Uhambo luka-Admiral Zheng He

Ukubingelela okuvela eSingapore. Ngilapha ukuzothamela I-World Oceans Summit umbuki zindwendwe ngu The Economist.

Ngosuku lwami lwenguquko phakathi kwamahora angu-21 ngendiza ukuze ngifike lapha kanye nokuqala kwengqungquthela, ngidle isidlo sasemini nombhali kanye nomqeqeshi ophezulu u-Alison Lester futhi ngaxoxa ngomsebenzi wakhe, kanye nencwadi yakhe entsha ethi Restroom Reflections: How Communication Changes Everything (iyatholakala ye-Kindle ku-Amazon).

Ngokulandelayo, ngangimagange ngiyobona entsha sha yaseSingapore Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium (ivulwe ezinyangeni ezi-4 ezedlule). Ngathi ngifika ngangenela ulayini wokuthola ithikithi lokungena, ngathi ngimi kulayini kwaqhamuka indoda egqoke umfaniswano yabuza ukuthi ngingubani, ngingowakwabani, futhi ngivakashile ngani, njll. Ngamtshela, futhi wathi woza nami . . . Okulandelayo engikwaziyo, nginikezwa uhambo lomuntu siqu oluqondisiwe lwe-MEMA.

Umnyuziyamu wakhiwe phakathi nohambo luka-Admiral Zheng He ekuqaleni kwawo-1400s kanye nomzila kasilika wasolwandle owathuthukiswa phakathi kweChina nezizwe ezikude njengaseMpumalanga Afrika. Umnyuziyamu uphawula ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi wayengowokuqala ukuthola iMelika, kodwa ukuthi amarekhodi abhujiswa. Imyuziyamu ihlanganisa amamodeli emikhumbi eyigugu, ingxenye efanekisela usayizi ogcwele, kanye nokugxila ezimpahleni ezithengiswayo ngomzila kasilika wasolwandle. Umqondisi wami ukhomba uphondo lukaRhino namazinyo endlovu futhi uphawula ukuthi awasathengiswa ngenxa yezinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo ezilwane. Ngokufanayo, ungikhombisa umthakathi wenyoka waseNdiya, ubhasikidi wayo kanye nomtshingo (echaza ukuthi izimfezi ziyizithulu zezwi, nokuvevezela koselwa lomtshingo okwenza isilwane sidanse); kodwa uphawula ukuthi lo mkhuba usuvinjelwe ngenxa yamaqembu alwela amalungelo ezilwane. Kodwa eminye imikhiqizo eminingi iyamangalisa ukuyibona futhi kuyathakazelisa ukufunda ukuthi ivelaphi nokuthi isidayiswe isikhathi esingakanani - izinongo, amagugu ayigugu, usilika, obhasikidi kanye ne-porcelain phakathi kwezinye izimpahla eziningi.

Imnyuziyamu yakhiwe kabusha Ikhulu le-9 Omani Dhow embukisweni ngaphakathi komnyuziyamu, kanye neminye imikhumbi emibili yesifunda eboshelwe ngaphandle ekuqaleni kwetheku lemikhumbi elinomlando. Ezinye ezintathu zizolethwa zisuka eSingapore (umnyuziyamu use-Sentosa), futhi zizokwengezwa maduze, okuhlanganisa ne-Chinese Junk. Imyuziyamu igcwele imibukiso esebenzisanayo ehlakaniphe kakhulu. Iningi lazo likuvumela ukuthi uthumele i-imeyili umzamo wakho osuphelile (njengokuklama iphethini yakho yendwangu) kuwena. Iphinde ibe nolwazi lwesishingishane oluhlanganisa ifilimu ecishe ibe yi-3D, 360o degree (elingisiwe) yomkhumbi wezimpahla waseShayina wakudala olahlekile eSiphepho. Yonke inkundla iyanyakaza, ibubula ngokhuni olukhencezayo, futhi lapho amagagasi enqamula izinhlangothi zomkhumbi sonke sifafazwa ngamanzi anosawoti.

Njengoba sisuka enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini, singena endaweni yegalari evezwe kahle mayelana nemivubukulo engaphansi kwamanzi kanye nokuphahlazeka kwemikhumbi evela kule ndawo. Yenziwe kahle ngokumangalisayo futhi ichazwe kahle (izimpawu ezinhle kakhulu). Isikhathi esivelele, esangimangaza kakhulu, ukuthi sifika ekhoneni futhi enye intokazi imi eduze kwetafula elimbozwe izinto zobuciko ezivela ezingozini ezihlukahlukene zemikhumbi. Nginikezwa amagilavu ​​okuhlinzwa bese ngimenywa ukuba ngicoshe futhi ngihlole ucezu ngalunye. Kusukela kunganono yezandla encane (eyayisetshenziswa kwaze kwaba cishe ngo-1520), kuya ebhokisini lempusha yowesifazane, kuya ezitsheni ezihlukahlukene zobumba. Zonke izinto ezilinganiselwa eminyakeni okungenani engu-500 ubudala, futhi ezimbalwa zindala ngokuphindwe kathathu. Kungenye into okufanele uyibuke futhi ulungele umlando, kungenye ukuwubamba ngesandla.

Ingxenye ye-aquarium ye-MEMA ihlelelwe ukuvulwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka, futhi izoba enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zakhiwa, futhi izoxhunywa epaki yasolwandle enabadlali be-Orca namahlengethwa (leli paki lihlelelwe ukuthi libe ngelikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni). Lapho ngibuza imibuzo eyahlukene ngokuthi yayithini ingqikithi, umqondisi wami washo ngobuqotho ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi thina e-USA sinezindawo zokulondoloza imvelo emanzini kanye namapaki olwandle, wacabanga ukuthi kufanele nazo. Wayengazi ngendawo noma enye itimu ye-aquarium . . . Wayazi kahle ukuthi kunombango wokubekwa kwezilwane embukisweni, ikakhulukazi uma zizoba ngabaculi. Futhi, nakuba abanye benu bengase bangavumelani ngokuthi amapaki anjalo asolwandle kufanele yini abe khona, ngaqala ngokucabangela ukuthi lo mbono wawukude kakhulu nomgwaqo. Ngakho-ke, ngokucophelela okukhulu namagama okukhuluma ngamqinisekisa ukuthi ukubeka izilwane obala ngokuvamile kuwukuphela kwendlela abantu abajwayelana ngayo nezidalwa zasolwandle. Ngamanye amazwi, labo ababebukiswa babengamanxusa alabo basendle. KODWA, ukuthi kwakufanele bakhethe ngokuhlakanipha. Izidalwa kwakudingeka kube yilezo ezaziyinsada endle, ukuze ukukhipha ezimbalwa kungavimbeli noma kuvimbele labo ababesele endle ukuba bazale futhi bazishintshe ngesivinini esisheshayo kunokususwa kwazo. FUTHI, ukuthi ukuthunjwa kwakudingeka kube nobuntu kakhulu futhi kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ngeke kube nesidingo esincane sokuqhubeka nokuyovuna izilwane eziningi zokubonisa.

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