Zhongdian and Lijiang is separated only by a river, the Yangtze River is the Lijiang, Zhongdian Jiangbei yes, we are all through the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Zhongdian County line. Zhongdian, Deqin and Weixi finished shaped arrangement of three counties, Zhongdian by east, and Sichuan towns and borders; Deqin in the north, to Meili Snow Mountain, adjacent to the community and Tibet; Weixi by the West, in a well-known " Three Parallel Rivers "Scenic Area, that is, the Nu River, Lancang and Jinsha River flowing from north to south three parallel rivers. Three counties together constitute the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the capital of autonomous prefecture is located in Zhongdian county town, so tomorrow's opening of the Diqing Jockey Club was also held on the outskirts of Zhongdian County.
Zhongdian County Town originally built into county did not have the name will gradually build a pond. Ku Ming-Nepal central cases, Tibetan Village is probably the meaning of Sun City. Tang Dynasty started to be recognized when the Tubo strategic value here, where the construction of the castle. Warm and humid climate here is suitable for crop growth; terrain west of the south, has a river as a barrier to the north is difficult to pass through the Meili Snow Mountain, east through the forest, mountains can go after the Dachuan Nan and northern Yunnan, allow room for maneuver, is strategic location. Middle of this century to transport war material aid to China allied aircraft along the so-called Hump shuttling between India and Yunnan, while the Diqing, Lijiang region also happens in this route - we have also seen at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain year as a replenishment and repair of the Allied Forces used the airport, the depot - was because the guy fell down from the crash, which Daoye Hao, automatically enter the paid vacation. He found a very beautiful scenery here, was rescued and returned home to write a book called "Lost Horizon" and turn this place called the Shangri-La. In fact here is called Shambhala Tibetan name, meaning "place where the sun shines", this public hearing appears to be guilty of a mistake, did not expect that "Shangri-La" is the name up from world-famous.
Through the "vast numbers of experts in research and argumentation", Zhongdian is the place described in the Bud. (Of course there is another group of experts to go through the same rigorous research and feasibility studies should be in Sichuan Shangri-La Inagi, we are not experts, they did not dare to experts, partiality, so both places go), from Zhongdian, the tourism industry on the banner of " Shangri-La "sign and marching into the international tourism market. To tell the truth, Zhongdian near the snow-capped mountains, rivers, canyons, glaciers, meadows, lakes, as well as a rich fraternal culture, especially the Tibetan culture and Tibetan Buddhism, is indeed well worth a visit.
Lijiang to Zhongdian has a 214 National Highway, which is Yunnan-Tibet Highway, passing through the Deqin after Zhongdian Tibet, Lhasa direct, we have the following few days, have to deal with it, so in this solemn mentioned debut.
Compared to the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, Yunnan-Tibet Highway traffic is much worse, many places even the asphalt did not shop, car bumps badly. In order to improve the traffic Lijiang to Zhongdian, 214 National Highway linking the two places this section is being renovated, saying that we wanted to change a road. We are working to catch up with roads, this section can not be lower than suffer, many sections have to be around to the road next to the temporary soil, coupled with the rainy season, dirt road became a dirt road, traffic is even more stricken. Among the bumps in the road, we began a journey to Shangri-La.
Night live in Zhaxijiesuo hotels, Triple 60, Double standard room 80 a night. Tashi said that Tibetans are the most common surname, we have always seen a lot of home Tashi Hotel, probably similar to the Han Chinese, the "royal seal of authority" bar. After Liu settled down near the eternal master took us to the hotel Cosmos hotel for dinner. To Zhongdian found online here, before the two well-known hotels, one called eternal life, one called the Tibet Hotel, to come to realize that is a just a different name in Chinese and English, I can not help wondering: What is the relationship between eternal life and Tibet? Is Tibetan Village for their own nation's explanation is immortality? Caishuxueqian unknown.
In the heaven to eat the team meal. Master Liu told us that the tourist area hotels to open the menu FIT is very high, and themselves, if expensive to eat a la carte, while the team meal is a travel agency set to achieve good agreement with the hotel, from hotel packages for the team prepared for tourists , according to the number of terms, the price fair. For the travel agents can significantly reduce costs for the hotel it was pulling a big customer, you can puerile assured profit. Master Liu Kai-car is a travel company, so although we are in fact belong to individual guests, he always Tian Zhelian right hotel travel say that we are certain the team is in the eating group meals, this way can save a lot of money, in general, an average of 10 cash for each meal, there are about 10 dishes, soup, or very rich. Of course, Master Liu is also good is that he as a driver to take tourists to dinner you can enjoy the hotel offered free, So everybody happy.
