July 29 after a nine-point Huangzhong clear, the sun rose up, from the town of Xining toward Huangzhong Rouchard lively up the car. To the Tar, it is sunny. White clouds, blue sky, is really a good time filming!
We invited a Tibetan girl, a tour guide, she was half Han Chinese descent, high nose, big eyes, dark complexion. The tone of strange - Tibetan is her mother tongue.
She should not be forced to us about this Buddhist shrine Tar. Tar is one of Tibetan Buddhism - Yellow Sect, one of six major monasteries (the remaining five temple in Tibet, Gansu). Tar commemorate the Yellow Sect ancestor by a master's lotus Tsongkhapa gradual expansion of poly pagoda is made first, then a temple tower, so called "Tar."
Master Tsongkhapa Tibetan girl's life with his right again. Tsongkhapa was born in the era of the Yuan Dynasty. Legend of Tsongkhapa was born, cutting the umbilical cord of the drop of blood shed on the land, miraculously grow a bodhi tree. This determines that his extraordinary life! He was seven monks, 16-year-old Fu Xicang studies. 22 years old, his mother gave him a letter to look forward to see him, Tsongkhapa for the school and determined not to return, his mother sent his own portrait, and said in his birthplace to build a pagoda, "is like the pro - met with a number of facets. " According to his mother's instructions, built in the bodhi tree next to the Grand Lama. Tsongkhapa then devote themselves to learning and teaching of Xianmi made by the theory that getting the deep, gradually form their own system. He had to wear the "Red Sect" wearing a hat turned upside down, Chung disciples to follow him, and hats are yellow, the founding "shamanism." After the launch of a Tibetan Buddhist master Tsongkhapa reform movement has greatly promoted the development of Tibet's Buddhist culture. Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, has also become the largest denominations. Qinghai monks to commemorate the great masters in the Great Pagoda in the left side of a Maitreya Buddha Hall was built, after several successive expansion of the monks, forming today's Tar.
Look at the map, Tar buildings built along the river, surrounded by mountains, just as the monastery is located in the central lotus flower. Entrance in the north, visitors from north to south along the river to visit. Architectural layout make full use of terrain, unlike the Han Chinese buildings, as rigidly adhere to the principle of strict axial symmetry. As we enter the throne of a King Kong tower gate, the proximity of the mountain and built the whole temple architecture Jinxian fundus.
If they visit on the eight towers at the entrance next to it. Tibetan girl, this is a tribute to the Buddha's life eight towers eight merit, and the Qing Dynasty architecture. TOJO is about a man's height; on Xu Mizuo, color carved reliefs; seat of the horizon a few feet, eight different tower, flat or round, or square planar, or ladder of vertical lines, which express different merit different meanings; above is a short fat white tower, inverted frustum of a cone body, there are shrines; re-up is "13 days": 13 rings stacked more smaller gold Baogai choke from the top. This is the book called the tower La Mata. 8 towers side by side together, magnificent.
Xiao Jin-Watt Hall Block basically north to south, at the entrance only to see it on the back walls and golden roof. We have come to the entrance hall. Was about to enter, the girl reminds us over the threshold when the feet touch the threshold of 10 million. We dare not neglect, raise their feet high. Into the yard, looked up and saw two Danyanxieshan Xiaojin Watt Hall, all the gold-glazed tile roof, glittering. In accordance with Tibetan customs can not be photographed, but this glittering golden deep to stay in my brain.
Xiao Jin-Watt Hall in front of (south) when the round tower, is also a La Mata, built in 1942, for example to eight more towers to be tall and majestic. A lama in the tower next to the hand-wheels, mouth mutter prayers. We are all very interested in this wheel. Later discovered that the door of each building have pitched two bamboo poles, the above also have wheels, layer upon layer curtain hanging Gone with the Wind, the truly beautiful. I think about this wheel, like with the lama Baogai top of the tower, which means Turning Falun bar.
