia cheese steak is the most famous. Simply put, there is cheese and beef in the bread. The mouth is fragrant, but if you eat too much, you will get tired. Although it is not very appetizing for Chinese people, it is a must-see online celebrity food.
If you want to feel the high-end western restaurant in the movie, I suggest you try the garden restaurant around Franklin Square. Elegant piano music, have a drink in the bar at the door, and then transfer to the warm and elegant dining table. You can try appetizing salad or rich cream mushroom soup as an appetizer, medium-rare steak as a staple, which eliminates the heavy fishy smell, plus red wine specially recommended every night and the last dessert, which is both sticky and satisfying.
Dongzhou reformatory
Maybe it's because there are not enough recreational activities. The holiday atmosphere abroad is always very strong and full of sense of ceremony.
On independence day, in addition to the large fireworks on the Delaware River at 0: 00, there are still tens of thousands of people jumping wildly in the open air;
At Christmas, except for Christmas trees and snowy nights, all shopping malls have discounts on vomiting blood;
Halloween, in addition to the pumpkin lantern show, there is also a haunted house transformed from a real prison. ...
If you are brave enough, you must visit Dongzhou Correctional Institution in Philadelphia.
As one of the top ten most famous haunted places in the United States selected by Time magazine, this prison has been a "haunted place" in the world since it was abandoned for mysterious reasons. Even on major festivals such as Halloween, the open area only accounts for one-fifth of the total area, and other areas are marked as forbidden areas for some reason.
On Halloween, the staff will dress up as zombies, demons or death, hide in some stone doors or cells, and quietly pinch your shoulder or scoop you into the punishment room when you are distracted. At present, six independent scenes have been launched, and more than 200 performers cooperate with lighting and sound effects, 4D technology and special props, which is the first choice for haunted houses.
Wherever you go, it's finished.
The location of Philadelphia is very good. In the eastern United States, it takes two hours to drive north to new york and three hours to drive south to Washington. If you want to blow your hair at the seaside, it takes two hours to drive west to Atlantic City. If you count carefully, you will have all the prosperous scenery, intoxicating fans, seaside breeze and pastoral poetry.
Driving fast on American highways is a pleasure. Holding the steering wheel and following the traffic from one place to another, my heart is empty but full.
Liang Bo has a song Sunset Boulevard, which talks about the customs of Las Vegas and the west coast of the United States, but the overall tone of On the Road is very penetrating. Listening to the sound of bagpipes and his slightly hoarse voice vaguely depicting the bridge of "seeking, losing, running and crying", I suddenly burst into tears while sitting on the sofa in the school library.
Loneliness is the common feeling of every wanderer in a foreign land. No matter when I study in the library until I get back to my apartment at two in the morning, or when I see the mahjong table set at the China Cultural Festival in the activity square, or when I get drunk late at night with a bottle at a party, no matter how detailed and rich my life is, I will be confronted by loneliness at some moment.
Yu Dan has a passage in "Life in Bu Jue Meng is Cold", and I pick it to encourage you:
"Life is short, the ecstasy of meeting, the inevitable collapse, all circumstances, comfortable in people's hearts.
If you crawl and panic, even if you go to the best place, you will still be destroyed;
If you don't change your firmness and innocence, you will be enriched wherever you are. "
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