Dream Shangri-La
- Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Travels legend, World War II, a Western aid to China's fighter pilots were the Japanese shot down over the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the critical moment, the pilot parachuted to survive, falling in a valley into a sea of sapphire valley fine spring, farms, grasslands, Murai patchwork, and the people live in peace with one of them ideal world of the scene. Pilot subsequently asked a passing local fellow, here is where, the villagers replied: Shangri-La! In 1933, famous British novelist James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon" in southwest China's Tibetan areas depicted an eternal, peaceful, quiet place - the sun shines first place, the construction of the East Tong, the most human parts of Most Excellent is breast-sur-Shangri-La. First century, the mid-90s, a variety of evidence suggests that: Shangri-La in Yunnan Province, China Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the north-west.
Shangri-La of the holy and mysterious attracted me, and walked into Shangri-La has become my dream. I can not wait to set foot on summer vacation of their dreams of my trip. All the way through ups and downs, a true Shangri-La to show in my eyes.
Shangri-La Diqing We often say that the Shangri-La is the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Yunnan Province. "Shangri-La," the term originated from Yunnan, Zhongdian, Diqing Tibetan dialect, meaning "heart of the sun and the moon." Diqing Tibetan meaning "auspicious place" is the only Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province is one of the country's 10 Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Diqing the end of 1998 the total population of 340,000 people, 13 kinds of traditional homelands nation, thousands of people than there are nine kinds of ethnic minority population accounts for 84% of the total population data, with Tibetans accounting for 33.4% of the total population. As the minorities, especially the Tibetan population, the capital of Shangri-La County, Diqing walking the streets when the ear came the Tibetan; greeted the Tibetan; past the crowd and ultimately the Tibetan people and monks. Is particularly worth mentioning is the Tibetan men are always hanging around his waist or long or short knives, but this knife is not used for wounding, and it is a kind of ornament, and we go out on the wear jewelry knives The intent is the same. In order to show off their wealth, the Tibetan people are like in their own knives on the gold and silver jewelry inlaid.
Diqing is located in Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan provinces (regions) at the junction, Jinsha, Lancang River in the upper reaches of the north Tibet Qamdo area, east Sichuan, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, south to another area adjacent to the famous scenic spot in Lijiang, Yunnan the west, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, connected to. Diqing the highest elevation of 6740 meters, the lowest elevation of 1480 meters, state capital location of Shangri-La County, elevation 3228 meters. The annual average temperature 5.4 degrees, 660 kilometers from Kunming, 1640 kilometers away from Lhasa. As being located in high altitude areas, Shangri-La is relatively low temperatures throughout the year, although the positive peak of summer, but the rainy day Shangri-La The highest temperature is only 15 degrees, allowing just the height of summer in Shanghai visiting my real experience of the "cool "feeling; while living in a city 3,000 meters above sea level, I did not feel altitude reaction, the only change is a long time a lot of sleep; though rainy, but the intense ultraviolet radiation I thoroughly carried out a sunbathing - a few days on the dark tan.
Diqing's special geographic position, generally can be summarized as "three mountains, two rivers a dam." The "three mountains", that is nu shan mountains, Yun-ling Mountains, Gongga Mountains, north-south north-south, parallel side by side, Meili Snow Mountain, Bai Mang Snow Mountain, Haba Snow Mountain on the peaks of the three snow-capped mountains above Dingli; "two rivers", that is the Jinsha, Lancang ; "a dam", that is Shangri-La Bazi, a wide alpine grasslands. Peculiar geographical environment and colorful ethnic customs Shangri-La has created a wealth of tourism resources. Here are the Yangtze River Tiger Leaping Gorge; black-necked crane habitat in accordance with La Prairie; Tibetan Buddhist monasteries Gadan Songzanlinsi, East Chikurinji; dangerous Lancang River Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon, Bi melt; Tibetan holy mountains and natural wonders of Meili Snow Mountain Ming Yong contact glaciers, Niru contact glaciers, etc., are numerous. Therefore, the local tourism industry to flourish.
Starting from Kunming, Yunnan-Tibet Highway and danger along the Yunnan-Tibet highway passing through Chuxiong, Dali, Lijiang to reach Shangri-La distance of nearly 700 km, 14 hours by car, by plane, is only 50 minutes. As a time when the tourist season, tickets have become tight goods, coupled with my penny-pinching, it is already decided to travel by car together with the companions. Auto walk through on the highway, along the meandering landscape, intoxicating beauty, until the last 200 road, let us truly feel the Yunnan-Tibet highway dangerous.