Chi-shou Hall when the wheel is located in Southwest, it and two other buildings as a series. This column is only Chi-shou Hall building open to visitors. Chi-shou Hall is a courtyard, a compound of Several Strains of bodhi tree in full bloom, shade blocks out the sun, the local hospital called this the "Flower Temple." The altar erected a butter coated the rocks, only a very pious legend of talent able to coin Zhanshang Qu. We dare not paste coins, for fear of detectable Buqian Cheng! Chi-shou Hall two Danyanxieshan, green glazed tile roof, emerald green courtyard with orange walls are not in conflict, but that harmony. We found main ridge of the ridge ornaments are not rich, kissing beast with us (Chinese style) is different, there must be a main ridge of the central spire wheel-shaped ornaments. This is a unique Tibetan do?
Next, a group of buildings east of intensive, is the climax of Tar construction sequence: the Akimune scholasticism as the center, behind the (West) were arranged by Yi-Ming Hospital, King Kong Temple, Buddha Temple, Daikin watts Hall, Manjusri Bodhisattva Maitreya Buddha Hall and Hall, III, the Dalai Lama Temple.
Hin-Chung scholastic monks chanting a collection of places, a bit like a school. Square Flat Top Tibetan architecture, as much interior space, so Lin and column. But there is no fixed platform (and possibly temporary platform arrangements at the center), the column does not affect the line of sight, but decorated space - Phi hanging curtain and column, the Tibetan girl said it was "Tar Ruin" in Duixiu. Center the roof lifted up to form the circle of high side-windows. We were pleasantly surprised to see the sunlight from the high side windows into the goal, just exposure in a portrait of the Panchen Lama, I look at the table, 10:30 am. I do not know portraits deliberately placed in the sun or the Basilica of the original design to consider the sun can reach all parts of Buddha, anyway, this is the subtlety of the Tibetan architect to make. Hall-point a lot of butter lamps, smoke-free and aromatic. But, after all, Nongzhuo air, sunlight incident marked the Tyndall phenomenon, the formation of a light beam, it is remarkable that the mysterious atmosphere of religion! Most of the dark places of worship designed to awe-inspiring, thus contrasting the sacred out of the bright skylight. Meaning that the Buddhist monks chanting should be at ease, free from outside influence. Therefore, enclosed hall closed, the wall all by a date Chuangdong red "side of Ma," to block dense grass, dense almost level load! This structure can be breathing, not light, the biggest drawback is poor fire safety performance. But the colors look very rustic elegance.
Hin-Chung scholastic right (North) Xieshan Ding alley opposite the Diamond Palace, Vice-order Susai, carefully look inside the corridors was actually two! This first time I even see the Inter. Roof Xieshan being something. Oh, would it be from north to south? ! To its west is facing the east-west two-story Xie Shan Buddha Temple, its on the left (by the House of being behind the Hin-Chung) is a Daikin watts Hall. This is another Jin Yong several buildings, roofs have eaves and far-reaching, and the forms and tells the people dazzling, vertigo of chaos. I have not had time to discern the orientation of Diamond Palace, has been ushered into the Tibetan girl, three million people in worship Daikin watts Xie Shan Hall.
Master of the pagoda to commemorate Tsongkhapa Daikin watts Hall on inside! Golden roof is covered by a faithful donor lutetium Bronze watts. Pagoda is not a legend next to a linden do? Christians believe that Linden is still alive, because flowers simply asked the temple with a tree branch with the gas. Bodhi there are growing strong, it shows tree still alive. Daikin watts Hall is a pilgrimage place for believers to vote in the hall outside the body of five to pay homage to squeeze in this tiny place, a bustling! Harboring a belief in their minds. They give hundreds of thousands of Buddha knock heads ... ... girl salute to teach us simple method of prayer that came here a rare ah! For the family to pray for happiness one can know! ... ...
Daikin watts Hall on the left (south) is the Maitreya Buddha Hall, Zhong Yan Xie Shan, the two Hall of the oldest and therefore the type system of the other Hall did not exceed their specifications. Maitreya Buddha Hall of the ridge ornaments, brackets, Xie Shan stone wall tiles hall than Daikin also rich, is beautiful monastery of the most spectacular palace.