The evening went to a Tibetan home visits, attend their dance party. Zhongdian County, around the evening a considerable number of such families are to meet the visitors contact Tibetan family, and cultural requirements of the shape. Us a man of the house wearing a military uniform have been - probably the acquisition of old clothes bought - see who we have a car come too late to change clothes immediately praised by a long prepared highland barley wine glass pot, so that a Tibetan girl to the door holding a lot of Hada to meet us. I bear the brunt of highland barley wine took drained his cup of respect, he saw me Hegan wine quite happy, rushed to Hatta wrapped around my neck, this is the highest in the so-called Tibetan hospitality etiquette: the white hada dedicated to the guests coming from afar. The next one a toast, a gift, those of us overseas Chinese are not very Ganhe highland barley wine, most people just dip dip lips. After the door that I thought that although I finished the wine, etiquette is still a problem, according to the rule of Tibetans, guests should be preceded by a finger stick to drink a little wine, playing in the air, in the case were three, and then drained Fang Cai , so that the owner will feel happy.
Man of the house took us into the yard, his home is a two-story, on the ground floor is probably what is used to put animal feed, on the second floor is the bedroom. Side of the stairs, he took his family fed to the side of the Tibetan national costumes and sets to the body, it seems this stuff used are uniform, usually do not wear. He saw others like the Chinese, one that I speak fluent Mandarin, thought I was Quanpei guides - two types of foreign tour guides, one is filled with visitors taking in China, and the other one is a local tour guide , is only responsible for one to guide the work - I also promised a muddle, and my heart I hope he will be a tour guide, the fees to stay close me a little money, we can use multi-point to try local snacks.
Visit the temple on the second floor of an advanced man of the house proudly pointing to a dazzling array of splendid variety of instruments used in a lot of things inside that it is all the way from Tibet, India, hired, but once we ask the members, some of which France the meaning and use of devices, he said, is not clear. I began to think that this might be his in order to attract tourists, specially engaged in the temple, he had no faith, and therefore can not be said to them whatever, was not necessarily think: This is the world believe that religion is either very rich cultural heritage of the people, is either not their culture, but rather mostly the latter. Religion and understand the religion is entirely different things, religion, religious scholars rare, of course, Christians understand the doctrine as little. The vast majority of religious believers do not know which variety of complicated doctrines, factions, they just want to beliefs that do not know after the hiding of God, or where, if they visit or sth like that can bring them good luck, or are their for generations has always been a belief, it has become a habit, become a part of life. Take the man of the house, the can not count on him, say that the number of knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism, this does not preclude him from becoming a devout believer.
Since he can not tell, I was bent on playing a "Quanpei" role, so they pre-empt the land began to introduce Tibetan Buddhism, some simple knowledge of what is the reincarnation of啦, flowers white to teach to teach啦, the Potala Palace啦, Dalai Lama Tsongkhapa啦forth. I am very grateful to a master, and lose no time in circling the people come in that big knock long head, I think, or just leave it, then pulled the living room we sat gone.
Although this family than we visited it in the Maoniuping a much richer, but the living room or similar structure, the core is always an eternal fireplace, and we sit around the fireplace, the owner brings in buttered tea, highland barley wine also emit a bit of Tibetan snacks, such as barley noodles, cheese and so on. Then the master called to the four or five Tibetan men and women will all be dressed in a beautiful national costumes, folk songs to our performances, solo, Guozhuang dance, children dance and folk dance spin, but also pulled up with us a symbol of household wealth around a large cylindrical Tiaoa enjoy singing ah, we totally immersed in an atmosphere of Tibetan folk culture, spent a wonderful evening.
In general, although this Tibetan family dance party has been very commercialized, but it is undeniable that: Commercialization is not necessarily negative, it brings a relatively good planning, organization, party can be said to engage in a rich and colorful , sound and color. So for not experienced Tibetan visitors to participate in civic life, look at the activities of such visits is still quite worthwhile.
My final point is: I have this "Quanpei" does not seem authentic, finally, when to pay 40 yuan per person, or forget me a copy.
Author: stallion
