Shannan impression (8 / 15 8 / 16)
Travels in the previous mentioned in Shannan, is the birthplace of Tibetan culture. So far there is still preserved in the old monkeys hole, said Tibetans from here on the origin, the Goddess and the God of the combination of monkey gave birth to five little monkeys, that is, the five branches of the Tibetan people. And let I am interested in is this legend turned out to be so in line with the human evolutionary theory.
On this day, I first went to send some packages to the post office at home, for example, I bought Kham knives in Bajiao Street. Starting the afternoon to Shannan, the time is dusk, and Shannan, the bottom elevation, so along the way feel very warm, the sun is hiding not escape, but gradually the road on both sides of the trees began to be filed, and some grow very much Maunsell has been able to shade the road. Shannan mainly on farming for a living, the fields barley stands tall, the wind dance, like to welcome me to this foreign land passenger's arrival. Golden fertile fields, the random stacking of many sub-straw pile, often two-storing, such as the pagoda shape, very pretty. The Tibetans were farming in the fields picking the wheat from time to time something to get the horse and tractor Figure brushed past the picture than the oil painting "Found wheat" more vivid. There Niu A! I started thought that apart from yaks in Tibet can not see other than cattle. Some are hidden in the grass among the diffuse buried, some Tuozhao haystack, or dry cow dung, and some are tied outside the big house in the Tibetan Shupang, lazy looked at me, mouth chewing rope, perched between the twilight days of clouds, while the evening sun was hiding behind a house. I also took advantage of the car stopped when the videotaping of a cow photo, the driver actually very sympathetic to my behavior, and so I have to indicate that they shoot well, before he stepped on the accelerator to launch the car.
Car parked in Zetang County, Shannan's major cities. I live in traffic hotel, next to a Sichuan restaurant, a typical mom and pop shop, head of household is a woman of great charm, people are very warm, so I think that food should be burned is also very warm and good taste. I saw a man come up with their own specially pickled kimchi, as if now there is no more than this to eat delicious kimchi had. So those few days the restaurant has become my canteen had.
Zetang night sleep Fortunately, I went to get up early, "Chang Zhusi," Tibet's first temple. There, I almost do not believe that this small temple is the place where the earliest civilization began, but with its admiration and curiosity, I went into the old place, time goes by, I'm trying to imagine it used to look like and when the Mood for Love. Although small, but you can slightly see the Potala Palace, the mountain the wide steps of the shadow, there is a very old Tibetan, and even teeth are not, and face some daunting, where he was seriously discredited. 9 am, I ask her where there is vote-buying, she actually said that there had not yet begun to go to work. So I visited the monastery slowly walls and columns. Wall has been a lot of collapsed buildings, people looked like tears, pillars already lost its former luster, color, fall off in one place. Here is a great nation was founded religious place?
Gradually, there are a number of local Tibetans came so early lesson. Nantes, they are all the mountains, some dressed as if they do not care of my existence, first turn around the huge prayer wheels turn, we must work together in order to turn a few people, of which there is a very small child, less than a turn through the cylinder handle so high, it has also Dianqi Jiao sharp turn in the effort may do, I think quite moving, and quickly shot down his appearance. And then went to the lobby without leave worship, turning a small hand drum, mouth mutter prayers, and looked absolutely serious and devout. Great hall of the monks who are producing fresh butter statues, with barley flour mix with butter, shape into statues look like, and then paste a piece of fresh butter, and then enshrined at the shrine. I am very interested too, and with them dough, but I do not know the rules produced, we only Da Xiashou. Lamas have said that this is their staple food of the morning, I also tasted a little sweet taste is very fragrant, because it was also mixed with the granulated sugar.
Temple murals, I wonder what kind of power so that they can for this little faith to paint the entire walls and fences? For the protection I did not shoot a lot of pictures, but already can not help but leave some memories. The above are called the bar in the Tibetan Mastiff. I'm sure it is safe before on the second floor. Is fantastic, just like greeted many colorful, well-made mask, is that they jump when the Ghost Dance increasingly used in bar. Which features a ferocious animal that and grimace terrible defending God, in particular, there is a monkey mask, I think that has a relationship with God monkey legend bar. So I went to the second floor of the hall, dark one, not a trace of light, and even the air has to be solidified. I looked up to see a huge defending God, high in front of me, eyes big race bells, opened wide rounded, corners must be cracked, bloody red tongue out, sword in hand, and too frightening. In addition to his point there, light source, the other did not seem to exist elsewhere. Suddenly, I would feel that he is alive, there is life, is talking and thinking. I hasten to bow down to get up and immediately came to hear the left drum, almost jump out of the heart. Fortunately, in adapting to the dark atmosphere, I noted that there is a lama in the drums, drum heads huge, deep voice, but he did not speak to me, I dare not out of the atmosphere, quickly back out.