Go south, eyes suddenly bright: small square field - community Fire House, from Manjusri Temple and the Dalai Lama Temple III, Hin-Chung enclosure formed by the hospital. Manjusri Temple also known as? 9 Temple?, In the middle there are two walls separated into three rooms, each dedicated to three Bodhisattva. 9 Hall of Han-style palace, ridge have kissed Lu, color and detail than the collusion of the palace next to several Tibetan package is not very rich. As for the Dalai Lama Temple III, two-story Xieshan 5 Temple, green glazed tile roof. North to the fire enclosure Society Institute. Sharp corners on both sides of the double eaves and save big Mani-round pavilion.
Tar buildings in part by the end of the round when the scholastic, but the West Living Buddha homes, Butter Sculpture Hall, esoteric scholasticism formed their own side by side in the river west of east. We visited the gorgeous butter pavilion's "Ruin" - butter, but also, and the girl together a video.
Girl tells us that Tibetan Buddhism attaches great importance to study science, the qualified lamas from the Hin-Chung through the Center, esoteric scholasticism, Yi-Ming scholasticism, when round of scholastic learning and teaching were made considerable Dr. Esoteric scholastic, Yi-Ming scholasticism, when round of scholastic learning and teaching were made considerable Dr. Dr. Micheng, MD, Ph.D. calendar. Previously heard that Islam is the most emphasis on science and religion, the original Tibetan Buddhism is not out of his right ah.
Tar, Tibetan and Chinese people's unity and wisdom of the two communities witness!
Tar, you are the pride of the Tibetan people!
North Temple on the hillside at Kitayama. Kitayama is very steep, rocky and not suitable for growing plants, so bare a look at the past in the urban areas. Government green Kitayama, bits and pieces start of green up.
Kitayama better places almost vertical, the North Monastery built in these places just to pick, scuttling up the mountain part of the roof covered only half of the plug into the rock on the go, ground some of them Chutiao rely on shore in the following columns. North Taoist Temple is probably Taoist like these advantageous land cultivation, such as the Hua Shan Plank Road. Between the buildings through the large in connection came Plank Road, the whole panoramic view of Xining City appearance. This concept had to admire the construction of the ancients. Rock with traces of artificial drilled shape, seen from afar vaguely like a seated Buddha statue. Uncanny workmanship of nature in the end it is the wisdom of the ancients a masterpiece? But now has been greatly damaged, "Buddha" is very vague.
Taoist architectural layout of the more confusing, there is no overall sense of complex sequence of sense. After all, this building was built in the cliff ah, layout can not demand too much. But the architectural forms behave, eaves, brackets and unambiguous, and some quite rich in detail. Age is not just that some ancient murals, painters poor, color unexpected, the content part of everyday, vulgar less. Does not match the murals and architecture. Really surprising.
Dongguan mosque not far from our residence. We have seen much of the mosque is actually made of modern materials, colonnade-style facade was astonished. The original monuments in the inside.
Goose is a yellow five-arch door to the beginning of the old temple. The middle arch is much greater than that on both sides of the arch, but not too much above, feeling seems to be too hypertrophy. Is not good-looking facade, while the walleye are produced as a slender illusion than to face a lot. Around the door two tall towers of a show of ceremony tower. Top of the tower is not the Islamic-style dome, but the Han-style hexagonal tip save. Three-composition, the second and the ratio is too close to the end of paragraphs, and the third paragraph of the pavilion with the Han style, seems to be applied mechanically to Newcastle. Generally much higher than the door, the ratio imbalance. I have the impression that the door to much yellow goose. Hui door may not think so, after all, this collection and worship markers, has become deeply embedded in their construction the image of the minds.
One side door into the field, at about two double-room enclosure intermittent mountain, in front of the prayer hall. Worship hall to sit west to east - a typical mosque features: the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in the West. At that time in the afternoon, the sun shot to the face, causing great difficulties to take pictures.
