1955年1月初,我们从贝鲁特乘飞机越过约旦首都安曼到达沙特阿拉伯政府驻在地吉达。沙特阿拉伯王国的首都在利亚得,但是国王及政府各部门都在吉达设有行宫,各国驻沙特阿拉伯的使馆也都设在吉达。吉达在阿拉伯半岛的西洋,红海之滨。红海像一条巨大的裂缝分开了亚洲和非洲,它长达一千九百多公里,中间最宽处达三百余公里,而两端只有二、三十公里宽。红海两边有广阔 In early January 1955, we flew from Beirut across the Jordanian capital of Amman to reach the Jeddah base of the Saudi government. The capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in Leah, but the kings and government departments have their own palaces in Jeddah and their embassies in Saudi Arabia are also based in Jeddah. Jeddah in the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea. The Red Sea separates Asia and Africa like a huge crack. It stretches over 1,900 kilometers, with a width of 300 kilometers at its widest point and only two or three kilometers wide at both ends. There are vast areas on both sides of the Red Sea