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Chev Shawan: Take off the cloak of "Internet celebrity" and see the most authentic blue city in the world.

Morocco, located in the coastal area of North Africa, is a standard Arab country with Arabs and Berbers as the main ethnic groups. In recent years, Morocco has become more and more popular with tourists from China. When China tourists come to Morocco, they often go to three landmark destinations-Marrakech, Chev Shawan and Fez, especially Chev Shawan, which is known as "the ancient city of world network celebrities". Because of its colorful blue, it fascinated most international tourists many years ago and became a must-see place in Morocco. This trip is no exception, but unlike other tourists, we rent a car in go on road trip.

It takes only 4 hours to drive from Fez Old Town to Sheva Shawan, and the scenery along the way is mostly mountainous. From mobile navigation, the car was just at the corner of a mountainside when we were approaching our destination. Looking out of the window, the distant town is shining with dazzling blue and white light in the midday sun. That is my dream Shevchenko.

The old town of Chev Shawan is built on the mountain, and cars are not allowed to enter. If you book a hotel in the old city, you can only park your car in the parking lot outside the old city and then carry your luggage into the city. This famous tourist ancient city almost satisfies most people's fantasy of fairy tale world, because there are not only blue and fresh air full of dreams, but also countless winding streets and lanes. Moreover, this 500-year-old city has a strong personality. You must accept its personality unconditionally to fall in love with it, otherwise you can't stay for a day!

Visiting the streets and alleys of Shep Shawan, we are prepared that most local people will not cooperate with taking pictures, so before we want to take pictures of local people, we must politely ask them if they agree. But as netizens said, the locals are very resistant to taking pictures, and my chances of being rejected are over 90%! What is even more exaggerated is that I hung my camera on my chest without lifting it. A child of about ten years old ran over and pointed at the camera and said, "No! Don't! No! " Out of respect, I put the SLR in my backpack and patted the well and the street with only a small card machine.

In the past, there was a saying on the Internet that most residents living in the old town of Shave Shawan are Berbers, and they are very sensitive to taking pictures, especially when tourists take pictures of them, which will bring disadvantages to themselves, especially to women and children. But if the other person is not a Berber, he will be much more enlightened. So here, we are more about shooting the back of the local people. Choose a street view angle, look around, and wait for someone to pass in front of me with their back to me before raising the camera.

When we first entered the town of Chev Shawan, we followed the map to find the hotel we booked. Unexpectedly, the location of the hotel was not marked on the map, which made me panic and look around anxiously. At this moment, a young local boy stopped when he passed me and asked me what I was looking for. I said the name of the hotel, and he gave me a "Ula Ula" speech. I only understood the sentence "I have to go for a while". To tell the truth, it is difficult for us to understand what he said in the face of this winding alley. He also saw my doubts and blurted out-"Come with me".

Follow him up the steps, walk along the road for five minutes, and finally reach the hotel he is looking for. It turns out that this hotel is in the peak area. I subconsciously took out my change to thank him, but he waved me down. He said that he sold blankets at the intersection where I met and welcomed me to visit. Although we didn't buy anything in his shop later, he enthusiastically introduced the good restaurants and scenic spots around him. His kindness also makes us less uneasy and suspicious about shopping in the old town of Chevy Shawan. I even thought that the merchants in the old city were as kind and helpful as this little brother.

After bidding farewell to my little brother, we also let our guard down and walked into the criss-crossing streets of the old city of Medina in Chev Shawan. It's like another world, like an addictive shopping paradise, which will empty your wallet. The copper plates, shawls and jewels in front of the shop exude attractive light, hand-woven tapestries, handbags and rich spices fill your sensory nerves, and beautiful Moroccan slippers and bottles and cans of various colors are filled with tables and shelves.

According to the recommendation of blanket shop brother, I walked out of the old city and found an Italian restaurant on a street corner. The shop is not big, and there are two girls who are particularly outstanding in figure and appearance. We decided to have dinner here for the next two days, because we can not only eat delicious pizza and pasta, but also see beautiful women, which really makes us have a special liking for this small shop. After enjoying the delicious food, we walked to the opposite mountain.

There is a mosque on Shefshawan Mountain, which is said to be the best place overlooking the town. With the arrival of the night, all the tourists around have left, and only we are waiting for the night view of Chev Shawan. The breeze is blowing with coolness, and now I feel a little happy, listening to the dog barking from time to time, guarding the sunset glow of this blue town like fire.