Muslims who are bathing in preparation for worship, we must not move half a step, I guess there is also a brilliant golden-walled courtyard buildings. Distance you can see the roof of main hall of worship, obviously Xieshan wooden structure palace, in the Chinese-style palace, adding the main ridge of the Tibetan flag - such as the Tar seen gold-Aquarius. This Moslem mosque, actually separated co-Islamic, Tibetan, Han three communities characteristics, it is rare!
July 30 huangyuan Ching took us to the Qinghai Lake Tour is a boy. He saw me wear less, tell me, Qinghai Lake lake elevation of 3,200 meters, Fengyi Chui, chilly. We have heard that 3,200 meters, I feel incredible, are we in the Huashan was more than 2000 ah! In fact, in Xining, Tar has been 2700 meters, and as early as at the foot of Huashan. The other moment of the Riyue to climb even higher than the Qinghai lake, many do.
About two hours, to huangyuan Gap. Tour guide said that this valley is a rare plateau terrain, which consists of the ancient Eurasian Plate and the Indian plate collision formed. Canyon there were large tracts of forest, with an annual two-month rainy season. The vast western region, rarely a stream of water, a forest. Huang River flows through the converging streams Xining, Xining, appears to Huangshui water is the mother river ah. Walk along the canyon about an hour, streams and sound fade away, we arrived at the water source of the Huang River.
Would now like to turn the Riyue. Riyue is the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan borders. Princess Wen Cheng year to Tibet, from the sitting Jiao Chang Son, to the Riyue, transfer Tubo sent horse. The Tang Dynasty in the Riyue built on two tablets pavilions to show their mark. Tour guide also told us that Riyue in geography very important: it is within the stream, the river outflow boundaries; the Loess Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau boundaries; it is agriculture, animal husbandry district boundaries.
The way to enjoy the high altitude mountains, yaks and sheep increasing in number, we know that are approaching pastoral areas. Sure enough, there were two distant mountain top, above the two towers disdain Quartet. Riyue to the!
Monument tower built in the three-story platform, the octagonal save sharp stone tower legislation. Riyue and give the cold, it is estimated that only ten degrees, Fengyi Chui, people straight tremble. Not far away there is a simmering Tibetan Sang Taiwan, curtain put the wind drift. Continuous stretches around the mountains, the mountains of short-long grass, like laying a light green blanket. A tree does not, it is felt a loneliness. The only two monuments towers and simmer Sang Taiwan, in order to gently Princess Wen Cheng Qi Su Qi worry - Princess is about to leave all the family, married and never met the Tibetan leader.
Tibetans are too warm to break us of this state of mind. They invite you to ride a yak, wearing robes and carrying a lamb, and the child returned to you a gift, scrambling to take pictures with you! (Of course to make money!) Than we had imagined as simple and honest simplicity. A Shy girl watching us. Deming knew she was a true recognition of the Tibetan girl, she pulled together a shadow. A trace of the girl's face appearing embarrassed expression.
Riyue on the wind more than we dare to be. We set off forward. Sure enough, such as tour guide said, after a Riyue is a pastoral area, endless prairie ah! The disappearance of highway straight to the front of the horizon, while the horizon without any ups and downs to both sides of the unlimited extension of light blue of the sky to the horizon, back corona. Large ground floor a layer of light green blanket, a distance of several black dots is the yak, sheep Little White point is, they are weaving this big blanket. Occasionally there is a stream meandering through several nomad tents. Road side rows of peaks box, beekeepers sell honey to the car waving.
This is the Prairie! Everything is so great, and all becomes how small!
Finally, we are boiling: the lake Qinghai Lake to see the distance of the! Tour guide said, do not proud of too early, Bird Island in the lake's northwest corner, at least have to walk two to three hours! Can imagine how much of the bar it! Then we introduce guide You Ji, Qinghai Lake is far more than such a big, Qianlong era it is now four or five times! This is an ancient prehistoric oceans, and ancient Indian Ocean phase. As the crustal movement, increased roof of the world, just like winning the hands, both hands in a water. Due to evaporation is much greater than precipitation, Qinghai Lake is an annual average rate of 1cm dry! Shallow areas have been exposed on the ground, and even cut off the lake. We used to have a boat to Bird Island, and now you can directly reach the car! Guide with vivid descriptions, said, "Princess Wen Cheng of the scene to see in the Riyue certainly more than it is now the United States because of Qinghai Lake's eyes on her!"
