Jerusalem: condensation world 9/10 beauty and sadness

Jerusalem (Figure: Israeli Tourism Bureau)

Jerusalem

When it comes to Jerusalem, a lot of people like the Jewish classic "Tamud" reference in paragraph, "the world if there is very beautiful, nine points in Jerusalem", and then continue to extend down "the world if there is very sad, nine points in Jerusalem", used to be described as a city of sadness. Indeed, for thousands of years the land through religious and political disputes, war, and today is still not fully subsided. However, when you came to Jerusalem, to carry loaded guns, those young soldiers in front of Wailing Wall, the Jewish woman praying, farmers market vendors to the arabs...... You'll find out, behind the beauty and sadness, not to move or retreat Jerusalem exudes vitality and optimistic happy daily life.

If you want to enjoy the scene of the city of Jerusalem, the best in the evening on is located in the east of Jabal at-Tur, looking to the west, is far from the city, mainly by government agencies, the Jewish community; nearby is the old city and the temple mount, can see the rebuilt Osman Empire walls, and teardrop-shaped Catholic Dominus flevit, orthodox the church. Reportedly, since twentieth Century the British mandate Palestine start, even if the new buildings are all Jerusalem stone, ancient and simple, so the old city and new blend, and no violation. The hillside is a large Jewish cemetery, the tombstone is littered with memorial stones. According to the "Bible" records, Jesus is from Jabal at-Tur to Jerusalem, was crucified; Jewish classical prophecy, the end of the world the Messiah will appear here, so for centuries, Jabal at-Tur has become the most sacred Jewish cemetery.

An Orthodox Jew walked in the farmers market.

Jerusalem is Judaism, Christianity and Islam and the birthplace of the holy land, but for thousands of years but war-torn infestation, repeatedly destroyed. And the children of Israel, the people of Babylon, the Persian Empire, the Empire of Rome, the Arabs, the Crusaders, Egyptians, Osman Reich and Britain had become the "peace" named after the city master.

On the color fades, the hillside above a camel Arabs in soliciting business from the United States, a pilgrimage to Christian couple, their children have a camel. As a tourists from afar, when standing on Jabal at-Tur, in the face of this piece of Jerusalem the golden, no matter how much you know history and religion, are not enough to this land and the ethnic comment.