Go to MATMATA, Berber living _ seaside Golden Beach

In the South of Tunisia mathema tashan district, is a Berber people inhabit, live in the Berber people still live in the cave-dwelling, forming a unique landscape. In the face of this ancient wild, some say like a pile of eruption of the volcano, it has been said that like with huge crater of battlefield. No wonder the United States along with Director George Lucas, not · miles, choose this place as filming the movie "Star Wars" as one of the outdoor scene. Standing on the ground looking, could see a hole with a hole, see housing. clever Berber people live in this House have centuries of history, they chose the living arrangement was mainly related with the local climate, this region was affected by the impact of the Sahara desert, hot dry all year round. The normal life of the people were greatly affected. The Berber people of underground village is quiet, fresh air environment. Lives in it cool and comfortable, are not affected by climate year round. Ancient Berber people in order to survive, they depend on hilly terrain first down to dig a hole, the hole with a diameter of about 10 meters, 6-7 metres deep. And then at the bottom along the pit wall excavated one similar cave cave, the pit bottom Central has become an open-air courtyard. Typical cave-building consists of two layers, each layer has different functions. The following layer is the bedroom, workshop, kitchen, storage room. Upper layer is used for storing food warehouse, you must climb a rope to get in. In the "courtyard" bevel side have a transverse hole communicates with the outside, the formation of the door. Because here in the desert climate, is a rare rain, therefore do not have to worry about housing caused by the rain. Our car, we stopped at the House entrance. Step camel first caught my eye. camels behind two caves House, because the two small room, I can figure out how to make a fool of himself-I thought the two room someone, would like to go in and say hello-I didn't think that one is storing camel food, another is the camel "washroom", just a step, a smell lunged ... ... .. smells ........555555 ... ... ... This camel qisheng, saw my mouth to bite me okay owner promptly came to pass that I, a bottle, it will be quiet. see, small camel milk, lovely! This is the home of the yard door painted fish and hands, is wonderfully pattern. the little hands, we call it FATIMA, mean safer living, many jewelry stores are selling this hand pendant above stand is boring, I go in to baffled ... This is the entry yard gate door is also a tunnel, the same as the warehouse owner home everywhere this-little hands, visible, this is a very devout Muslim households, people. This is for people who wash place this is the master bedroom is living room this is the kitchen, hee hee, that there is light in the kitchen. See me toss? on myself, climbing holes! here's family is no ladder, go to "upstairs" must climb. I wonder that hole put what the good stuff, be sure to get a look out! Hei Hei, saw it, it is placed oil jar and then take a look at this is to use simple tools grinding millet COUSCOUS do also want to try this, open the mill! The door well. put a alongside large jars. Tunisia long ago, most of the region lack of water in which no doubt would .MATMATA, kind of Muslims to not let the passerby too thirsty, just at the door on this large jars, fullness, passers-by through, no greeting you can drink. now many areas still retains the traditional-looking, there are still many families. However, in the face of the mountain, I can think of, the Berber people of what is to eat three meals a day.