At noon, we reached the "daotanghe." Name suggests, daotanghe not to eastward, but the flow of Qinghai Lake. We are a restaurant by the river the fish tasted a huang. Heard in the Huang River inland saltwater fish is the only able to grow fish. It is grown very slowly, only once a year long 1cm, no scales. Originally it was Bird Island on the birds, food, and later a famine, it saved people's lives in Qinghai, is this new human food. Now fishing public, huang sharp decline in the number of fish. Before the children in the small "daotanghe" edge readily throwing a stone, can Zazhong a Huangzhong fish, is now tougher nut to crack ... .... In fact, the culprit is us - tourists! If we do not eat, who would risk stealing fish? In fact, look at their brains to understand the movement, which was originally not a human food, what good? ! We tasted, indeed very general. But tourists like the fresh, anyway, the fish life have few opportunities to eat Huangzhong ah! Do not eat white do not eat!
After a daotanghe, Bird Island is also pretty soon. We are next to the edge of Qinghai Lake Mercedes-Benz had 23 hours before they ran a quarter of Qinghai Lake. No wonder known as the "Qinghai": lake blue, such as eye-catching gems, endless, who knows the inland lakes or the sea! Only from April to July each year the migratory birds flying in the summer know!
Since becoming less food, but also close to the fall, and now can not see tens of thousands of birds gathered in the small island of Ao Xiang scene of the spectacular play. Are just waiting for a wave turned over, startled a few birds, pat wings, sparsely sing several more. We can not but disappointed.
Cormorant Island Cormorant finally a little more, probably several hundred bar, and stopped with the shore tens of meters away from the boulder on the barren rock covered with dark and the cormorants can be regarded as a spectacular scene.
Truly spectacular is the "sea." We went to the beach, feel the nature's vast beauty, enjoying the breeze at the surface of the winds and waves toward the feet of the soul open a lot, mind up to be extensive. Sun Lei could not help, "water" to resist the temptation already jumped into the lake, the lake is very shallow, look inside "tour" of 100 meters, the lake or the waist, and we哈哈laugh. Tour guide told us that the deepest lake in Qinghai, only 17 meters (30 meters to write the book, apparently out of date). Think about it, not difficult to understand, so gentle rolling prairie terrain, grasslands inside the Qinghai Lake nature and will not go deeper. 17 meters! Maybe after 100 years, did it, we would probably Qinghai Lake to become part of the Prairie! Can not help but think think there is a trace of sadness. However, the nature and arrangement of things, who can block? !
Tibetan tour guide told us the story.
He points to Qinghai Lake Center, is far, far an island, that island in Qinghai Lake Central, called the Harbor Hill. Frozen every winter, a number of monks walking towards the sea, mountains, the desperate situation in that no one with great concentration self-cultivation, the second year and then out of supply. We would like to, although the Qinghai Lake magnificent scenery unlimited America, but to self-cultivation for one year, really can not stand! Tibetans really laments the perseverance.
Worthy of wonder is yet to come! Then tour guides say that the Tibetans at heart, a wish, looking forward to this life as the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca once, like the Tibetans to go to the Potala Palace in Lhasa. They bring a lifetime of savings, on foot in Lhasa! Along the road along the way to the (settlement) and discuss some of tsampa Tibetans living. Savings are not disposable. They want to turn snow-capped mountains, vast plateau trekking. Either physical good, such a long arduous journey unbearable. Pious monks every step would have to be a five-body cast to the bow, until to Lhasa! This is the legend of the "step one Koushou." They have donated all his savings Potala Palace, the promise can be realized the wish! Such a step a Koushou, which year, months before they are to Lhasa? The beginning we said that suspicion, and later down the mountain when the road is really in the huangyuan see a Koushou monks, we are stunned! !
What a mysterious people ah!
Author: yeah1994
