Livingstone Museum

【 Zambia * East and South Africa 】

Livingston city （ Livingstone ）Southern Province of Zambia（ Southern ）One of City, Livingston is also the capital of the Southern Province, with a population of 158,149(2000 Year). I came to the city to see the second largest waterfall in the world today, the Victoria Falls, known as the Rainbow Falls. Transportation is an airplane. There are flights from Lusaka, its capital, or Johannesburg or Cape Town, South Africa (tickets are sold on three major websites in China, see my related blog). Livingston is a British name. Why did Zambia use its name as a city after independence? (The figure below shows the side of Livingstone Museum)

It's a pity that the museum is closed and has no chance to visit!

The statue of Livingstone stands in front of the museum.

David ·Livingston（ one thousand eight hundred and thirteen year ~1873 He was a Scottish doctor and missionary. He devoted his life to the exploration of Central Africa. one thousand eight hundred and forty In, he made his first expedition to Africa, including one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine Crossing the Kalahari Desert, and one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five The Victoria Falls (now called Mociotunia Falls) named by him was found in the Zambezi River in --- Translated notes). The detailed records he made in several trips gradually filled many gaps in the original map of Africa.

Livingston strongly opposed the slave trade that was still prevalent in Africa at that time. He made many friends with the Africans he met. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three When he died in, his African servant carried his dead body with incense oil on his back one thousand and six hundred Km to the coast. The body was shipped back to England and buried in Westchurch, London 。

Livingstone devoted his whole life to preaching Christianity to African natives to comfort their hearts, and set up missionaries everywhere on the African continent , Little effect; But he accepted the protection of the slave trading warlords to travel between tribes in the interior of Africa , Although unable to save the captured slaves , It strengthened his belief : Considered it necessary to introduce " Christianity, Commerce and Civilization " The slave trade could be banned only in the interior of Africa. In the end, he failed to find the catchment area of the Nile River in Africa, and failed to completely save the black slaves, but he deeply understood and appealed to the world to pay attention to the tragedy of the slave trade in Africa, awaken the conscience of mankind, and finally, before the end of the nineteenth century, the British Parliament one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three year eight month twenty-eight Japan passed the abolition of slavery (the Slavery Abolition Act 1833) The decrees were implemented by the colonial governments in the empire where the sun never set , stay " Consciously " It ended the slavery coexisting with human civilization.

　　1873 year five month four On the morning of April 1, in Banvelu Lake, Zambia（ Lake Banguelu ）On the south bank, people found Livingstone died while kneeling in prayer. He died of internal bleeding and malaria caused by dysentery. They buried his heart under a nearby tree, and then two loyal servants traveled thousands of miles to transport his body; Finally, they were sent back to England and buried in Westminster Abbey in London. "Christianity, commerce and civilization" is written under the memorial beside Victoria Falls Christianity, Commerce and Civilization”。

i see!

Roadside billboard

Booth selling handicrafts outside the scenic spot

Open urban roads

wayside "Sculpture", when I came closer, the wire cage was full of rubbish, hehe!

A few tall buildings

Although the city is small and seems to be very backward, there are many supermarkets. I have seen three, with many and cheap goods. I bought food at one of them.

Tourism information center of the city

Appearance of railway station

A church, very quiet, but also closed!

Relevant information is taken from Baidu two thousand and sixteen year seven month