I. Tragedy Monument

Drive south from Brussels 18km, and come to the world-famous Waterloo town, the old battlefield of Waterloo. It is mid-spring, and the vast fields here are green, with flowers, grass and green trees competing generously to exude intoxicating fragrance; In the lush Woods, happy birds fly around, and their mellow, sweet and moving songs seem to awaken people's new hopes; On a smiling spring day, wicker gently swayed in the breeze, teasing the surrounding green leaves, making spring more dense and pleasant. Time has already washed away the traces left by the war. Waterloo, once cocky, is now so peaceful, quiet, rich and beautiful.

Waterloo, an unknown town, was called the Battle of Waterloo, which played a "turning point" in European history. Since then, its name has become world-famous, and it has been deeply remembered by people because of its connection with a generation of heroes and Napoleon, the tragic protagonist of this campaign.

Then, there is a full-length statue of Napoleon, although it is not very tall and spectacular. The statue and pedestal are only four meters high, which seems to be a far cry from the nearby lion monument standing on the top of the mountain. This is a tragic monument. Perhaps it is because Napoleon was defeated here. However, walking here will cause some feelings, and many tourists will come here to take pictures as a souvenir.

Second, the war between sword and fire

Later, I came to Waterloo Memorial Hall opposite the cinema. This is a white circular building. After getting started, climb the stairs to the second floor and come to a circular wooden floor hall. Suddenly, a picture of war with gloomy sky, rumbling guns and blazing flames immediately appeared in front of us. Standing in the hall and looking around, I feel that I am in the middle of the "battlefield" where thunder bursts and Ma Benteng is angry.

So this is the famous circular panorama of the Battle of Waterloo. The panorama consists of circular oil paintings and physical sculptures on circular open spaces. The circular oil painting is a giant oil painting with the theme of Waterloo, with a height of 20m and a circumference of110m. It's really amazing.

The whole picture is vivid, vividly reappearing the scene that French cavalry and phalanx jointly launched a charge and fought for nearly 18 hours. From the distance of the picture, I can see the talented Napoleon wearing a green uniform with white lapels and a gray coat, riding a white horse to direct the battle. This epic painting is really rare. I don't know how much effort the oil painter Louis Dumelin and his five collaborators have put into it! In front of the circular oil painting, there is a circular open space several meters wide, on which there are physical sculptures of the fighting in those days: broken straw houses, broken military flags and bloody bodies. ..............................................................................................................................

Third, daydreaming on Lion Mountain.

There is a conical lion mountain next to the Waterloo Memorial Hall. This Lion Mountain was built by women in Liè ge, Belgium, who borrowed soil from the battlefield with baskets, while the lion was cast with shells discarded that year. There is a stone ladder leading to the top of the hill. At the entrance of the stone steps, an elderly guard handed each visitor a small piece of paper, which said that Lion Mountain was 45 meters high. The cast iron lion weighs 28 tons; There are 226 steps from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain; The number of people killed in the Waterloo War was 65,000, and so on.

Then, climb the stairs and come to the big platform at the top of the mountain. Liger, cast in iron, perched on the platform, holding his head high and looking west. It means "noble" Napoleon. Stopping at Lion Mountain, facing the breeze and leaning against the railing overlooking the ancient battlefield is quite a feeling of "the crime of a thousand years, who has ever commented".