Chapter 929 The second largest freshwater lake in the world [Come to the starting point]
The questions Jia Long gave to everyone are actually not very difficult.
Even those who have never even heard of Uganda can know the answer by searching the word "Jin Jia" online.
"It seems that everyone has a lot of knowledge and many brothers have answered the correct answer."
The girl did not expose the fans' showing off, and even praised the big guy for a few words.
"Yes, when we get there, we will see Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake in the world!"
"And the Victoria Nile, a river known as one of the upper reaches of the world's longest river, the Nile!"
When Jia Long said these two names, he felt whispered in his heart, and many complaints broke out in the barrage.
"Haha, you are weird, why is it 'Victoria' again? That's right, we have experienced the world's second largest waterfall in Zambia, and here we are the world's second largest freshwater lake, Lake Victoria, and there is also the Victoria River. Why are these the most beautiful rivers, lakes and seas in the world? Why have they become 'Victoria'?"
"Everyone must have had an answer in his mind. Of course, this is a product of the colonization of the Great E Empire. These beautiful things were named after their own queen, which shows how strong the oppression was in the Africans at that time."
"Even now, post-colonial influence is still deeply affecting the African continent, politics, economy, military, science and technology, culture. Today, there is a deep Western mark on this land no matter where it is."
Listening to Jia Long's explanation, Xiao Liu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had not yet revealed his real name, for some reason, actually became silent.
"Xiao Liu takes the initiative, aren't you quite lively? Why don't you talk anymore?"
Jia Long keenly noticed something was wrong with him.
Xiao Liu sighed.
"I just think of the difficulty of our Longxia people in Africa from your words. Because of the influence of this post-colonial era, the Longxia people who have no historical influence in Africa have made great efforts to reach the current level of economic and trade normalization in Africa. Several generations have been working hard and sweating here, working diligently with fairness and no erotic vision, and thus gaining the initial trust of Africans... Alas."
As soon as Jia Long said something, he recalled the information he had seen about how hard the Longxia people worked in Africa, and he couldn't help but nodded.
"Indeed, the West used strong ships and powerful guns to capture Africa, and its influence has reached this day, while our Longxia uses equal trade. It is indeed rare. Even so, we are still pointed at by the West and said that we use economic colonization. It is really difficult for you Longxia people who work hard in Africa."
She thought about it and suddenly an idea came up.
"Xiao Liu, you have been in Uganda for so long. You must have contact with the Longxia people who are also working hard in Uganda. When you arrive in Campa, can you take me to meet a few people? I can also let the audience in China know what the Longxia people who are working hard in Africa look like and how."
"Okay, it's actually just right. We're holding a simple Longxia Sports Games these days. I thought I wouldn't be able to go there. If you say that, you can take you to have a look."
Xiaoliu quickly agreed.
"Longxia people hold sports meetings in Africa? It's quite interesting, so thank you, I want to see it."
Jia Long has not seen many people in Longxia in Africa, so he is still very interested in what kind of life his compatriots live in Africa.
But this is just a story later, and it is still the time when the tiger is running on the road.
From about twenty kilometers around Jinjia, the terrain has once again changed to a road with normal asphalt roads.
At least it wasn't dusty, which made Jia Long feel extremely distressed about Hu Biao.
"You may not know that we have passed by a major province in Uganda, that is the 'Eastern Province' located on the border. Now we are walking in Busoga Province and have already walked half of the itinerary. The next Jinjia is the Busoga Province at the foot and another major province in Busoga Province. Compared with the neighboring big cities, as long as we pass by Jinjia, the Beibuganda Province is below. When we get there, it also means that we have crossed half of the Uganda territory. Isn't it very magical? It's only been more than half a day."
With Hubiao's speed, even if he walks in an African country with poor road conditions, he can drive two or three hundred kilometers in four hours, which spans one-quarter of Uganda's territory.
This shows that Uganda is not a big country.
"The land area of Uganda is 241,000 square kilometers, which is about the same size as our Longxia West Province. But among them, its water area accounts for 17.28% of the country, which is not an exaggeration to say that it is a water-rich country."
"And what we are going to next is Jinjia, a city closest to the waters. When we get there, you may forget that this country is actually an inland country and think it is a coastal city. Of course, I don't know what the specific thing is, let's wait and see."
While driving, Jia Long could explain smoothly. The correct data words made Xiao Liu, who wanted to speak, depressed.
