Nuuk Greenland, the capital of Greenland, is a bit shabby, to be honest.
There are no high-rise buildings here, and most of them are wooden houses painted in various colors.
Greenland's GDP per capita is not low, it is more than $40,000, but why is the capital like this?
Gege asked this question, and Jack was quick to give an answer.
"First of all, the character of our people here is this.
We don't really like the tension of a big city, and building some tall buildings creates that tension in the city.
Jack's explanation of this reason was a bit difficult to accept, but judging by his expression, it seemed to be true.
"People here have to fight the sea every year, especially in the winter when we go out to catch crabs, which is an extremely dangerous job, and every year many people are disabled or even lose their lives forever because they are not careful.
That's why we here are in awe of the sea.
Every time we come back from a sea trip, we need a warm and comfortable environment without any stress to relieve our tension, and if we come home and there are tall buildings everywhere, it will break us.
Jack further explained.
It's just that neither Yang Jing nor Gege can understand it, what the hell is this reason?
Is there a direct relationship between feeling good and high-rise buildings?
However, Chris and Lin Dan could show an expression of understanding.
Obviously, maybe that's the difference in culture and consciousness.
Jack obviously saw the confusion between the two, smiled, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and then gave a reason that everyone could accept - in fact, we don't build high-rise buildings here, which has a lot to do with the geological environment here.
Most of our land is slate and shale, and it is very difficult and dangerous to build tall buildings.
Well, this Inuit does have a good mouth, why doesn't this guy go to MLM?
But Jack's eloquence also makes the atmosphere better, the guy will make a little joke from time to time, and he is also familiar with the legends of some of the scenic spots in Nuuk City.
"This is the most important cultural venue in Gotthob and in Greenland as a whole, the Katuyak Cultural Centre, which has since its opening on 15 February 1997 and has become a symbol of our new Greenlandic nationalism, imagination and potential.
Our goal is to make this a window to our own culture and the outside world.
Jack proudly pointed to a building with a brownish-yellow exterior and a wavy shape.
This building is not small, it is considered a large building for the whole of Nuuk.
Yang Jing asked curiously, "Why is this place called Katuyak?"
Does the name have any special meaning to you?
” "That's right, the name means 'drumstick' in our Greenlandic, the kind of drumstick used to beat the drums of war."
Jack smiled and made a drumming motion, "Since the cultural center was built, there have been theatrical performances, performances and exhibitions every year, and movies have been shown every day, Hollywood movies, you know, and at the same time, it has attracted more than 100,000 visitors every year.
Would you like to go in and have a look?
It was nice inside. ” Yang Jing and Gege glanced at each other, Gege shook his head and said: "Forget it today, we won't leave tomorrow, if we have time, we may take time out tomorrow to visit this great building." ” Gege's words made Jack very satisfied, as if complimenting him here was complimenting him.
Walking along the road that was not very wide, Yang Jing and Gege saw a lot of colorful houses along the way, and some of the houses simply painted a lot of strange but attractive oil paintings on the walls.
It's like an oil painting on the wall of a house in front of me, which depicts an Inuit staring firmly into the distance.
If it's just a figure, the painting can only be said to be average, but what if you add a prostrate, staring polar bear to the left hand of this Inuit?
The painting will immediately become absolutely stunning!
If it's a house or two, you might think it's an art lover's graffiti, but it's amazing to see oil paintings like this almost every so far along the way.
These different forms of oil paintings, combined with the colorful colors of the houses here, really make the whole Nuuk look more like a huge oil painting.
As if to see Gege's shock at the painting, Jack asked, "Have you seen many of these paintings along the way, how do you feel?"
” Gege nodded and said, "It's beautiful and shocking."
It's like this painting, it's real, it's really shocking.
Jack, is this painting real?
Or did those artists imagine it out of thin air?
” Jack shook his head and said, "No, this painting is a real thing.
This is a painting created by an artist named Van Haelten a few years ago, and it is said that the painting was based on an old photograph taken in 1906.
The painting tells the story of a local hunter who made his home in Gothhob under the arrangement of the government. ” After a pause, Jack continued: "Actually, you have seen it along the way, we have a lot of murals like this here, and the colors of our houses here are also colorful.