With the advent of the rainy season, landslides along Yunnan-Tibet Highway Diqing Duan continuous decline, coupled with the high mountains a deep valley, a narrow road ups and downs, winding, bumpy car fierce, so it is our road show called "Britain dirty" highway. In addition to mountains and along the way, but a more than a high, people to realize how real "mountain outside the Mountain" feeling. Moreover, the more breathtaking places, more and more intoxicating scenery, walk through the meantime, the young people's risk of psychological be greatly satisfied.
Meili Snow Mountain to the road even more dangerous, in the day, we pass through the Jinsha River valley 1,500 meters above sea level, turn the altitude of 4200 meters of white Mang Snow Mountain Yakou, but also down to 1,800 meters above sea level of the Lancang River Valley. On the foot of the mountain valleys and felt the bottom riverside hot, wet alpine meadow and mountain Yakou cold, can be described as a day through the four seasons, feeling wonderful endless. In the high ridge, we walk through the car in the clouds, after peaks, clouds have been left at the foot, facing a trickle of snow, ice and snow in the summer season and so close contact, and we shouted enjoyable.
All the way down the cave so that when the pass road, when necessary, passengers have to lift a stone to clear roadblocks and get off. What impresses me most is that after a landslide, the body diagonal street 100 meters deep gorge, and I happen to be seated by the window and saw the cliff of the surging river, heart almost stopped. But this kind of traffic for our Tibetan driver can be described as routine, is not accustomed to seeing strange. To see the mountains falling rock, he led us off to move the stone, if necessary, passengers walk through the dangerous section empty car. First encountered large landslide, the road construction workers and even the vehicle and passengers evacuated the spot, blasting demolition of a mountain clear away the boulders, so that those of us "I did not seen the world's college students the" big eye-opener. I said no proof that these photos of the most persuasive. This has become a Shangri-La Yunnan-Tibet road trip unforgettable.
Tibetan Buddhism Songzanlinsi to the Tibetan areas, it had referred to Tibetan Buddhism. Diqing almost all of the Tibetans believe in Tibetan Buddhism, a number of other ethnic minorities also believe in Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism in the hearts of the Tibetans occupy an extremely important position. Exposure to Tibet, one can see the magnificent temples, numerous monks, Mani and the White Tower by the heap, and the mountains of the streamer. Layout of your home from the Tibetans, dressed in dress, the daily labors, the annual festivals, weddings and funerals, parenthood, etc., we all can see the Tibetan Fodu far-reaching influence on Tibetans. Shangri-La is located in a large number of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, the most famous one was the Gadan Songzanlinsi. To the Shangri-La's second day, I can not wait to visit the temple.
Karma is the Yunnan Province, Dan Songzanlinsi the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, but also a large Tibetan monastery famous for one of the temple there are more than 700 monks. It is located in the outskirts of a Shangri-La County, surrounded by mountains and grasslands, from the equivalent of town the size of the composition of buildings. At very high at the roof of a gilt bronze tiles sparkling shine, takes away people's eyes, almost a castle.
Songzanlinsi in the possession of the country around the 11th Year of the Ram soil Yin Jiong (AD 1679) to build, in the Yin Iron Rooster (1681 AD) completed. Ciming pro-Dalai Lama "Karma Dansson Tsan Lin." Shangri-La Tibetan children from an early age to the temple to study Buddhist scriptures, grow up according to their own return to secular life or to continue to climb to a higher realm of Buddhism. It can be said Songzanlinsi be considered a "secondary schools", if read "university", then to enter the Potala Palace, and also for further studies, only went to India's "study" to the.
Songzanlinsi temple has two halls, living in the highest temple of the Central Office. The upper main hall is a gold-plated copper tiles, upturned corners of animal kiss temples cornices; lower hall has 108 columns Ying, on behalf of the Buddhist auspicious number. Main hall can accommodate 1,600 people chanting instep seat. Around the walls of Buddhist scriptures, "rolls of cabinet," the Dalai Lama V, the main hall enshrines the statue of the front, then lined with the remains of the famous monk Lama. Apse for people Tsongkhapa, Maitreya Buddha, the Dalai Lama VII statue.
Into the hall, leaving the monks meals, before meals for recitation bursts echoed the voice of the entire temple, people feel the unique atmosphere of mystery. Basilica of the top-level residents a living Buddha, in the local Tibetans, led by a friend, we take the liberty of the arrival of Buddha rest of the room, paid a visit to the Tibetan people respected sage. Old living Buddha sitting on a chair, outside to await Meet the Tibetan Living Buddha. They take off their shoes before the door, then approached the Buddha, knelt and bowed that respect, Living Buddhas hand touch the back of the head about kneeler, then who can stand up to the Living Buddha Buddha confide their thoughts and worries, so Buddha for their own Zhidianmijin. The whole process is completed in the Tibetan language exchanges, let us just muddle outsiders. Finally, I also modeled on the former that kneel before the practice of reverence to the Buddha, when living Buddha seemed to understand my thoughts, come up with a yellow peace festival hung around my neck, so I feel flattered that clumsy exit outside the house. With this experience, this temple of the heart produces a wave of respect, but also lamented their devotion in the heart of the Tibetan people.
