7/11-- Qilian Mountains
* Xining 7:30 car Zhangye 16:00
* Big Buddha Temple
7:30 left Xining, to catch a car to Zhangye.
Sit next to a young female officer, and I am the same age, she was actually a graduate of East China Normal University, but also a half-fellow graduates are assigned to a unit of the Air Force in Lanzhou, Zhangye, resident in the Shandan. She was very surprised how I know there are Xining to Zhangye shuttle, I said look at the map from the Internet and get information. Then she has repeatedly stressed that this road the scenery is very beautiful. Xining's go to Zhangye, must Face Qilian Shan mountain range, which compared with around from Lanzhou to enter the Hexi Corridor, near a considerable amount of mileage.
Qilian Mountains, a fascinating name, in Qinghai and Gansu stretches of the border as early as the Qin and Han had been documented by previous. Department of nomadic and early Yuezhi here, after the powerful Huns forced to relocate far from Central Asia, followed by the Western Han Dynasty and Xiongnu many times in this battle, horse riding champion Huo Qubing Qilian, eventually Hun forces from Ha Tay, greatly expanded Han territory. At that time the Huns who can not help but lament, "I lost Qilian Mountains, domestic animals do not make me fan interest; wins I yanzhi mountains, so I Women's No Color." Decline of almost a thousand years after the Han Dynasty, more party items, Turkic, Tibetan, Uighur, Mongolian tribes have established under the teeth in the Qilian Mountains account jointly build colorful history.
Today, under the Qilian Mountains is still a good pastures, the summer climate is very pleasant, when we drive on the road, saw a prairie hill and dale, and countless sheep and cattle. Lush green grass along the gently sloping hills straight up the sky, connected to the variety-stemmed white clouds. Wilderness on the colorful flowers in full bloom, a small stream meanders into a prairie cut into pieces, easy pastoral charge of their own territory. North Korea a distance, several peaks towering over 5000 meters, the Peak to still have some snow.
After a-e fort town, cars continued to enter the hinterland of Qilian Mountain, the shuttle on the winding canyon variable. Increased to nearly 4000 meters above sea level, Osaka Cairn Tunnel nameplate clearly and simply read, "3792.75 meters." Roadside clear over the small river gravel beach, the snow into the water north into the Hexi powerhouse - Zhangye.
With the lower altitude has been to the mountain north in Gansu. Landscape is also completely different, a small village living in a golden expanse of farmland, arranged orderly.
This is the Silk Road heartland, stuffed south of Zhangye has.
Zhangye, ancient Ganzhou, is now "Gansu," the name of a province of origin. Eastern Jin Dynasty, the northern one of the 16 ethnic regime in the North Liang Hun State was in this its capital, after hundreds of years, Tibetan, Uygur, Western Xia in this expedition continued until the Yuan Dynasty when it returned to Chinese territory. This ancient city, the flames reaching the sky untold sufferings, but also had a large thriving market, and was more than the number of different ethnic occupation, the sound of each other's rage and how much bravery and cowardice of those bones buried in the earth. Golden constant Weiwei Qilian always silently watching over the worldly vicissitudes.
Zhangye belongs to plain area, from Xining, the temperature here has risen by more than ten degrees, could not help but toil. Taking advantage of the weather is not too late, and visited the great Buddhist temple located in the center. Big Buddha Temple, also known as Wat Pho was built in the country during the Western Xia.
Came to the main hall, a huge Wofo appears before your eyes, both sides of the legislation and another 18 statues. Depicts the whole scene when Sakyamuni Nirvana: Buddha's side on the bed in one hand and Tuosai in one hand and light placed knee, Mianhanweixiao, it seems that there is no pain to leave this world, and finally be reborn in paradise; Public his disciples stood in on the side, sadness unbearable. Believe that every one who saw this scene, in addition to go there to enjoy a strong artistic sense of beauty, soul will feel the impact bar that can not be curbed.
Author: sadrosed