International Observation ｜ The regime has changed several times, and Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has inherited a thousand-year civilization in the war.
Cover journalist Yan Lei Intern Ceng Zi Yi
With the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban occupying the presidential palace, Afghanistan has experienced a new round of regime change. Kabul, as the capital of Afghanistan, has inherited and accumulated stories and civilizations in this land of Afghanistan. This city, located in the eastern part of Afghanistan and at the southern foot of Hindu Kush Mountain, has grown in the valley for 3,500 years. It is used to the rise of high-rise buildings and the overthrow of dynasties, prosperity and desolation, leaving only shallow traces of life and death.
In German-speaking, Kabul means "trade center". The city is geographically superior and runs through the east and west. It is an important town on the "Silk Road" and connects Central Asia with abundant resources and South Asia with economic vitality. Because it is located in the valley, this land also has abundant resources and distinct climate.
In addition to its superior geographical environment, Kabul is also a famous historical and cultural city, as recorded in China’s ancient book "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "The country with high attachment is also a big country in the southwest of Dayue. Its vulgarity is like Tianzhu, but it is weak and easy to take. A good dealer is rich in wealth. Belonging to impermanence, Tianzhu, Bing, and Rest in Peace are strong, but weak, they are lost, and they have never belonged to the Yue family. " The high-ranking country here is the Kabul area today.
Babur Garden: It welcomes tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world every year.
3500 years of history has been deposited in this city, and many places of interest have been preserved. One of the most famous is babur Garden. The garden stands on a high rock outside Kabul, surrounded by ruins and historic sites, with white stone steps extending into the distance, surrounded by dense cypresses and Pterocarya stenoptera.
Babur Garden
Babur is the sixth grandson of Timur, the founder of Mughal dynasty, and his mother is a descendant of Genghis Khan. Mughal monarchs have a tradition that they will build some buildings for entertainment, and they will eventually choose one of the buildings they built as their burial place.
Babur recorded some details in his memoirs. The garden was built around 1528. In 1530, after babur’s death, this garden became his mausoleum, and also became the object of pilgrimage for his successors. Many mosques, monuments and tombs of monarchs have also been built around here, becoming part of babur Garden.
Unfortunately, during the civil war in Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, the garden was seriously damaged. People made a detailed investigation of the garden walls, some of which were believed to have been built in the late 19th century. The method adopted was to mix hand-paved soil with sun-dried bricks on stone foundations as building materials. From 2002 to 2004, workers spent nearly 100,000 working days trying to repair the damaged wall.
Nowadays, in order to meet the new needs of tourists, the garden has received a lot of investment, the natural environment has been transformed, the irrigation system has been reinstalled, and thousands of trees such as hawthorn, cypress and cherry have been planted. Every year, it welcomes tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world.
Darumann Palace: Burned, damaged, destroyed and rebuilt.
There are also many palaces in Kabul, such as Gulhanna Palace, Saladat Palace, People’s Palace, Dierkusha Palace, etc. These magnificent palaces in the past are no longer symbols of power and status, but have become the epitome of history and attractions for tourists to punch in. Among many palaces, there is a very special one-Darumann Palace.
Darumann Palace
Located in the west of Kabul, Daru Oman Palace is a European-style building with typical neoclassical style. In the 1920s, the completion of this palace was an important symbol of the reform carried out by King Oman Nura at that time. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the downfall of Oman Nura also heralded the tragic fate of this palace.
In the past hundred years, this palace has been burned, destroyed, destroyed and rebuilt. It has experienced the war on this land and is also full of hope.
This palace has been baptized by war and fire. So far, it is not as gorgeous as it was when it was built at the beginning of the year, but it stands alone on the mountain. Now, we can only stare at the traces left by war and history on the building and imagine the past.
Abdul rahman Mosque: The largest mosque in Afghanistan.
In addition to tombs and palaces, Kabul also has many mosques. As early as the 7th century, Islam entered Afghanistan and became the main religious belief in Afghanistan, with a history of more than 1000 years. At present, the population in Afghanistan is mostly Muslim, so the number of mosques is also very large.
Abdul rahman Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Afghanistan, which is named after an Afghan businessman.
Abdul rahman Mosque
Construction of the mosque began in 2001. Rahman did not finish the construction of the mosque before his death, so his sons continued this work until the main project of the mosque was completed in 2009. This mosque can serve 10000 people at a time.
In addition, there is a religious school and a library with 150,000 books in the mosque.
Another well-known mosque in Kabul is the Idga Mosque, which is the main religious mosque in Afghanistan. One million people come here to hold Eid al-Fitr prayers twice a year.
The historical records of Afghanistan show that in 1901, the Amir, the head of state, held a public sacrifice ceremony here and became Muhammad’s successor. On August 19th, 1919, after the Third Anglo-Afghan War, Oman Nullah declared the independence of Afghanistan in this mosque.
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