The second floor down to the hall, turning the eyes of many wheels, golden turning round the houses were silhouetted against the brilliant golden walls, adding the beautiful murals, the whole room looked gorgeous solemnity. Turning the wheel carved with sixth mantra of Tibetan Buddhism, "Tu Mani Padme Hum," and each will come to turn through the Tibetan side of the sixth and remembered a few lines, edge toggle each prayer wheel clockwise. We also try to turn once, and silently mouth the words while a blessing.
Came to the temple lobby, looked up and saw a lot of crows circling the top of the temple, the heart has difficulty, and one inquire, did not realize that a "sensational" Tibetan practices: after the death of the Tibetan people are not buried, but after burial, Shuizang or is the cremation to go to paradise. Sky burial is the meaning of Slice and Dice after the dead body into the nearby Tian Zangtai lamasery allow birds to catch food, and thus lamasery live in the vicinity of a large number of crows, circling the search for "food." Similar to the way Shuizang and cremation. In my residence near a river, time we just happened to have the Tibetan people when they go out during the water. , Out of respect, but also some fear, we still do not watch, but this custom is still deeply that spring to my mind.
Meili Snow Mountain Meili Snow Mountain Mingyong know is from Japanese joint mountaineering began. 1991 Sino-Japanese joint expedition to climb when the Meili Snow Mountain peaks Kawagebo misfortune avalanche, a line 17 people aboard. Since then, the Meili Snow Mountain, and Kawagebo peak was covered with a layer of mystery.
Meili Snow Mountain is a mountain of Yunling transverse mountains, 6740 meters above sea level peak Kawagebo for the first peak in Yunnan Province. In the local Tibetan people, the Meili Snow Mountain in Tibetan Buddhism is considered Eight "Kamiyama," the first and also the only one "male" Kamiyama. It has long been a sacred place for Tibetan pilgrims every year from people across the Tibetan areas this pilgrimage, and reciting. Next year is the Year of the Ram, but also years of Meili Snow Mountain in Natal. All that time, a devout Tibetan Tibetan who will gather in the Meili Snow Mountain, Mt pilgrimage on foot around the foot of a mountain walk through time, with as little as two weeks, when as many as two months, they represent snow-capped mountains in the Tibetan hearts status.
Meili Snow Mountain terrain, climate variability, although less than 7,000 meters high, it has not been someone on board. Since the beginning of this century, the number of domestic and foreign climbers have tried to "conquer" him, but all the Kawagebo pre-peak time and again defeated. In 1990, the Sino-Japanese joint impact of climbers reach the summit when the mountain Tibetans into one kneel quietly to pray for holy mountains is not tarnished. According to local friends said, when he made at the foot of the mountain of the lamasery more than 2,000 monks gathered in the same time, recitation, protect Kamiyama not be bothered to outsiders. A result, could be a coincidence or providence, mountains or even really happened. From then on nobody trying to challenge the sacred peaks. 18 mountain warrior tomb is also permanently stands in the other side of Kawagebo peak. Their bodies until 1999 eight kilometers away from the place of the victims was found on a glacier.
Meili Snow Mountain really do not want to be disturbed, as we venture through the landslides and debris flows continuously made a special trip to the Yunnan-Tibet Highway have witnessed his style, the whole two-day summit were surrounded by thick fog. The Panchen Lama is said to come down the mountain that year, the same misty snow-capped mountains, but when the mouth of the Panchen Lama has studied a string of verses, and planted a bottle of holy water, the clouds disperse actually magic, Kawagebo peak will be exposed out. We do not have the Panchen's a god, the true face of naturally snow-capped mountains long and almost invisible. However, snow-capped mountains or not ill-treat our friends from afar, he dedicated to us is a spectacular Ming Yong Glacier contact!
In the Tibetan language, the "contact" that is the meaning of glaciers, the glacier also known as Mingyong Akinaga exactly. Mingyong originated in Meili Snow Mountain, from the altitude of 5,500 meters and 2700 meters above sea level under the deferred forest areas, up to 8 km wide and up to 500 meters, an area of 73.5 square kilometers. Is the world's rare, low-altitude, low-latitude monsoon maritime glaciers modern. Mingyong winter and long summer consumption, deep in the Meili Snow Mountain valley. Did not see Meili Snow Mountain, we decided to see for themselves the rare glacier.
