"Zizhu Mountain is not accessible to ordinary people, except for those who are very predestined..." This time, Xiaozi became this predestined person.
Tibet, Chamdo, Jongbu Dingqing, 45 kilometers away from Dingqing County, close to National Highway 317, with an altitude of 3,500 meters at the foot of the mountain and 4,800 meters above sea level on the top of the "Sky City"---Zizhu Mountain.
Starting from Dingqing County, drive along National Highway 317 for about 30 minutes, and you will see clear scenic spot signs, officially enter the long-awaited Zizhu Mountain Scenic Area, and then start to climb over 43 winding mountain roads with a nearly 180-degree curvature.
Since there are many curves and the road surface is gravel, the performance of the car and the technical requirements of the driver are high, so Xiaozi still recommends that friends choose off-road vehicles to go up the mountain. But to tell the truth, just a few minutes ago, a "Tibetan car" Alto flashed in the Zizhu Mountain Scenic Area.
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On the way here, Xiaozi kept praying in his heart: "No matter how rough the road ahead is, please let me climb Zizhu Mountain no matter what." Fortunately, the weather today is surprisingly good, and the scenery along the way is even more fascinating, blue sky and white clouds, eagles soaring, surrounded by sacred mountains... At this moment, some of my troubles are also blown away by the pure breeze on the plateau .
Thousands of scouring and thousands of rollers have worked hard, blowing all the sand and starting to reach Jin. After nearly 40 minutes of travel, they finally arrived at the top of Zizhu Mountain. Xiaozi went straight to the viewing platform (Zizhu Mountain has two viewing platforms, large and small) , You must first see the whole picture of Zizhu Mountain, and show a frontal photo first.
"Zizhu" means the six rock peaks of the mountain. It is known as the "Six Ways and Other Rocks" in the Bon religion scriptures and is one of the four sacred mountains of the Bon religion. Zizhu Mountain is the center of Wai Xiang Zhung, one of the three cultural gathering places of ancient Zhang Zhung. It is said that there are 108 practice caves and transparent caves on the six peaks. Of course, interested friends can confirm it! Zizhu Mountain is steep, with jagged rocks, and the shape of the mountain is like a flying dragon, lion, elephant, and roc in Tibetan legends. It is believed that Xu Xiake, who once wrote the famous sentence "Climbing Huangshan, there is no mountain in the world, and the view is endless!" When you come to Zizhu Mountain, you will definitely leave a strong mark for her.
Figure/Photo by Fang Liang
The main hall, scripture hall, and monk's house on the mountain are built on the mountain. Numerous practice caves are distributed at an altitude of 4,500 to 5,000 meters. .
Zizhu Temple is located on Zizhu Mountain, with an altitude of 4,800 meters. It is one of the highest temples and one of the earliest 37 practice sites in Tibet. Today, Zizhu Temple has gone through more than 3,000 years of wind and rain. Rise and fall, still incense.
Geshe and Khenpo are degree systems in Buddhism, Geshe is equivalent to what we call a doctor, and Khenpo is a doctoral supervisor. Zizhu Temple can issue such a degree, and one can imagine its importance.
"In that life, I turned mountains and rivers and pagodas, not for the purpose of repairing the next life, but just to meet you on the way." Tsangyang Gyatso's poems are still very clear. When you come to Tibet, how can you not experience it when you come to Zizhu Mountain? What about turning mountains, stupas, and prayer wheels?
There are obvious differences between Bon believers and Buddhist believers: they turn the scriptures in a counterclockwise direction instead of clockwise, and what they chant is not the six-character mantra, but the eight-character mantra of Bon religion.
Zizhu Mountain is divided into three circles: inner circle, inner circle and outer circle. Xiaozi heard that it takes 1 hour to circle the inner circle while playing, 4 hours to circle the inner circle, and almost one day to circle the outer circle. , so I decisively chose the inner circle. During the process of turning the mountain, you will see many traces left by practitioners, such as footprints. This really requires everyone to appreciate it seriously and imaginatively. I am very embarrassed. . .
Behind Zizhu Mountain, you can get a glimpse of the redness of Danxia in eastern Tibet, and you can’t help but think of the tender evaluation of her: no flowing water, no wind, no footprints, no antelope, no wolf, only the air-dried thoughts and the abandonment of youth faded old clothes.
On the way around the mountain, the sacred stone that naturally eliminates stomach problems needs to expose the belly, put the stomach against the front of the stone, and wait for three minutes.
It is natural to wear stones, and those who reach into the stone ring and touch their own ears mean that they can repay their parents' kindness and purify their own sins; (Xiaozi's suggestion: you with long arms, you must try it.)
Next to the stone is the hole for picking up money. Put your hand into the hole to make a wish, and your wish will come true. The lucky ones can pick up strange stones and crystals in the cave! crystal! crystal! If you have friends who have the same desire to "get rich" like Xiaozi, don't miss this experience.
There are natural white good people and black evil people in the rebirth tunnel tunnel. Passing through the rebirth tunnel means choosing the way of survival again, gaining a new life and continuing the journey of life. Strangely, it is said that some thinner people were also stuck in the tunnel, unable to get out. Is it because of doing too many bad things?
Go to Tianmen Cave, the place where Internet celebrities check in. Xiaozi’s friendly reminder, the path on the left of this place is the way to Tianmen, and the places you can go to on the right are full of novelty and excitement!
Climbing the most original wooden ladder, there seems to be only one before, for the sake of everyone's safety, I added one, um. . . But it still takes courage to climb.
One of the 108 practice caves, with an altitude of more than 4,700 meters, if you experience it with your heart, you should have a sense of "being at the top of the mountain and seeing all the small mountains at a glance".
This is the most novel and exciting toilet at an altitude of 4,800 meters. This should be the toilet with the highest altitude in the cognition. It is pure natural and the simplest. When I experience it, my legs are shaking and weak. This smile is really far-fetched.
The third peak of Zizhu Mountain, which is also the check-in point of Zizhu Mountain's internet celebrities---Tianmen Cave, is said to be where the roc flew down to the world and stayed here, passing through the mountain, because like a suspended mirror, It can see the hearts of the world and see the emptiness of the world, so the third peak is also called "seeing peak". There is another legend that King Gesar shot through the mountain rocks with his bow and arrows, and there is this gate of heaven.
The almost vertical ladder, partners who are afraid of heights need to be careful! Xiaozi closed her eyes and closed her eyes. . .
At the top there is a small house where monks practiced. It is said that this is the place where the very important Master Zhanbananka practiced in the Bon religion, and the footprints left by him when he practiced in the past can be seen here.
Passing through a place surrounded by red walls is the sky burial platform.
At night, camped and waited, just to take pictures of Zizhu at different moments. The lights of the stars are lit up in sequence. At this moment, Zizhu Mountain seems to have entered a dream kingdom, and there are three thousand years of compassion in the dream.
I am Xiaozi, from Zizhu Mountain Scenic Area. The scenic area has not yet been officially operated, and many materials are still being sorted out. Many netizens can't find the introduction of Zizhu Mountain Scenic Spot. This time, Xiaozi will make a rough summary first, and then I will give you a detailed guide later.
In October 2019, the "China National Geographic" magazine awarded Zizhu Mountain in Qamdo, Tibet the title of "China National Geographic Photography Base".
