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卡帕多西亚格雷梅国家公园上空的热气球，土耳其 Hot air balloons over Göreme Historical National Park in Cappadocia, Türkiye (© Anton Petrus/Getty Images)

纪念历史 Celebrating history

国际古迹 遗址日

试想一个没有金字塔、长城或古老洞穴城市的世界。是不是很难想象？这正是为什么 4月18日被定为“国际古迹遗址日”的原因。这个由联合国教科文组织认可的纪念日，致力于保护全球的文化瑰宝。这个日子旨在庆祝我们的历史，提升对濒危遗址的认识，并确保后代也能欣赏到这些宝贵遗产。

位于土耳其卡帕多西亚的历史国家公园正是一个极佳的例子。这里以“精灵烟囱”而闻名，这些高耸的岩柱由火山灰和数千年的侵蚀共同塑造而成。人们甚至在这些柔软的岩石结构中开凿出住宅、教堂，乃至完整的地下城市，其中一些可以追溯到公元 4 世纪。如今，它被列为联合国教科文组织世界遗产，每年吸引来自世界各地的游客。无论是古老的城堡、庙宇，还是隐秘的地下城，这一天都在提醒我们去珍惜并保护那些诉说人类历史的非凡地标。

International Day for Monuments and Sites

Imagine a world without the pyramids, the Great Wall, or ancient cave cities—hard to picture, right? That's why April 18 is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, an event recognized by UNESCO dedicated to protecting cultural treasures worldwide. This day is all about celebrating our history, raising awareness about endangered sites, and making sure future generations can enjoy them too.

A remarkable example is Göreme Historical National Park in Cappadocia, Türkiye. It's famous for its 'fairy chimneys'—towering rock formations shaped by volcanic ash and erosion over thousands of years. People carved homes, churches, and entire underground cities into these soft rock formations, some dating back to the 4th century. Today, it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracting visitors from around the world. Whether it's ancient castles, temples, or hidden underground cities, this day reminds us to appreciate and protect the landmarks that tell the story of humanity.

格兰德河上空的热气球，阿尔伯克基，新墨西哥州，美国 Hot air balloons over the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico (© Jennifer MacCornack/Shutterstock)

乘着热气球向上飞 Coming in hot

热气球升空日

今天是热气球升空日，一个致力于纪念布兰沙尔的成就的日子。布兰沙尔是一位法国的气球驾驶员及发明家，早在1793年，他就完成了美国历史上第一次载人气球航行，从费城飞往新泽西州的德特福德。自2011年起，每年的这一天人们都会热烈庆祝，以致敬这一空中壮举。在今天的图片中，太阳落在格兰德河的上空，照亮了新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基上空的彩色热气球。每年的10月初，人们从世界各地赶来齐聚一堂，参加为期9天的阿尔伯克基国际热气球节，这是世界上最盛大的热气球节，在这里，人们可以欣赏到经验丰富的热气球驾驶员熟练地操作他们的热气球。

Balloon Ascension Day

Up, up, and away! Today is Balloon Ascension Day, celebrating the anniversary of the first manned balloon flight in North America. French aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard's flight took him from Philadelphia to Deptford, New Jersey, back in 1793. Interest in ballooning took off from there and today, hot air balloon festivals take place across the country, including Albuquerque, where today's sunrise image was taken. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people attend the nine-day Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta—the largest hot air balloon festival in the world—to see skilled pilots expertly maneuver their baskets through balloon-filled skies.

卡帕多西亚, 土耳其 Hot air balloons in Cappadocia, Türkiye (© Anton Petrus/Getty Images)

与太阳一同升起 Rising with the sun

卡帕多西亚，土耳其

如果你去土耳其旅行，一定要去卡帕多西亚打卡，这是一个位于土耳其中部的历史名胜古迹。卡帕多西亚的一个神奇时刻是观看几十个热气球升入黎明的天空。如果你喜欢冒险，你还可以坐上热气球观光。卡帕多西亚遍布着神秘的高耸岩层，高可达130英尺，由数百万年前火山喷发而形成，被称为“精灵烟囟”。这里还有一个你从热气球上无法看到景点，那就是地下城德林库尤，德林库尤的房屋、市场、办公室以及公共场所完全位于地下，整座城市的历史可以追溯到公元前1400年。这座地下城曾为市民提供庇护，让他们免受掠夺和入侵。在你体验卡帕多西亚的古代奇观时，你会更容易理解这个世界有多古老。

Cappadocia, Türkiye

Welcome to Cappadocia, a historical region in Türkiye known for its fantastical landscape. A magical moment to enjoy here is watching dozens of hot air balloons rising into the dawn sky. Every sunrise and sunset gives life to the 'fairy chimneys' of this striking region, mysterious towering rock formations reaching up to 130 feet high. The unusual landscape was formed over millions of years by volcanic eruptions. Another attraction here that you won't see from the air is Derinkuyu, a city dating from 1400 BCE that is completely underground. This subterranean city sheltered citizens from invaders who swept through over the centuries. When you experience the ancient wonders of Cappadocia, it's easier to understand how old the world is.

Let's face it: It's World Emoji Day

Most versions of the calendar emoji () always give the date as July 17—ever wondered why? Well, for the real nerds among you, it's because July 17, 2000, is the date Apple first rolled out its iCal app (the icon for which inspired the iPhone calendar emoji). But if your reaction to that trivia is , just think of it as a good reminder—like the smiling interior of the hot air balloon in today's photo— that today is World Emoji Day.

If you still type :-D instead of to express joy, you're certainly old-school, but maybe less so than your (grand)kids think. Even Harvey Ball—who designed the iconic yellow-pated smiley (a prototype for ) way back in 1963—was late to the emoji party: A clay pot discovered in Turkey bears the oldest known cartoon of a smiling face, which dates back about 4,000 years. These days, emoji are a virtual second language for the whole under the Unicode Standard for text encoding, which ensures that text characters from A to Z to Æ to ‽ to display similarly across communication platforms and languages. The underlying code is overseen by the Unicode Consortium, a humble Bay Area nonprofit despite its vaguely dystopian name. Actually, it's quite the democracy: Anyone anywhere can make a case to create an emoji, so if you've got an idea for a new one, get over to unicode.org and fill out a proposal.

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