Into the path of glaciers in the mountains between the meandering, sometimes uphill, sometimes the next valley, the clouds floating in the hillside, we are able to realize how real people in a wonderful picture of cloud Bank. As time goes on, winding paths, we suddenly saw a vast expanse of whiteness of the ribbon bundle on top of the mist-shrouded mountains winding down, in between the clouds looming, it is plainly Mingyong! It is the upper part of the cloud, while the flow of the clouds at the end of another, far looked, the embrace of mountains, glaciers like the dream of Wonderland general, think it will soon reach the glacier at the foot of my mind could not help but excited.
Through the Lancang River Valley, we enter into the glacier at the foot, this time not see glaciers, one clear of the river fleet inside down the river from the mountain stream, river water continuously flowing, cold biting, head-wind blowing gently, the water rocked brawl Valley. This is the one formed after the glacial melt rivers. Out of the car, we have the whole ready luggage, and one got into the thick forests, to the mountain glaciers embarked.
Primeval forest where dense vegetation, towering trees, mountain was covered with golden yellow leaves, the sun shining down through the jungle, leaving behind bits and pieces of the spot. The mountain with all things to light rain, the air cold and humid, mountain sound of running water is still prevalent. 2,000 meters above sea level may be the reason, the mountain path up a fairly physical consumption, less than a moment, I've been panting, sweating. Simply off the raincoat, and enjoy the taste of the rain, climbing fun. Suddenly, the valley came the rumbling of the "thunder", there is no lightning, thunder then how would there be? Asked one knew it was not thunder, but collapsed to the sound of ice can not help but express amazement - the size of glaciers seems to really unimaginable! Walking along the way encounter一段小插曲: We encountered a group of "wild boar." These pigs are stocking all day in the valley, climbing ability to be discounted, and then steep the slope is no longer under the words. That long pig trotters than more, she is also "thin" a lot, ate delicacies from land and drink the spring water really lucky ah.
As more and more steep mountain, higher and higher above sea level, each section of the road are extremely difficult climb. Suddenly there is a white spot between the trees, is it ice? I suddenly fatigue no, three-step and make two steps forward, running to his cleared some leaves probe a look - before your eyes are one of the peaks from above glaciers winding down! A pedestrian suddenly cheered, a mountain that we rang the cries of excitement. Further to go, we climbed to the viewing platform, Mingyong true colors show in front of us.
And the Atrium from the high peaks of the flow of ice under a broad, extremely steep ice like a giant waterfall solidification of the Pentium-down, has been spread to the valley behind. At this point the ice cold water surging downstream shedding, deafening sound of running water, ice surface covered with a layer of black sediment. Near the ice surface was black, therefore, the above article is filled with an unfathomable ice cracks, can be seen dimly through the ice cracks the ice water was sky-blue. Distant ice massive and the upper part is white, the lower part was green, the backlog at the height of the ice cracking under the shuttle for a collapse of a giant ice-down, extremely spectacular scene. At this point although the wind was howling, but we are excited to have blood boil, loudly shouting: "glacier, I am,! Snow-capped mountains, Here I am!" Some people even took out his cell phone right away, connected to family and friends, we face the phone to do the energy to the call described by the other side of this spectacle: "You listen, you listen, this is the voice of ice!" That's the moment that he really wanted to turn into an ice-ri will always remain in the ice. Some even send out such a sigh: "When a wild man be nice"
Excitement of riding on this stock, we continue to climb upward, she wanted to be close contact with glaciers. Thirsty, you drink a roadside mountain spring water, cool water refreshing natural sweet, so I am even more enthusiasm, and soon we came to the end of the mountain, when my whole body soaked with sweat and rain. Here sits a small temple, first came to the temple door, a defensive guy greet Tibetan temple in the ranks, his passion Kaohuo invited us to the temple, and personally poured butter tea and spirits, let's warm body. In this lonely place minorities encounter such warm hospitality, we were deeply moved by landscapes and the human.
After a while and chatted with him we were surprised to find that the Tibetan people turned out to be in 1999 Sino-Japanese joint expedition team found the remains of people. He was a shepherd when the accident to the glacier a platform for players to see the remains of the victims, and later in person on behalf of the people risking their lives to the glacier relics of the dead body shipped back. Shou Temple, who pointed to a distant mist-shrouded glaciers platform to tell us that there is a player's body was found in place. Watching distant narrow platform, our hearts silently pray the brave climbers who rest in peace. In the temple facing the mountain god devout kneel before our prayer, pilgrimage, to express our team this Kamiyama's respect. The sky dimming, we bid farewell to the mountains, Huang Chao Shou, and finally set foot on the way home.
Author: lio18
