Notes on Shannan
August 24, as early as 6:00. Girl woke up early to pack up a bit luggage, bubble a bowl of instant noodles to treat yourself. Although there is a ham has been a feeding, and can still feel rich enough, the dissolution of a packet of seaweed brought from Suzhou, dried small shrimps inside. Sure enough, the taste is good, thin-mile crash's finished to see if it is almost time to go downstairs to the point of waiting for a train. Wang Jie Master can be considered on time, did not I thought the concept of the plateau's no time, on-time to come to receive me. In the car and I XHP, Beijing and Shandong girls will be together on the husband and wife. Car light ran along the Brahmaputra to Shannan.
Shannan Prefecture is the birthplace of Tibetan culture, has a very heavy history. Folklore, the monkey god along with Guanyin Bodhisattva practice Buddhism, Rakshasa woman spotted the monkey to be associated with God. Monkey god or not, Rakshasa woman threatened it wants to combine with the demons, and carries many demons to harm this world. Monkey god is very distressed, they complained to the Goddess of Mercy. Goddess of Mercy and the Rakshasa woman with him, and tell it this is also an opportunity for spiritual way. Since then, the monkey god and the Rakshasa women combined and nurtured many of the Tibetan people. Although this is a legend, but I think in the Tibetan heart, there are still apes vague memory of the ancestors.
There are many Shannan, Tibet First, there is first a farm, there is not the first palace Yong Lacan, there is first a Buddhist monk of the temple the whole Samye Monastery, as well as the first Buddhist temple in Tibet's history Changzhu Si . We also plan to go to Tibetan King's Tomb, I heard that there is a place to bury ancient king of the underworld. These places, we plan to use two days to complete.
Cars along the Brahmaputra to the direction of the airport road Gongga forward. We all looked out the window of the beauty of greed. Brahmaputra in advance of the spray in the crowded forward from time to time beating the shore. The wheat fields have been yellow, Feng ER paths, and lines into bursts of Shakes the Barley, one after another, truly beautiful. However, when we came to the Brahmaputra on the other side. Landscape becomes different from them. The original is so green and luxuriant, but now the gradual desertification of some. Even saw the sand dunes. If it is not the Brahmaputra continues to accompany us, I thought I came to the desert. Really is a very strange landscape. Often occur in the desert puddles, puddles in some places and even became a film and feel like a swamp again. Above, the Yi Keke planting trees, tree roots are deep in the water or the desert bar. Arranged so neatly from the tree view, should be planted artificially, presumably to prevent the further advance of desertification. The ability of human destruction of nature, is really amazing, even the Holy Land do not be spared. Over-grazing and felling trees, digging caterpillar fungus has a beautiful fertile hills devastated affected with favus head like a. The blue sky is so blue, white clouds, or so, but the green fields, hills have been the backbone of exposed yellow in some areas, desertification has been thoroughly. Although using a very strength of a point to take remedial action had been destroyed, but the effect is not obvious. Scar has been formed, no amount of remediation is to prevent it has continued to deteriorate, in order to complete the recovery seems unlikely, or that can not be achieved in the short term.
Brahmaputra is still rejoicing may be half of the arm it has been exposed to sunburn. The kind of mixed feelings have been with me. There are surprises on the blue sky, there is the formation of small desert sorry. That hint of sadness until the emergence of her.
She is an old nun, carrying two huge pockets on the roadside waiting for a driver take her for some well-meaning. The cars roaring past from her. That old couple in Shandong ask out of curiosity Wangyal teacher she doing? Wangyal is also a good old master Tibetan driver, and used to discuss the tone of voice asked us: "She was a nun, would like to ride, we can take her for some it?" Girl and the car of course, everyone unanimously agreed. Wang Jie master tits soon as soon as the car fell back. He helped get off the old nun's luggage raised up and took her by the arm into the luggage compartment side of the seat.
Car opened, the old nun to be leisurely air of the sitting, mouth mutter prayers. We did not understand what she was saying, but her gentle voice of dedication gives us a wonderful feeling of security. Master Wang Jie girl asked her what she? Wang Jie master, said: "We are all good-hearted people, she said, she read through the bless our bon voyage safely."
This girl is very moved by people meet by chance again to help each other take care of inter-relationships. To tell the truth, girl a break people in Tibet, not at all afraid of is impossible. At least drive the road safety is my greatest concerns in Tibet road is too complex, and one day to see the 78 car accidents are the usual starting (and later the trip also confirmed this view). To hear her read the safety, economic, girl flew into the hearts of restless calm down and think of only the immediate beauty and future vision of the journey.
About as big as eating lunch, we came to the Samye Monastery. The old nun because of the direction to go behind our trip different, she got out, and we bid farewell to 11.
