Shuri(jo) Castle／守禮、首里

首里城，琉球王國的政經、文化、信仰中心。幾世紀以來和臨近國家的廣泛交流，使其融合各國文化，尤其受中國及日本影響最深。

據史書記載，首里城曾多次被焚毀，最近一次在1945年5月，二次大戰的沖繩之役中，因日本陸軍第32軍在首里城地下挖掘坑道，設置指揮所，導致該城被美國海軍飛機及戰艦多次轟擊，完全毀壞。


日本於1992年開始復原工作，目前整體工程仍在進行中；2000年首里城被聯合國教科文組織列為世界文化遺產。

(詳細解說請參考 WIKIPEDIA)

(還有更多沖繩之旅照片在泰咪的 flickr!)



Shurijo (Shuri Castle), the palace of Ryukyu Kingdom. A few centuries of diplomacy & trading activities with neighboring countries, Ryukyu Kingdom's culture was actually the fusion of many different races, especially Chinese & Japanese.

According to records, Shuri Castle burned several times, the latest time was in 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed, with only a few walls standing as high as a few decimeters.


In 1992, it was reconstructed on the original site based on photographs, historical records, and memory. The whole project is still going on nowadays.

In 2000, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

(Read more detail @ WIKIPEDIA)

(More pix of Tammy's journey to Okinawa @ flickr!)