Name: 錫吉里耶 | 斯里蘭卡被遺棄的獅子巖要塞 (Sigiriya | Sri Lanka's Abandoned Lion Rock Fortress)
Uploaded: 2025-07-26T18:45:09.000Z
Duration: 16 min 37 s

You're watching Vagabrothers, and this is Sri Lanka.

您正在收看的是《流浪兄弟》，這裡是斯里蘭卡。

Brothers, vagabonds, and your go-to guides for travel tips, inspiration, and vlogs on YouTube.

兄弟，流浪者，您在 YouTube 上獲取旅行提示、靈感和視頻的最佳嚮導。

In this series, we're discovering the best of Sri Lanka.

在本系列中，我們將發掘斯里蘭卡的精華。

Ancient cities, stunning nature, rich culture, and delicious food.

古老的城市、迷人的自然風光、豐富的文化和美味的食物。

Vagabrothers Welcome back to Vagabrothers.

Vagabrothers 歡迎回到 Vagabrothers。

In this video, we're exploring the cultural triangle of Sri Lanka, some of the oldest and most important sites in the country, and we're starting off with Sigiriya, the Lion Fortress, one of the most iconic places in Sri Lanka, and the most likely to pop up in your Instagram feed.

在這段視頻中，我們將探索斯里蘭卡的文化三角區，一些斯里蘭卡最古老、最重要的景點，我們將從獅子堡壘錫吉里耶開始，這是斯里蘭卡最具標誌性的地方之一，也是最有可能出現在你 Instagram 上的地方。

Sigiriya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of eight here in Sri Lanka, but this quite literally towers above the rest.

錫吉里耶（Sigiriya）是聯合國教科文組織的世界遺產，也是斯里蘭卡的八處世界遺產之一，但它確實比其他地方都要高。

It's a 200 meter or 650 foot tall rock cropping that dominates the entire landscape, but at the top of it are mysterious ruins.

這是一塊 200 米（650 英尺）高的岩石，主宰著整個地貌，但在它的頂端是神祕的廢墟。

No one is entirely sure why they were built.

沒有人完全清楚為什麼要建造它們。

To find out, we're going to climb to the top.

為了一探究竟，我們要爬上山頂。

It feels a lot like some of the Central American sites like Chichen Itza or Machu Picchu, where you have these large city structures, urban planning, but not a lot of actual buildings left, just kind of the foundations.

這種感覺很像中美洲的一些遺址，比如奇琴伊察（Chichen Itza）或馬丘比丘（Machu Picchu），那裡有大型的城市建築和城市規劃，但真正的建築卻所剩無幾，只剩下一些地基。

I love places like this where it's not really sure what the origin is.

我喜歡這種不知道起源的地方。

It kind of comes from that time of history where people have a mythical explanation.

這有點像歷史上人們對神話的解釋。

There's also a historical explanation, and hopefully by the time we get to the top, we'll figure out a bit more about this story.

還有一個歷史解釋，希望到了頂層，我們能對這個故事有更多的瞭解。

We just walked through the Royal Gardens.

There's all of these tanks, which are basically water collection ponds where they take the monsoon rain.

這些水箱基本上都是集水池，雨季的雨水就從這裡流走。

And there's also a moat that we went by that has lotus flowers on top now, but historically has been full of crocodiles.

我們還經過了一條護城河，現在上面開滿了荷花，但歷史上卻有很多鱷魚。

One of the main questions people have about this place is was it a fortress?

人們對這個地方的一個主要疑問是，它是一座要塞嗎？

Hopefully by the time we get to the top, we'll find out.

希望到了山頂，我們就會知道了。

We still have a lot of stairs, but what an impressive structure.

我們還有很多樓梯，但這是一個多麼令人印象深刻的建築啊。

Also, there's a lot of warnings for animals, including wasps.

此外，還有很多針對動物（包括黃蜂）的警告。

Alright, so now we are officially at the base of the rock fortress, but we're in quite a long line.

好了，現在我們正式來到了岩石堡壘的底部，但我們排了很長的隊伍。

At least we have monkeys to distract us a little bit.

至少我們還有猴子來分散一下注意力。

If you have a fear of heights, this may not be the excursion for you.

如果您有恐高症，可能不適合參加這次遊覽。

All of the frescoes are of beautiful women.

We, unfortunately, weren't allowed to film there.

遺憾的是，我們不能在那裡拍攝。

You can see why they call it the Lion Fortress because this is the Lion Gate.

你就知道為什麼人們稱它為獅子堡了，因為這裡就是獅子門。

You have the two lion paws, and according to legend, or according to archaeologists, there used to be a lion's face on the top as well, but that's been eroded from the elements.

上面有兩隻獅子的爪子，根據傳說或考古學家的說法，上面曾經有一張獅子的臉，但已經被風雨侵蝕。

We just saw a group of extremely elderly ladies mobbing it up here barefoot.

我們剛剛看到一群上了年紀的老太太光著腳在這裡閒逛。

Now let's talk about the different theories about this place.

現在，讓我們來談談關於這個地方的各種理論。

It's believed that it was the kingdom of Rabana, a very ancient king who captured Sita from India and got in a bunch of fights with a bunch of Indian gods in which he was eventually killed.

