Van Gogh’s The Starry Night Recreated in Bosnia’s Hills

In the green hills of central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Halim Zukic has recreated a nature park in the form of one of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings, The Starry Night.
在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那中部的青山中，哈利姆·祖基奇重现了梵高最著名的画作之一《星夜》中的自然公园。

Zukic is from the town of Visoko.
祖基奇来自维索科镇。

He decided to create a park after buying some land and a small house in a nearby village 20 years ago.
20年前，他在附近的一个村庄买了一片土地和一座小房子后，决定创建一个公园。

But he had no clear idea of what the park should look like.
但他并没有明确的想法，公园应该是什么样子。

Then he saw tractors moving among fields of tall grass six years ago.
六年前，他看到拖拉机在高草地间移动。

He also saw that the tractors made circular shapes in the earth.
他还看到拖拉机在地上形成了圆形的图案。

This reminded him of similar shapes in Van Gogh's painting.
这让他想起了梵高画作中类似的形状。

"From that moment, I was no longer in doubt," Zukic told Reuters news agency.
“从那一刻起，我就不再有任何怀疑，”祖基奇告诉路透社。

But his effort took him time, money, and a lot of work.
但他的努力花费了时间、金钱和大量的工作。

To match the painting, Zukic brought in 130,000 lavender plants in six colors.
为了匹配这幅画，祖基奇引进了13万株六种颜色的薰衣草。

Plants known for their aromas and medicinal uses were also planted.
他还种植了一些以香气和药用价值著称的植物。

These include sage, echinacea, wormwood and chamomile.
这些植物包括鼠尾草、紫锥菊、艾草和洋甘菊。

Together, they form colorful circles and help recreate the appearance of Van Gogh's painting.
它们共同形成了彩色的圆圈，帮助重现了梵高画作的外观。

Zukic also planted more trees and created 13 small lakes using water from the area.
祖基奇还种植了更多的树木，并利用当地的水源创造了13个小湖泊。

Zukic did the work to form the land into the same shape as the painting by himself.
祖基奇亲自完成了将土地塑造成与画作相同形状的工作。

He said recreating the painting has helped him better understand artists and the creative problems they face.
他说，重现这幅画帮助他更好地理解了艺术家及其面临的创作问题。

"This is the largest representation of The Starry Night, and the result of 20 years of dreams, of living those dreams to make them real," he said.
“这是《星夜》最大的再现，也是20年梦想的结果，实现这些梦想使它们成为现实，”他说。

The park is 10 hectares in size.
该公园占地10公顷。

Zukic said it will show art programs and promote central Bosnia's cultural heritage.
祖基奇表示，它将展示艺术项目并促进波斯尼亚中部的文化遗产。

Zukic also wants the park to offer visitors a place to rest and think.
祖基奇还希望公园能为游客提供一个休息和思考的地方。

Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the Netherlands and died in 1890 in France.
梵高于1853年出生在荷兰，1890年去世于法国。