The temple is surrounded by a hotel, we are prepared to solve our lunch there. Of course, wash hands before eating, and could be There is no running water, iron is only one strange guy. Girl playing with for a long time it has not seen the water, Wang Jie master one up, puts inside before adding a little water, and then beat a few times, cold fresh water from spewing out of its mouth Barry. To now, I do not know exactly what is called, anyway, the groundwater extraction is a hand pump up bar. Often seen on television may be the first girl but then the real touch it. BS, hurry to eat.
Grilled meat and yak butter tea is a necessary point, the other at random points on a few. Butter tea is very fond of the Tibetan girl drinks can be roasted yak meat is too old. Very fragrant, but I could not move chew, swallow it down, angry girl can only hope the meat disappointed look on in despair, and helplessness ah.
After the tea and eaten enough, that is sightseeing. Samye Monastery is not only a temple so simple, it is complex. It is a legendary figure from the Tibetan Buddhist master Padmasambhava in person site selection. The way for the establishment of the temple site, he moved here, he moved to the surrounding scenery not help saying that "Sangye", from right here founded the first Buddhist monk of the temple are all fully Samye Monastery. It is by the then ZAP (Zao) tshe built over, around about the 8th century AD. To Wuzi hall as the center, surrounded by establishing a Buddhist college, after the book printing, compiled by, turning the gallery, pagoda, Tianzang Tai, stage, and some small Buddhist temple. Beijing and Shandong girls, couples focused on pictures, I XHP focus is a good look at Tibetan monasteries, we broke up what they need the time being.
I XHP rules in accordance with Tibetan clockwise direction from the periphery to the first turn up. Before turning the barrel, through the barrels are lined up in countless very spectacular. The barrels of golden yellow, is inscribed with a sixth a few lines, hollow, frame in a wooden frame. Hand-pushed wooden light, began to rotate through the barrel. All the way to push past, so that all have a clockwise rotation through the barrel up, really had a sense of accomplishment too.
We are in front of family, and an old lady, a pair of middle-aged couples and three children, one boy and two girls. From their clothing point of view, should take a lot of road by now. We are far to follow them. Watched them add the butter to each front of the statue, devout kowtow, in the Buddha's palm or knee, put a dime. After the past few small temple, they do not have small change, and the boy took five money went to an altar before he played a small change conversion. He picked up a gross overstatement of the number of money that loud, I heard they heard, the sound greatly, presumably so that the Buddha knows he is very honest and did not take bar. He seriously looked really cute, obviously a child, but also brake is true then the large number of school the number of grooming votes. 2 Tuo Gaoyuanhong abnormalities in a pair of bright eyes, and as affecting the muscles and blink. His two sisters do not trust like around him, and helped one count, his parents looked at him in the side of the simple and honest smile. She's in her turn the hands of self-serving by the barrel, his mouth non-stop talk over something. What a jolly family, and, ah, girl's eyes were moist. Family together, love each other with, bound up with and supporting the transfer has completed through that long and arduous journey. Really, sometimes with their families feeling is that anything can not be replaced, the girl can not help but think of as far away as home mother.
Add a spoonful of butter in the Buddha's face it, my mother always peaceful, healthy and blessed!
And then in the past is the Buddhist Institute, and dark room, stuck a young one's head. Novices who waved their arms to the girl shouted: "HELLO, HOW ARE YOU." Girl, and XHP can not help laughing, surprise, surprise here, actually is the only English language exchange?
The Institute of Buddhism on the second floor in a room, we saw a young monk in the chanting. (Here, I have not used the word lama. A lot of people believe that the Han Chinese monk called monks, Tibetan monk called Lama. In actual fact, only the equivalent of master's degree or above was only a monk called Lama. Lama is an honorific title There is a certain knowledge and status in order to be known as the Lama) curious girl asked him what she's after, he smiled and shook his head. I knew he must not speak Chinese. His scriptures were written in Tibetan language, a page can be individually apart, word is printed up, and one a very clear, just do not know ah.
I Tuo Lexie son sitting on his opposite, the wish to cross one's legs, it may not set up and how hard. He was very shy of my smile, carefully pulling gowns at the end, very quick and neat disk of a lotus flower sit for me. The breaking off with his girl teeth usually consider themselves very soft legs, is the disc may be unsuccessful. I have two relatively a look, along with loud laugh. Slightly to sit a while, girl shoes leave quickly, breaking the precepts of others no joke oh.
Girl and XHP racking 1000 10000 pain finally around to the heart of the Wu Zi's Basilica. To Mai Menpiao's oh, dear monks sell tickets good Shuaio GG, Not sure as who, anyway, there is a good type is the kind of fortitude on the right. Girl bought a ticket, refused to go, but finally was dragged XHP step 3 back, reluctantly to go. What inside the temple do not remember, anyway, what is the Buddha. I remember there was Qianshouqianyan Goddess of Mercy, and her affinity for multi-read slower to catch. Other statues on the top can only see inlaid jewelry, and immense and very sparkling, but unfortunately that is touched, let alone win came.
