2023年7月29日， 今天是尼泊尔学校的休息日，也是我来到这里的第三天，没有去上课。我想利用这个假日去看看附近的风景，同时也了解当地的风土人情。
在学校两个老师的陪同下，我们首先爬到了一座山上，在这里可以俯瞰整个加德满都。这里有一座寺庙，当地人叫做猴庙。爬到山顶，看到的第一眼，感到震惊，在这么高的山上要修一座如此大的庙，可以想象当时修建的时候有多艰难。
一开始，我理解这个庙之所以叫做猴庙，是因为这里的装潢或者人们所祈祷的佛是跟猴有关系的，直到我进入猴庙我看到了许多的猴子，大的小的，有在嬉戏打闹，有在坐着吃香蕉，还有在睡觉的。我开始担心这么多的猴子万一伤害到人怎么办，但是，接下来我的担心好像是一个笑话，路上的猴子它会看着你从它面前经过，如果你正好手里有一个香蕉，那你在喂给它的同时也可以轻轻抚摸它。
到了猴庙最大的广场上，有许多的人根本就不在意身边窜来窜去的猴子，猴子也在享受它们自己的生活，这也许就是人与自然和谐共存的关系吧。如果我们的人们，能够打破国界，不用护照不用签证，直接就可以在世界各国“窜来窜去” 该多方便和开心啊？
On July 29, 2023, it was a holiday at the Nepalese school, and it was my third day here, so I didn’t have to attend classes. I wanted to make the most of this holiday by exploring the nearby scenery and getting to know the local customs and traditions.
Accompanied by two teachers from the school, we first hiked up a mountain that provided a panoramic view of Kathmandu. At the mountaintop, there was a temple known to the locals as the Monkey Temple. At first, I thought the temple got its name because the decorations or the prayers were somehow related to monkeys. However, my understanding changed when I entered the temple and saw numerous monkeys of different sizes. Some were playing and frolicking around, some were sitting and eating bananas, and some were even napping. I started to worry about the possibility of the monkeys causing harm to people. But soon, my worries seemed like a joke because the monkeys there behaved calmly. When you walk past them, they simply look at you, and if you happen to have a banana in your hand, you can feed them and even gently pat them while doing so.
On the main square of the Monkey Temple, many people seemed unfazed by the monkeys darting around them. The monkeys, in turn, were enjoying their own lives. This might be a perfect example of a harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. Imagine if people could break down borders and travel freely around the world, just like the monkeys “darting around.” How convenient and joyful it would be!
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- Writer: Runan Liu (China)
- Editor: Yilin Wen（China）/ Akari Ito (Japan)
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- Editor Leader: Yuba (Nepal)
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