My travels abroad (3) Trip to Africa (5)

May 18, 2023

My travels abroad (3) Trip to Africa (5)

Leaving Nairobi, we headed to Port Louis, capital of Mauritius.

Mauritius is an island nation located in eastern Africa. It is called "Paradise Island" because of its beautiful scenery. It is said that Mark Twain once praised this place and described Mauritius as follows: "God created Mauritius first, and then created it accordingly. The Garden of Eden." The population of Mauritius is about 1.2 million people, and land area is more than 2000 square kilometers. It consists of large and small islands.Among them, Mauritius, where Port Louis is located, is largest and one of richest countries in Africa.

The Chinese in Mauritius make up 3% of total population, there are many associations, status is relatively high, they are relatively wealthy and have contributed a lot to development of this place. currency of Mauritius. Before we left, president of bank, whom we accompanied, contacted them through family ties. After we went there, we were very warmly received. city secretary in Port Louis. The municipal secretary is ordinary administrative head in area. He is very busy. Since we are bankers and entrepreneurs here, he still took time to receive us and have serious negotiations. This is also time we got in Africa. Our relatively high executive head. In Dar es Salaam we met with local authorities and only director of Zhaoshan Planning Bureau received us.

During lunch, we were entertained, introduced to local situation, saying that well-being of all people there is very good, not only free yiliao for everyone, but also free compulsory education, and they praised Mauritius very much, saying that it is beautiful, told a lot classic stories, but also let's grow a lot of knowledge.

On recommendation of local Chinese, we found time to visit main attractions of Mauritius. Among them, I went to Kashima, place to strike there. This small island in east of Mauritius has a natural and beautiful lagoon with wide and calm waters and white and fine sandy beaches. It was named after herd of deer that once forded bay. This small island with beautiful scenery and plenty of coconut palms is known for its shallows in waters next to island, where you can go about your business and enjoy various sea sports. I remember that boat we were in ran aground here, and sailors went down into water and pushed boat. In boundless Indian Ocean, there is still a place where blue water is so transparent that you can see bottom. Standing in sea, sometimes to waist, and sometimes only to hip, which is also a big plus. spectacle.

Mauritius is actually not that big, you can drive around whole island in half a day by car. We took car to see famous crater in middle of island, of course thishour is a dead crater. The crater is well preserved and looks like a sunken circle with a diameter of 350m and a depth of more than 80m. It is said that bottom diameter is also more than 180m. The bottom is now a lake surrounded by lush greenery, environment is beautiful and calm, and it is an impressive crater. It is said that island of Mauritius was formed as a result of eruption of this crater.

There is another miracle in Mauritius - multi-colored soil. In south of island, a hillside with soil of seven different colors at same time, there is no place in world with such a peculiar geology. Standing on observation deck overlooking colorful soil, pink, light purple, dark purple, light blue, brown and other colors are intertwined. What is even more amazing is that even if people pick up soil of different colors on a hillside and mix it together while it is raining heavily, they will return to their original shape and soil of different colors will stratify.

According to local residents, reason for such colorful soil is that rock and soil ejected from volcano during eruption, after being oxidized by oxygen in atmosphere outside, changed color, and at same time, condensation temperature was uneven. The undulating hills reflect different colors under sunlight, forming a beautiful seven-colored earth.

Mauritius, although not big, but beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery, bright sun and beautiful beaches. Perhaps due to a special geological influence, color of sea water has clear layers. Upon closer inspection, sea water is emerald green, transparent and bright, and silk exudes an intelligent and sophisticated charm. Especially when blue sea reflects afterglow of setting sun and lights on shore rise for first time, moment you look at blue sea and afterglow of setting sun, you lose all worldly thoughts in your mind. Apart from a note of sentimentality, it is full of softness and purity.

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius