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德国斯图加特公共图书馆 Stuttgart Public Library, Germany (© Axel Brunst/Tandem Stills + Motion)

爱书人的天堂 A book lover's paradise

世界图书日

欧内斯特·海明威曾写道：“没有比一本书更忠诚的朋友了。”。在世界图书日之际，我们在德国斯图加特市向这些忠实的朋友致敬，那里一个巨大的整体立方体既是现代地标，也是城市图书馆的所在地。这座引人注目的建筑于2011年开业，由建筑师Eun Young Yi设计，在繁华的城市中成为一个平静、冥想的空间。它的内部是白色的，墙壁上排列的书籍提供了色彩的飞溅。

世界图书日由联合国教科文组织于1995年设立，旨在庆祝娱乐性阅读。这也标志着美国国家图书馆周的开始，所以没有比这更好的时间去当地的图书馆寻找下一个伟大的“朋友”，带你去新的冒险之旅。

World Book Day

'There is no friend as loyal as a book,' Ernest Hemingway once wrote. On World Book Day, we are honoring these loyal friends in the German city of Stuttgart, where a huge monolithic cube is both a modern landmark and home to the city library. Opened in 2011, this striking building was designed by architect Eun Young Yi to be a calming, meditative space in a bustling city. Its interior is white, with splashes of color provided by the books that line its walls.

World Book Day was set up by UNESCO in 1995 to celebrate recreational reading. It also marks the start of National Library Week here in the US, so there's no better time to head to your local library to find your next great 'friend' to take you on new adventures.

日出时分薄雾笼罩下的薰衣草田，印度 (© Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images)

梦幻般的紫色

日出时分薄雾笼罩下的薰衣草田，印度

薰衣草种植在印度是一个规模持续增长的产业。卡纳塔克邦、泰米尔纳德邦、喜马偕尔邦和北阿坎德邦的农民已经开始商业化种植薰衣草。这些地区的气候和土壤条件适宜薰衣草的生长。近年来，薰衣草衍生产品（如精油、干花和香包等）的需求量稳步增加。薰衣草种植具有为农民创收和促进可持续农业的潜力，对许多印度人来说，已经成为一个有吸引力的选择。

普罗奇达岛，意大利 Procida, Italy (© Sean Pavone/Shutterstock)

充满活力、阳光普照的岛屿 A vibrant, sun-drenched island

意大利普罗奇达岛

普罗奇达岛是意大利一个迷人的岛屿，位于那不勒斯湾，以其色彩缤纷的建筑、风景如画的街道和令人惊叹的海景而闻名。这座岛历史悠久，几个世纪以来，希腊人、罗马人等社会文明都曾在此定居。历史中心是该岛的主要景点之一，以蜿蜒穿过山丘的狭窄街道小巷为特色。

普罗奇达岛拥有好几个美丽的海滩和海湾，为游客提供了放松和沐浴地中海阳光的机会。岛上最受欢迎的几个海滩包括焦埃拉海滩、德尔波斯蒂诺海滩和奇拉乔海滩。普罗奇达岛的视觉效果令人惊叹，已成为了30多部电影的拍摄地，包括《秘密特工》《天才瑞普利》和《邮差》。

Procida, Italy

Procida is a charming Italian island in the Gulf of Naples, boasting colorful buildings, picturesque streets, and stunning sea views. The island has a rich history, having been settled by the Greeks, Romans, and other civilizations over the centuries, but is less well-known than its larger neighbours, Capri and Ischia. Its oldest fishing village, Marina Corricella, features pastel-colored buildings and narrow streets and is a great place to enjoy fresh seafood and soak up the atmosphere. From there, you can climb up to the fortified medieval village of Terra Murata, built on the island's highest point, which offers panoramic views over the entire Gulf of Naples.

Procida is home to several beautiful beaches and coves, including Chiaiolella, Spiaggia del Postino, and Ciraccio. And it's popular with film makers too, starring in more than 30 movies including 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,' 'The Talented Mr. Ripley,' and 'Il Postino.' In 2022, it was named Italy's Capital of Culture, the first island to be awarded the honor.

克雷斯特德比特山上方的月食，科罗拉多州，美国 Lunar eclipse above Mount Crested Butte, Colorado (© Mengzhonghua Photography/Getty Images)

宁静的夜空 Serene night sky

克雷斯特德比特山，科罗拉多州，美国

这张照片拍摄地位于克雷斯特德比特山，记录了纯净夜空中的月食现象。克雷斯特德比特山是北美落基山脉麋鹿山脉的一座著名山峰。这座12,168英尺（3,709
米）的山峰位于美国科罗拉多州甘尼森县 Crested
Butte镇附近的甘尼森国家森林。甘尼森国家森林是一座美国国家森林，占地2612.71平方英里，它与白河和圣伊莎贝尔国家森林共享Maroon
Bells-Snowmass荒野，与圣伊莎贝尔国家森林共享 Collegiate Peaks荒野地区。

马丘比丘，秘鲁 Machu Picchu, Peru (© Dora Dalton/Getty Images)

山顶上的文化奇观 A mountaintop cultural wonder

国际古迹 遗址日

高悬于安第斯山脉之上，秘鲁的马丘比丘被认为曾属于古印加皇帝帕查库蒂。今天是联合国教科文组织国际古迹遗址日，推荐这座“印加的失落之城”实在是恰逢其时，它是代表一整个民族记忆的文化符号。国际古迹遗址日由国际古迹遗址理事会首次提出，并于1983年正式设立。它给了我们一个回望过去的机会，让我们得以一睹前人的文化，同时为后人保留这些久远的记忆。

International Day for Monuments and Sites

Located high in the Andes Mountains, Peru's Machu Picchu is believed to have been an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti, who ruled in the mid-15th century. This 'Lost City of the Incas' is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, an engineering marvel, built without mortar, metal tools, or the wheel. As an icon of Inca civilization, it is a perfect fit for UNESCO's International Day for Monuments and Sites, which has been celebrating important cultural heritage sites for 40 years. Landmarks such as the Pueblo Indian dwellings of Mesa Verde, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the Parthenon give us the opportunity to look back at the cultures that came before us and preserve their memory for future generations.

布列塔尼的小米努灯塔，法国 (© RooM the Agency/Alamy)

有点孤单，有点浪漫

布列塔尼的小米努灯塔

今天照片里的是法国西北海岸上的小米努灯塔。小米努灯塔坐落于法国布列塔尼的海岸边，是一座圆柱形的花岗岩灯塔，顶着一盏红灯。小米努灯塔和波尔奇克灯塔坐落在一条线上，标志着布雷斯特港的入口。它自1948年修建以来一直发挥着重要的作用，不光为往来的水手提供向导，还守护着布雷斯特海峡的入口。

虽然小米努（Petit

Minou）在法语中会让人联想起小猫，但是这个名字的由来似乎是布列塔尼语中“min”（意思是“嘴”或是“点”），"min"的复数形式是"minou"，于是就变成了这个可爱的名字。这座灯塔建在小米努海角上，对应的，附近还有一处大米努海角。

阿德莱德国际风筝节，澳大利亚 Adelaide International Kite Festival, Australia (© Andrey Moisseyev/Alamy)

去放风筝吧！ Go fly a kite!

去放风筝吧！

在风和日丽的日子里放风筝，还有比这更简单的快乐吗？风筝这项神奇的发明具体源于何时尚未可知，但关于放风筝的第一份书面记录来自公元前200年的中国。中国最初使用风筝来测量距离，但是随着时间的推移，它们逐渐被用于钓鱼、运动、科学、庆祝及各项娱乐活动。风筝有很多形状，也有各种材料。其实你自己就可以制作简单的风筝，找个风和日丽的日子，放风筝去吧！

Go Fly a Kite Day

Is there a simpler joy than flying a kite on a windy day? The date of this magical invention is unknown, but the first written documentation of kite flying comes from China in 200 BCE. There they were initially used to measure distance, but over the years they have been tapped for fishing, sport, science, celebration, communication, and recreation. Kites can take many shapes and be made of various materials, but all of them have a wing surface, a tether, and a bridle that keeps the surface at an angle to the wind. In fact, you can easily make your own, and there's no better time than today: Go Fly a Kite Day.

宏伟的堡垒和宫殿

纳哈加尔城堡，拉贾斯坦邦，印度

纳哈加尔堡矗立于阿拉瓦利山脉的一座山脊上，为斋浦尔增添了一道雄伟而壮丽的背景。它始建于1734年，又于1868年经历了扩建。纳哈加尔，意为老虎的住所，如同强大的壁垒，保卫斋浦尔抵御敌人的攻击。

城堡内有印度王室成员的夏季度假宫殿，包含12间为王后准备的会客室，还有给国王准备的套房，这些房间通过走廊相连，走廊上装饰着精美壁画。如今，这里是非常受当地人欢迎的野餐目的地。夜间，这座堡垒在泛光灯的照耀下光彩夺目，与斋浦尔这座粉红之城交相辉映。

徒步旅行者的向往之地

斯诺登尼亚国家公园，威尔士

斯诺登尼亚国家公园占地2155平方公里，拥有迷人的风景和96公里的海岸线，徒步于此就像在听一篇漫长的童话故事，脚下的路满是传说。亚瑟王、梅林、沉睡的龙和失落的神秘宝物等传说和神话交织在公园小径中，给予徒步者丰富而美妙的体验。在许多方面，斯诺登尼亚国家公园完美代表了威尔士文化、人民和传统，这无疑是对威尔士本质的一种赞美。

此景只应天上有 A view that's out of this world

尤里之夜

1961年4月12日，宇航员尤里·加加林成为人类历史上前往太空的第一人，举世震惊。他乘坐“东方太空3KA”号，在两小时之内完成了绕地球一周的飞行。此后不到一个月的时间，水星计划的宇航员艾伦·谢泼德成功飞往太空，成为第一个进入太空的美国人。今天这张照片向我们展示了从国际空间站拍摄的地球，从太空回望地球的风景，依然魅力十足，星光璀璨俨然一副艺术品。每年的4月12日，是纪念加加林的“尤里之夜”，也被称为“世界太空派对”，这一天是全球天文学爱好者的狂欢。

Earth seen from the International Space Station

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin astounded the world by becoming the first person to travel to outer space. In less than two hours, Gagarin completed a full orbit of the Earth in the Vostok 3KA spacecraft. Less than a month later, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space. The spectacle of looking back at Earth from space has not lost its charm, as you can see in today's picture taken from the International Space Station. Also known as the 'World Space Party,' Yuri's Night is a global celebration of astronomy and a reflection on how space exploration can unite people in a divided world.

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