Juba, a population of nearly 400000 people in the city, it is difficult to tell where is the downtown, where is the suburban. If you find a place with thatched huts, and is similar to Chinese rural markets nearby, then you have come to Juba's downtown area. The not far from this area, also is the large tracts of wasteland and dusty road.
Juba became the world's placeIf not the Nile water to nourish, Juba is located in the hinterland of Africa desolate town, may be just an ordinary primitive village. And it as the southern Sultan autonomous government, Juba into world attention, is also the world's most young capitals.
In 2011 January, held a referendum in southern Sultan. As the southern Sultan autonomous government in Juba, a time to become the world attention place. If no accident, in July this year, the Juba will become the world's newest national capital.
Before coming to Juba, any information about the Juba to almost did not check in online. Imagine, Juba is a closed, backward desert oasis, a war-torn place. Therefore, I do a good job in the ideological preparation. According to the last to Sultan's experience, in addition to the necessary some food, medicine, also have to prevent malaria preparation. Juba's disease with malaria in the dry season, but in the rainy season is a cholera epidemic.
When I really set foot on this land, the desolate and original still surprised me. The so-called "Juba airport" is actually only stop down several surrounding countries in Africa flight. The airport terminal is not more than the domestic small county seat of the bus station how much. All checked baggage tractor partial shipment to the departure hall, no baggage conveyor belt, luggage by artificial a drag. The passenger in a circle, with eye pulled their baggage.
Juba, a population of nearly 400000 people in the city, it is difficult to tell where is the downtown, where is the suburban. If you find a place with thatched huts, and is similar to Chinese rural markets nearby, then you have come to Juba's downtown area. The not far from this area, also is the large tracts of wasteland and dusty road.
Juba downtown is only the "presidential palace" can be seen near the asphalt road, said the southern Sultan only 60 kilometers of asphalt road, and is the second half of 2010 after the completion of laying. The road is far from Juba and other city effectively connected, many areas during the rainy season of road traffic was completely interrupted. Main street in downtown, and speeding cars will be on the road of bare sand rolling up, rolling in the dust in automobile exhaust thick, up to the side of the Road shop dispersion. The local people seem to already be accustomed to this. A group of local people sitting on the roadside barbecue booth, a table for seven or eight people, a cola, beer, enjoy a large roast chicken. BBQ boss greeting me taste his "special barbecue", actually is extremely primitive: in a four four square iron boxes below frame of fire, put a dozen whole chicken stacked inside, sprinkle with seasoning, just waiting for the meat cooked. And do not say how the taste, alone on this health condition really let me worry, several classics do not live of the boss's warm and inviting, picked up a chicken to the mouth, eventually endure it. In case I have a stomach upset, in this underserved places do?
Rarely seen in more than 2 layers of cement building in Juba area. Whether I live Beijing Juba Hotel, or southern Sultan autonomous government office, are temporary buildings filled with iron and foam. Most of the residents living in the local traditional thatched house. This house is generally as a circular wall with the unique local mud bricks, then a bundled up in the thatched roof above for. Local people said that this seemingly simple construction, ventilation, is suitable for the hot weather here. Indeed, although in January, the highest temperature of Juba day up to 38 degrees Celsius, in the sun sweating slightly station soon, exposed skin is burning ache. However, the real drilling thatched rooms, a unit of hot, dirty air blow against our faces, do not feel the slightest cool. A beam of light beam of thin gap projected from the thatched. The dark, narrow space is the bedroom, also is the kitchen, Jianzuo warehouse. Several times I asked the owner of the House agreed to take photographs in the thatched house, is the owner of the house refused to. I understand his feelings, he was not willing to let more people see their poor side. The advantages of thatched huts, actually is a kind of helpless consolation. The United Nations released data show, Sultan about 8000000 southern population of nine live below the international poverty line, the per capita living on less than $1 a day. Even if the grain harvest, there are still 17% of the population of the food can not be guaranteed. There are 50000 children affected by malnutrition threats every year.
In Juba street, often can see a variety of modified water tankers. The clumsy body in the rugged streets difficult to crawl, the water in the water tank be tossed out Lili Lala spilled all over the road. Juba no urban water system, all depend on this water tankers will be without the purification of the Nile water to various water points in the urban area, and families to water points out. So the high streets and back lanes, often can see the head bucket of women and children. They skillfully put buckets weighing tens of pounds on the top of the head, one hand on the side of the bucket to keep balance, tough but flexible shuttle in the mud pit lane. In order to experience the feeling of bucket on his head, I took a little girl head bucket, with the help of others at the top of his head, suddenly feel that the head is pressed pain. Is unbearable, the key is unable to master the balance, two hand on the bucket, but did not dare to move an inch, bucket has been at the top of the head shake violently, almost falling on the ground. It is hard to imagine that these thin girl is how to lift such a heavy of barrel.
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