Since turning spent too much time to the hall when the other people on board have been waiting for us. We also really embarrassed, hurriedly read out the three main hall. Of course, halfway pretended taken the wrong road, and at that handsome guy in front has left two monks back Hehe.
Got on, girl features a move to Beijing and Shandong MM couples apologize, sorry its so that they can wait that long. But they are really good people, all he kept saying no to. Q. I can see something, I just put XHP "handsome treatment," said, they laugh. Q. I have not photographed handsome guy This reminds girl, how can it not photography? So along the way girl on the half-jokingly self-blame mistakes handsome guy, who is on the edge of fuel, all the way keep the laughter.
The next attraction is the first palace in Tibet - Yong does not Lacan. According to legend, was built in the second century BC, is the first generation of ZAP Tibetan palace built. Subsequently modified to the ages, in the time the fifth Dalai Lama, reaching a peak. It builds on the high Tashi day of the summit, overlooking the courtiers great meaning and feel more like a bunker, a little bit like the taste of the British castle. Cars can only be open to the hillside, visitors have to climb himself.
Girl is lazy, although the donkey wants to be always unsuccessful MM. There visitors can see the edge of the park's horses all the more reason not to walk, and who told咱horse people love horses will not miss it? Valiantly dash to step onto his horse, the whole look of the newly purchased cowboy hats, Zongma mountains. Is not to groom, and horse riding is very much at home on the girl's things. Just do not know when can we go look at the prairie on the bench. However, soon thereafter, the desire to achieve, as to what is when? Later in the table!
Anyway, in the crowd pass through, lofty and admired by others taste really good, a will on the hilltop, Yong is not in front of Lacan. XHP girl and was about to go, it was a brutal voice He Zhu "vote to buy it?" Look, is the same as selling tickets Lu Zhishen monk. Also come a long look so ugly, scary, how did that heartless? Qi Gugu to buy a ticket girl inside. Saw the old one into the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama and the Panchen Lama's photos side by side small. The girl asked softly XHP: "They do not like the two long Well, the nose seems a bit like Oh?" XHP not answered, say, an ugly girl monk went on: "how can I say so? Can not be used compare. But can not say that the Panchen Lama, the Panchen Lama to be said. reincarnation of the Panchen Lama is the reincarnation of the small and what not like elephant? reincarnation you understand? only be the reincarnation of Buddha, like you and me can not be the reincarnation of the mere mortals. you say this is called Here, and in the Potala Palace, you can only ask the Dalai Lama, if not immediately rush out to others to say 。。。。。。" girl mad, and pulled XHP left. Bitterly that the foul death of the monk: "how do you know that I am not the reincarnation of it? Maybe I was the reincarnation of Tara, but if you look at this stage that just unclear, hum!" Side, said as he trotted away. In fact, did not want to care for him is one reason, was afraid he might hit me is the more important reason. Here if a violation of their religion, are likely to have been killed, the girl did a little regret in their own impetuous.
The third attraction is the Changzhu Si. Zetang back on the road 2 km to the Changzhu Si. According to legend, it is the first temple in the history of Tibet. Turned into a very run-down look, and simply have no way to Samye Monastery ratio. Yellow sand heap by the door, depriving the girl how regard the sand shooting photos inside. Did not how to get a closer look, so it can be nothing more to say. In short and imagination were completely different. In this way, we are full of spots on the left of the hidden tomb of. This time is 19 o'clock more.
We discussed a moment that is not much hidden meaning of King's Tomb, it is better to give up, forget the night back to Lhasa. We ate in the town of a self-Zetang pot, overnight back to Lhasa.
In the back on the road, we are more familiar with the atmosphere and injects new life a lot. With the singing through! On. Wang Jie teacher who loved to sing is already know, do not realize is that couples in Shandong in the woman we called her of Liu's also love to sing revolutionary songs, it was a bel canto soprano. Zhe Xiake incredible from the "Golden Hill of Beijing, the sun rises", "Lake Water", "North Wind", to "Railroad guerrillas" put aside all the old songs are reviewed. Because the girl's mother also love to sing these songs, so if they returned to my mother to listen to her sing the same feeling wonderful.
