Dear Steemit friends, today I'm gonna tell you more about Iran. I've already shared some stories about this amazing country before, but there is still a lot to say about it.
亲爱的Steemit朋友们，今天再跟大家讲讲伊朗，其实之前已经讲过了，但关于伊朗这样的国家可以说的实在是太多了。
The real Iran is totally different with what we always see and read in the media, Iran is definitely not the "axis of evil" what the media describes, and it is not a radical muslims country either. Iran was a very open and secular country before the 1979 islamic revolution, and it was very westernized and there was no restraint in people's lives. Later because of the foreign interventions, international hegemony, and unpopular Iran leaders, all together led to the outbreak of the islamic revolution.
Because of the economic sanctions by the United States, there are no international brands in Iran, you even can't see McDonald's and KFC, but a lot of faked brands. But because of the abundance of oil production, Iran's per capita cars and houses in the city are pretty high. Domestic produced supplies are sufficient, combined with a large amount of trade between China and Russia.
真实的伊朗和我们在新闻媒体里所看到的完全不一样，伊朗绝不是西方媒体描述中的“邪恶轴心国”，也不是大家印象中的中东极端穆斯林国家。伊朗在1979年伊斯兰革命之前是非常开放的世俗国家，并且非常西化，人们生活没有任何束缚。后来因为他国干政、国际霸权，加上领导人不得民心才导致了伊斯兰革命的爆发，之后的伊朗长期与外界隔离，被美国经济制裁，在伊朗甚至看不到麦当劳、肯德基这样的国际品牌。但伊朗由于丰盛的石油产量，国家经济其实处于中等水平，城市人均房屋和汽车拥有率也很高，国内自产物资充足，加上与中国之间的大量贸易往来，所以对旅行者来说在伊朗旅游难度不大。
Iran's international tourism has been relatively closed in the past years and there were very few foreign tourists coming to Iran, so Iranians are very enthusiastic for foreign visitors. As a foreigner it's very likely that random people on the streets are inviting you to there houses and be their guests. And in Iran the quite many people are very good in English, so you can easily get along with locals.
And they love Asian faces especially, there are many locals that took photos with me, as a Chinese, I was so popular in Iran, for males and females both, hahaha. They are also keen to call themselves Persians, they are also proud of their ancient Persian culture.
伊朗人非常热情好客，由于伊朗的国际旅游业一直较为封闭，过去的外国游客量很少，所以伊朗人对外国游客非常热情，基本上在街上溜达都有被人拉进家门做客的可能，而且伊朗的英语普及率很高，交流起来也比较顺畅，伊朗人尤其喜欢亚洲面孔，我和Andi在一起，当地人都只跟我一个人合照，尤其对中国人极度热情。他们也热衷于称伊朗为波斯，也依然称中国为“Chin"，既是“秦”，他们也同样为自己的古代波斯文化感到骄傲。
I suggests that you guys try couchsurfing in Iran, because the Iranian tourist industry is underdeveloped and there is almost no competition for backpacker hostels. But the privat apartments we had lived in Iran were very cozy, and all the hosts were amazingly good people.
去伊朗旅行建议大家当沙发客，因为伊朗旅游并不发达，针对外国人的背包客客栈几乎没什么竞争，所以客栈又贵舒适度又差。但就我们去过的伊朗人家里条件都不错。
Varzaneh is a village between Kashan and Isfahan, it has a dessert area and we have joined the dessert safari in our hostel.
Varzaneh是卡尚和伊斯法罕之间的一个沙漠区域，有盐湖，我们住的青旅有组队进沙漠的项目。
Abyaneh is a valley village located near to Kashan, it surrounded by mountains. It has 2000 years of history. People still speak Pahlavi language in Abyaneh. The village is the living fossil of Iranian history and cultures.
在卡尚附近的奥比扬奈村位于一个山谷内，古村被群山环绕。
很早前就有人居住，已有2000年历史了。现在村民仍在使用古老的巴列维语，堪称伊朗历史文化的活化石。
There was no any public transport from Kashan to Abyaneh so we shared a taxi with another two friends we met in a hostel in Kashan.
从卡尚到奥比杨奈村没有公共交通，我们是和在青旅里认识的朋友四个人一起拼车到的奥比杨奈村。
There are not many residents in Abyaneh and most of them are old people, so the village seemed a bit deserted. It was autumn, when we traveled there, the maple leaves and the wheat houses woven into a colorful picture.
奥比杨奈村居民人数很少，多是老人，村子显得有些冷清。去的时候正是秋天，枫叶和土黄色的房子融为一体，非常美。
Thank you for reading!
谢谢阅读！❤️