In fact, this is a project that we are working on in Gotthob to promote the image of the city, called 'Colorful Nuuk', and our residents here love it.
If you have the opportunity to visit my house, you will see the mural that my little daughter and my son have done together."
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I don't know if I don't know if I don't see it, this real tour, Yang Jing and they really realized the charming charm contained in this city, which can be said to be the smallest capital city in the world.
"Have you seen it?
This red-walled, white-doored, gray-roofed building is our most famous building in Gotthob, and outsiders call it Nuuk Cathedral, but we locals call it 'Our Savior'. ” The cathedral in front of you is a wooden building, both in height and majesty, it is far from comparable to those cathedrals in Europe, in the developed countries of Europe and the United States, such a church is at most the level of a township or a community church.
The church is distinctly Lutheran-style, with walls painted in bright red, white doors and steps, and a bell tower topped by a gray spire.
"Doesn't it look like this church is new?
In fact, we renovate it almost every year.
This is a real old fellow, it was built in 1849 and is the oldest building in our entire Gotthob today.
Every year on April 16th, there is a large gathering here, and it is very lively.
Oh, just like that Forbidden City Square in your Chinese capital. ” The contrast between red, white, and gray on the exterior of this old church is particularly strong, but it is full of a feeling that makes people feel comfortable when they look at it, as if this 169-year-old building is what it is.
Of course, this colorful style just confirms the "colorful Nuke" that Jack just said.
Even this ancient church has been revitalized with such a color decoration, but what about the whole city?
Very energetic!
"Amazing colours, great church!
Also, it's vibrant!
At this time, Yang Jing naturally would not hesitate to praise himself.
Gege pointed to the statue standing on top of a small hill not far away and asked, "Jack, whose statue is that?"
” Jack glanced up and said, "This is the famous statue of Hans Egerd, this statue was built in honor of Hans Egerd, an important missionary in Greenlandic history, and it is the most conspicuous public sculpture in Gotthob. ” "Hans Egerd?
The Danish missionary who founded the entire Greenland colony?
Yang Jing asked.
Jack nodded and then shook his head, "Sir, you're not right to say that.
In fact, as early as 986 AD, Greenland was already controlled by the Norwegians and became a colony of the Norwegians, and even the name Greenland was given by the Norwegians, and the Danes only later carved up Greenland with the Norwegians.
Hans Egerd was nothing more than the first Danish missionary to establish a mission in Gotthob.
Of course, Hans Egerd established the first Lutheran mission in Gotthob in 1721 at the same time as a trading company, which is considered by later generations to be the starting point for Denmark to begin the formal colonization of Greenland, so Hans Egerd was proclaimed by the Danes as the first person to colonize Greenland.
In fact, the original owners of the whole of Greenland were our Inuit. ” Hearing this explanation, Yang Jing and Gege could only smile helplessly.
This kind of problem involving colonization and indigenous peoples has always been a big problem that can never be solved.
Yang Jing and Gege didn't want to worry too much about this kind of thing.
They are here to travel, not to explore the history of Greenland and Nuuk.
Seeing that Yang Jing and Gege were unwilling to think more about this matter, Jack was very interested and did not say any more, but led everyone to continue to move forward.
The dwellings ahead have begun to thin out, which means that the edge of the city has been reached.
However, there is a bus here, and after consulting Yang Jing and Gege, Jack took everyone to a bus that stopped with a waving wave.
After four or five minutes on the bus, Jack got off the bus with the crowd.
On the opposite side of the road where you get off the bus, there are a few buildings with six or seven floors that are relatively rare.
However, Jack had a proud look on his face when he saw the buildings.
"This is our highest university in Greenland, the University of Greenland!
That's where I graduated. ” If it weren't for what Jack said personally, Yang Jing and Gege really found it hard to believe that this was actually a university, and it was also the highest university in Greenland.
It's too small, it's too shabby, and any middle school in a city in China is probably bigger than this university But Jack didn't seem embarrassed at all by the shabby of the university, "Yes, although this university is a little smaller, although it has only about 800 students, it is the most desirable school for our young people in Greenland.
It holds the hope of our future in Greenland and we all love it!
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