It was so hurried visit all the "Changzhu Si." I may come earlier bar may also come here to visit the few people, I can only teach a little sister how to use the interim my camera, did not think she was very smart, photo shoot very well, did not let me down. I have the car at the roadside, etc. can be set I went to Tibet's first palace, "Yumbulagang," the name sounds good oh!
Guess what kind of car to go look at my big palace, the original Shannan, where it is remote, mostly private car only to here, so I waited for half an hour still to see a few more cars. So, finally agreed to stop a car, and is a relatively new Motorola, the above and some Tibetan children, inside the front of the car's throttle is also the need to keep the water in order to take it Tim. However, better is better than no car. Jumped into the tractor, I would go visit the "Yumbulagang" went in the direction.
"Yumbulagang" What is it? It is a long in the mountains of the bunker-style buildings. Viewed from afar is not high, but walk very far, especially in the mountain roads bad, and I always feel that the foot slipping, but fortunately, those few children had a great help. They pulled me up to go for a while before we passed the advantageous place, they will also tell you where to turn in some places turn better, give them also engage in the head dizzy. "Yumbulagang" The building is very special, as if one side has a tall tower Liao, beautiful streamer of dancing in the blue sky, white walls, red and black roof, is also a very broad level, this My favorite over the five mountains are mountains to climb much better.
But in time, this building's location is very important, first of all it establishes the superior status of the emperor and, secondly, the high terrain to facilitate defense of foreign enemies, there is the ruler condescending, easy to view the activities on the ground. Inside the palace there is a surprise, Princess Wen Cheng and Songtsan used pot, I do not believe that is true, but also to touch a bit Guobian that contaminated some a blessing.
Let me unexpectedly, in the "Yumbulagang" on the roof, I met some foreigners, who come from Italy and Germany, also invited a Tibetan boy as guide, they have some of the Chinese people than we know more about the history of Tibet it. After they are pointing, I also found the first one of Tibet's farmland, of course, there are still produced in barley wheat, but is already among the myriad of surrounding farmland. And I was on the corner of the Imperial Palace and found the mark of the monkey god, is made of copper, a trident in the middle is a red-faced monkey face, I am glad I can still find fragments of civilization and the context.
Back to Zetang noon, afternoon I set out for Lima, "Samye Monastery." It is said that every one Tibetan Samye want to go to a place in mind, we must overcome the Brahmaputra, can only reach the other shore of bliss. In the bliss of the other side, already waiting for us Tibetans take their car or truck, go to the Samye Monastery. Brahmaputra water, all the way mischievously, I also met a few carrying a heavy luggage of travelers, to see me on the back of a camera bags, they can not help laughing at my ease, in fact, the need for all to see, I think that we must use the Those tents, moisture-proof pad, sleeping bags and other things. I think the main thing is brought to use, not to families, and I do not need to travel home in the eyes of others, I am the way I walk the world.
And some of the same, or to "Samye" in Tibetan, chat comparatively happy, and they let me taste the homemade highland barley wine, the taste is very sour, like the fermentation of the same, I was out of courtesy and it did not spit it out. And they know the "Samye" in secret, in fact they believe that human death next breath will first pass through "Samye" square hole, and then enter the kingdom of heaven, so if they have been to this place before his death, then death the soul do not need to re-visit old haunt, and direct to heaven, and then as soon as possible into the six transmigration into. Cross the river to ship very large and can accommodate 50 people bar, only two Tibetans to move boats to go. But the ship, sailing on the broad center when the Brahmaputra, very trustworthy, so we can look at both sides of the centering good scenery, blue sky is so Refreshing bright, white clouds projection into the river, as well as the distant snow-capped mountains or a mountain there is snow, I was tempted to murder a lot of film.
"Samye" is also a very unique temple, and its main structure is composed of three different styles of composition, the bottom of the temples of Tibetan Buddhism, the middle layer of the Han Buddhism and Buddhist temple, while the top is that of Hinduism pagoda. Just inside the massive renovation already underway, so it is another kind of feeling. Outside in the Samye Monastery there, a group of foreigners, and a group of monks were playing soccer, I find it interesting, stand by, watch take pictures the next day, there will be a football match it, regrettably, in my opinion, the lamas were only Dianqiubale .
"Samye" Most people think that the magic is that it is mandala-style building, surrounded by the Quartet were four pagoda, representing the four elements of life in four colors, red is fire, black as the wind, the green water, white qi. Temple has a building plan to explain the effect of the distribution and Samye Monastery pagoda 4, the structure inside the lamas I have consulted only understand.
Shannan left me a particularly good impression, and leave hours are always people feel a little sad. I was at a reunion for the next meet in the buried seeds of. Shannan's hope that it can germinate under the warm sun, raised flower and bear fruit. Maybe I will no longer be again, but I Cengjinglaiguo order to understand your past, in order to love and admire you, to your profound cultural heritage, for you to make my life more exciting. Good-bye! Shannan beautiful land!
Author: lisaxj