Didn’t you say that I would take care of the live broadcast room? That’s all, I’ve finished it all.
Actually, Jia Long just used to taking care of the live broadcast room.
He said it if he wanted to say anything, but he had no habit of cooperating with other anchors, which made Xiao Liu depressed.
But it is understandable for those who want to play fans.
The vehicle continues to move forward.
House scenes began to appear sparsely around the road, and the houses were too far from thatched huts to iron huts, and large cement houses appeared behind them.
This shows that the city is close.
However, before we even arrived at the so-called big city "Jinjia", the road suddenly became clear.
A large area of water and sky appeared on the left side of the road.
It happened that this country was driving on the left, and Jia Long had a wonderful view of this moment.
"Wow, it's here, Lake Victoria, what a big picture! This is the sea at all, right?!"
Looking at the large lake water in front of you, as well as the large areas of mountains, forests and trees growing along the lake, and countless small islands in the middle of the lake with lush branches and leaves, Jia Long was shocked.
This is not the same level as Lake Nakuru, which I have seen before. Even Lake Turkana, the largest freshwater lake in Kenya, is a tiny figure compared to it and is completely incomparable.
Large areas of water, the terrain of small islands in the lake, and the fishing boats on the lake surface all make the big lake in front of you feel like a small ocean.
"This is the second largest lake in the world, Lake Victoria. It has an area of 69,484 square kilometers, which is comparable to half a small Uganda. It has a longest length of 337 kilometers from north to south and a widest width of 240 kilometers from east to west. The lake shoreline is 3,220 kilometers long. It is the second largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America. What's more important is that this lake feeds nearly 30 million people around it. It is not wrong to say that it is the mother of life of the large number of residents of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya."
Although he was a little jealous of the name of this big lake, Jia Long had no contempt for the achievements of this lake.
The name is given by humans, but it really raises so many people and more animals, which deserves anyone's respect.
Just like Lake Turkana, people living by the lake relied on the water to get water. When Hu Biao drove into Jinjia City, he could see many black fishermen returning home with a full load of fishing, and boats of all sizes and big and small fishermen fishing on the shallow lake shores.
And further away, Jinjiacheng gradually revealed clues.
It didn't take long before Jia Long drove a Hubiao car and entered Jinjia, Yishui city of Uganda, with a population of 500,000.
"This is a big city built on Lake Victoria, the intersection of the Victoria Nile River. It has a total population of 500,000. It is the second largest city in Uganda. Although in the eyes of our Longxia people, its buildings are not that high or so prosperous, this does not prevent the beauty of the scenery here. Compared with the daily water shortage in other African regions, the residents here have almost no risk of water shortage, so they live a wealthy life. You can see that even the houses are full of unique romantic colors of the water town."
The water town color mentioned by Jia Long refers to the houses around the road after entering Jinjia, which are mostly colorful. Even if they are tin houses, they like to paint gorgeous colors.
Other orthodox buildings are very similar to Western-style steeple structures. The houses are not as tense as Longxia City, but are very spaced, with grass in the middle, and even crops such as vegetables are planted.
To be honest, Jinjia, the second largest city in Uganda, is not as modern as Jia Long thought before, and he didn't even see several buildings with more than five floors, but there is a unique charm here.
Most of the people on the streets are full of African smiles, which makes people feel their inner happiness.
Because the temperature is suitable all year round, many children do not wear tops and play on the roadside with bare arms.
To be honest, Jia Long has always believed that the land of Africa is full of contradictions.
People cannot enjoy a very developed life, nor do they have the crazy ambitions like Longxia people, but their lives are very pure, and happiness often comes from the depths of the soul, not from the material things.
"Ye Long, Jinjia has many places to enjoy, but the most famous one should be the Irving Hydropower Station not far away. Because of this power station, the water level of Lake Victoria has risen every year and has become a larger lake. I think it is necessary to take a look."
Xiaoliu started to recommend Jialong attractions.
But what he was waiting for was Jia Long's veto.
"No need, take me to a nearby car maintenance point. I will test and maintain Hubiao's performance, change the engine oil, and then I have to continue to set off. Don't forget that my purpose today is to rush to Kampa, the capital of Uganda."
"Uh, OK."
Jinjia has a rich hydrological atmosphere everywhere, and even the air is much moist.
But Jia Long didn't instigate Xiaoliu, so he really wanted to play.
Chapter completed!