In this way all the way to sing ah sing, do not know how many sang songs, went to the Gonggar Airport Road. There is an hour from Lhasa, although many are already 11 o'clock, the spirit of everyone's head that may be no less. Days unpredictable things can happen really, ah, suddenly it began to hail. Longer such a big girl, really have never seen hail ah. Which have a child playing with a glass beads so big about face in the smashed car, crackling sound. Line of sight has become very blurred, almost invisible in front of two meters away place. Wang Jie master the car parked on the roadside, open all the lights, to prevent other vehicles because of sight and hit our car. Shake a little girl opened the window, would like to take a hail came in to play. Can be hand-Yi Shen smashed out on a really hurts, we hurry back to.
Hail to the next the sky is black like a crow. Few of us girls, nestling between the heating, the heart can not help but surmise surmise. No one has the mood to sing, and are looking forward to hail to earlier is finished.
Midnight when the hail finally stopped. I only remember that the hotel when they are tired of the walk. Do not know how to move their own bed, and lay up anyway and then fell asleep. Sleep vaguely that there are on the way of peace nun haunted by a dream in the girl.
Return to Lhasa
August 25, although yesterday, sleep late, but I still at nine o'clock, when up. Mainly wanted to see if there is accompanying measures to that wood. At about 9:45 when the auspicious day arrived and found the car to the measures that the whole wood is gone, never take no on the. It seems only transfer targets. Be able to go there? One day, it is better to look at burial bar. 26, left a searching look at burial of the post, such as fish bait on the bar. From the auspicious day, feeling stomach Hao E, and went to a restaurant opposite the Asia Hotel for breakfast. Buffet breakfast with milk, fruit juice, fruit salad, cookies, baked bread, and so are all favorite girl on regardless of the price of 25 yuan, and buried eat. We may assume that is the breakfast, lunch and work together to solve the bar. Lhasa basking in the sun, watching the Beijing road coming and going of people, leisurely eating breakfast is really a kind of difficult to express the cozy ah.
Parknor Street fight came to prepare the shopping one. But girl has a habit of buying something to eye margin, so visited the stalls N months before picked a silver mini-turning wheel necklace and a string of Mao Niugu necklace. Harvest was not a rich ah. Later came a small cosmetic shop, he saw a number of Tibet in the selling of paper greeting cards, pick several. The rise time, and one Black Gold Green Tara Thangka right on the eye. She is so leisurely, graceful and majestic appearance. Tara Legend has it that Guanyin into tears, so Tara Tibetan Goddess of Mercy more than the Han Chinese human taste. They are different posture, the posture thousands. However, no matter what the shape put all that you can not generate the idea of blasphemy, as the Goddess of Mercy obsequiousness. If you sit belt she fluttering in contrast, if the station is S-shaped, or fly-like, very vivid.
Girl sit down, and the owner chatted on the day. From the history of the Tibetan Shannan scenery. And the girl said that shopkeepers are also a lot of the story of Tara, White Tara has seven, representing the supreme great wisdom, Green Tara 2, representing the female gentility and good intelligence. Do not know why, girl that Green Tara is more accessible to more, and she has an indescribable closeness. Everyone probably like Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Green Tara is a more humane and human-oriented in the Goddess of Mercy. Become friends with the owner, after he drank yak butter tea, eat his cheese dry, in order to lower the price of unimaginable magnitude that the mother has been tanka, and a Tibetan name, "Luobuzhuoma." Rob is a precious meaning. Like the famous Summer Palace is a precious garden Norbulingka meaning. Dolma is the name of Tara, the owner said, and I like Tara long. Oh, girl can not think of some trace of Buddhism in their hearts.
Bajiao Street shop is too many, and very mixed. Amoy really good things you want to spend some effort. Girl and later collected it and sent a picture of the yak skin in the entire old Thangka, very precious but also of a girl a lot of silver. While some distressed, but this Thangka painting is the mother of five degrees, like, very rare and very fine art work, rather than using a stipple sketch. Girl is not put it down. It took more than two hours and bosses, friends, cackle eventually a girl can afford the price of the transaction.
Said that so many Thangka, Thangka not tell us what do. Thangka is that Buddhism, with special mineral raw materials, gold in the Fen Hua Zang paper, a white yak skin of the Buddha, Datura, or Tuo city map. Others are not Thangka painting is embroidery, Duixiu or tapestry, and is divided into a lot of genres and types. Girl is not a special understanding, hesitant to make irresponsible remarks.
Thangka was holding out, they received a call about Ms. Gou chartered with me tomorrow to see a celestial burial, that's great. Wang Jie teacher called his car at about 3:00 tomorrow to pick us, transport and 800 yuan on the peace of mind went to go home and rest.
Think of little things home, and went to a public bathroom downstairs bath. Who says God behind in Tibet, where the showers are Yuba, as well as wooden flower milk bath. Do not use bath salts in啦soap is really an eye-opener.
Bath, dry the hair on the bed. Because I think to get up so early tomorrow, orders they have to fall asleep.
Author: cherrygirl_1976
