Pompeii

庞贝，位于意大利南部那不勒斯附近，是亚平宁半岛西南角坎佩尼亚地区一座历史悠久的古城，1900多年前它是世界上最美丽繁华的城市一公元79年毁于维苏威火山大爆发。但由于被火山灰掩埋，街道房屋保存比较完整，1748年起考古发掘持续至今，为人类了解古罗马社会生活和文化艺术提供了重要资料。 如今的庞贝古城已被联合国教科文组织定为世界文化和自然遗产，游客们称这里是“天然的历史博物馆”，每天它吸引着数以万计的来自世界各地的游人们来这里驻足参观。 Pompeii is located somewhere next to Naples in the south of Italy as an area in Campania region at the southwest corner of Apennine Peninsula. It is an ancient city with a long history. More than 1900 years ago, it was one of the most beautiful and busiest cities in the world. In 79 AD it was destroyed in the Vesuvius eruption. However, it was buried in the volcanic ash but the houses and streets were reserved in the comparatively complete conditions. From the 1748 Archaeological excavation until today, it has provided the important materials for humans to understand the Roman social life and the cultural art. Today’s Pompeii has been identified by UNESCO as the world cultural and natural heritage and tourists called it as “the natural historical museum”, so it can attract thousands upon thousands of tourists from every corner of the world each day for a sightseeing or travel.