At the southeast end of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at the junction of Sichuan, Qinghai and Tibet, God has constructed a pure and rich secret place here, and the world calls it "the city of clouds".
It is Shiqu, a county town with four business cards: "Millennium Tangbo Ancient Road", "The World's Most Beautiful Wetland", "Stone Carving Art Kingdom" and "Auspicious Sun Tribe".
Here, Sichuan's most shocking snow-capped mountains, lakes, grasslands, wetlands and other magnificent landscapes are gathered, and China National Geographic has photographed wetland landscapes and stone carvings here.
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·Mountains and rivers·
The most extreme ecological landscape
Because of the protection of Bayankala Mountain and Shaluli Mountain Range, the great rivers, lakes and swamps have been transformed into the most extreme ecological landscape in the world.
If the mountains outline the general framework of the extreme stone canal, then the melting of the ice and snow on the peaks adds aura to Zhaxika and injects a pure soul into the city.
Behind the snow-covered mountains, the peaks that rise from the ground are covered in silver, depicting the skyline of infinite yearning to the world, all of which give this lonely area a mysterious temperament.
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·Ecological Secret·
The perfect embodiment of biodiversity
In the stone canal, biodiversity is perfectly reflected.
The snow leopard, the cute brown bear, the spiritually rich red fox, as well as the white-lipped deer, Tibetan antelope, black-necked crane, bar-headed goose and other nationally protected animals are countless.
Whether flying in the sky, running underground, or swimming in the water, thousands of wild animals thrive and thrive in the ecological habitat of Shiqu.
Not only that, there are many kinds of rare medicinal materials in Shiqu, and the quantity is large, there are both precious medicinal materials and bulk medicinal materials, and it is one of the main production areas of medicinal materials in Ganzi Prefecture.
In this pure land, Shiqu white fungus enjoys a good reputation, Luoxu Town 10,000 acres of sea buckthorn forest is fruitful, and wild wolfberries are everywhere in the Jinsha River valley, and the seeds are big and full.
Also showing vitality, there are also wild plants and medicinal materials such as Cordyceps, fritillary, musk, rhubarb, Qianghuo and other wild plants and medicinal materials in the alpine wilderness, and the diversity of ecology nourishes all things in Shiqu.
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·Cultural Secrets·
Ethnicity, stone carvings, intangible cultural heritage
The long-standing national culture is endlessly alive in this land
Shiqu has the name of "Auspicious Sun Tribe", where there are the most primitive tribes - Chaga tribe and Sesu tribe, which give birth to ancient tent culture, food culture and clothing culture.
On the 25,191 square kilometers of Shiqu, the vast number of farmers and herdsmen have been living a nomadic life of chasing water and grass for thousands of years, and tents are their convenient homes.
Shiqu clothing to Tibetan clothing, fox fur hats, Tibetan leather shoes and other production technology is unique, the sewing process is extremely complex, the finished product is rich and gorgeous, graceful and generous, in the province and outside the reputation enjoyed.
The Shiqu diet has a unique plateau style, and the staple food of farmers and herdsmen is mainly tsamba, beef and mutton, ginseng fruit and dairy products, with a wide variety of foods, and certain customs and exquisiteness.
The broad and profound stone carving culture has endured in this land for a long time
In the northeast of Shiqu Ariza Township, a magnificent Songge Mani Shijing City stands majestically on the banks of the Oxi River, a tributary of the Yalong River, silently telling people the distant story of King Gesar.
In the territory of Gongma Township, Changsha, Shiqu, one of the world's longest stone scripture walls - Bagmani Stone Scripture Wall lies across the Zhaxika grassland, recording the vicissitudes of the world and inheriting the endless stone carving culture.
Historically, Princess Wencheng married in Tibet, and when she passed through the stone canal, she left a precious cultural heritage - four kinds of Buddha statues of salvation, and the big standing stone engraved with the statue of Amitayus is carved according to the Arnhem stone.
The rich and colorful intangible cultural heritage culture has been passed down in this land
"If you can speak, you can sing, and if you can walk, you can dance", Shiqu intangible cultural heritage song and dance has been deeply rooted in this vast and magical Zhaxika grassland.
Such as the enthusiastic and unrestrained national intangible cultural heritage - Zhenda Guozhuang, like high mountains and rivers, magnificent.
Such as the beautiful and beautiful provincial object - Sichuan Tibetan folk songs, like a trickle, the breeze blows.
For example, the vigorous and colorful provincial intangible cultural heritage - Dunma court dance, like an eagle spreading its wings and full of vitality.
Shiqu intangible cultural heritage is not only embodied in traditional dance and traditional music, but also covers traditional skills, traditional medicine, traditional literature, traditional opera, traditional arts, etc.
These long-standing intangible cultural heritage cultures quietly tell the profound connotation of the stone canal, and have become a gorgeous and colorful map of humanistic customs in northwest Sichuan.
This is a secret place hidden deep in western Sichuan
You don't need to be surprised
Don't doubt it
It's good to experience it
Source | The voice of Shiqu cultural tourism