拉巴納是一位非常古老的國王，他從印度擄走了西塔，並與印度眾神大打出手，最終被殺。

There's definite evidence that monks did live here up to 1,500 years ago.

有確鑿證據表明，早在 1500 年前，這裡就有僧侶居住。

But way more interesting and more fun story is that of King Kasapa.

但更有趣、更好玩的故事是卡薩帕國王的故事。

He asked his father, who was the king, while he was a prince, I want to be king.

當他還是王子的時候，他問身為國王的父親：我想當國王。

King Kasapa killed his father by burying him alive in a wall.

卡薩帕國王殺死了他的父親，把他活埋在牆裡。

Some serious Edgar Allan Poe stuff right there.

Then fearing retribution from his brother, he fled.

後來，他害怕哥哥報復，就逃走了。

He brought 500 concubines because when you're king, why have five?

他帶了 500 個嬪妃，因為當你是國王時，為什麼要有五個呢？

能有 500 個，為什麼只有一個？

He brought 5,000 troops with him, held down the fort until his half-brother came, invaded, and conquered his army, leaving the king to commit suicide.

他帶著 5000 名阿兵哥，堅守陣地，直到他同父異母的弟弟前來入侵，並征服了他的軍隊，讓國王自殺身亡。

A sad ending for a tragic yet very interesting story.

一個悲慘的結局，一個非常有趣的故事。

And then last but not least, number four, aliens.

最後但並非最不重要的第四點，外星人。

That theory is just kind of a joke, but it is pretty incredible to see that there's basically four acres or two hectares of buildings here.

這個理論只是一個玩笑，但看到這裡有四英畝或兩公頃的建築，確實令人難以置信。

They were abandoned around the 12th century.

One theory is potentially mosquitoes and some sort of disease that killed off people.

有一種理論認為，可能是蚊子和某種疾病殺死了人。

But the place was abandoned for almost a thousand years until, like we said, it was discovered about 100 years ago by the British, and all these theories have still yet to be fully confirmed.

但這個地方被遺棄了近千年，直到 100 年前被英國人發現。

Scientists believe that water, because we're at the top of a rock, there is no water up here.

科學家認為，因為我們在岩石頂端，所以這裡沒有水。

But they figured out a way to use wind to bring the water up from 650 feet below us.

但他們想出了一個辦法，利用風力把水從我們下方 650 英尺的地方引上來。

But for me, the fact that we're on this giant rock monolith in the middle of a completely flat plain, there are mountains around us, but they're very far off in the distance.

但對我來說，事實上，我們是在一個完全平坦的平原中間的巨大石碑上，我們周圍有山，但它們在很遠的地方。

This rock just feels like it was just dropped right into the middle of this plain.

這塊石頭給人的感覺就像是被扔到了這片平原的正中央。

It is a really cool spot, and it does remind you of a couple of other places.

這是一個非常酷的地方，它確實讓你想起了其他幾個地方。

I mean, the lion aspect makes you think of the Sphinx from Egypt.

我的意思是，獅子的一面讓你想到埃及的獅身人面像。

The location here, how it just sticks up from the jungle, is like Coba in the Yucatan Peninsula.

這裡的地理位置，就像尤卡坦半島的科巴一樣，從叢林中拔地而起。

And it does remind you of Machu Picchu, especially the story of the discovery and all these terraces on a very remote place.

它確實讓你想起了馬丘比丘，尤其是在一個非常偏遠的地方發現梯田的故事。

Whether it was a monastery or a kingdom, there was a lot of history or a place of myth.

無論是修道院還是王國，這裡都有許多歷史或神話。

You can see how it could fit any of those places, and maybe it was really all of those places in one.

你可以看到它是如何適應這些地方中的任何一個的，也許它真的是所有這些地方中的一個。

I think it's interesting that the king, he killed his father, he stayed here, and even though he had this peaceful spot, he was obviously wracked by guilt.

我覺得有趣的是，國王殺了他的父親，他留在了這裡，儘管他有這個寧靜的地方，但他顯然被負罪感纏繞著。

It was kind of like the story of Prince Hamlet.

這有點像哈姆雷特王子的故事。

He committed the crime, took power, but then he really couldn't get rid of his guilt.

他犯了罪，奪了權，但之後他真的無法擺脫自己的罪惡感。

Apparently, that's why he got these frescoes painted down below, which had 500 pictures of beautiful women.

顯然，這就是他在下面繪製壁畫的原因，壁畫上有 500 幅美女圖。

This was supposed to comfort him when he was feeling down and guilty for killing his dad, which he probably should have.

這本應該是在他為殺死父親而感到沮喪和內疚時安慰他的，而他也應該這麼做。

Now we're going to go back to the place where this king originally lived, the ancient city of Anuradhapura.

現在，我們要回到這位國王最初居住的地方--古城阿努拉德普勒。

Anuradhapura We've driven a few hours north to Anuradhapura, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was the first capital of Sri Lanka.

阿努拉德普勒（Anuradhapura） 我們向北驅車幾小時就到了阿努拉德普勒，這裡是聯合國教科文組織世界遺產，也是斯里蘭卡的第一個首都。

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