The creek is surrounded by three sacred mountains in Aden
Daocheng is a very strange place, the whole county town only has two streets, from this end to that end, and then from that end back, but ten minutes. However, such a small place makes everyone who has ever stopped deeply missed. Daocheng suddenly became famous overnight, which many people did not expect, which originated from the core of the Aden Nature Reserve in Daocheng, which is dormant in the mountains - Nianqing Gonggari Song Kampot. When the master photographers presented the beautiful pictures in front of the world, everyone was amazed: "There is such a beautiful place in the world!" Since then, Daocheng has begun to enter the world's vision. The scenic spot is centered on the three snow peaks of Xiannairi, Xiabianyang and Shana Dorji, and is distributed in a north-south direction. Due to the special geographical environment and natural climate, a unique landform and natural landscape have been formed, and it is the most complete preserved natural ecosystem in China.
Practical information
Scenic level: National AAAA level scenic spot
Address: Located in Ganzi Daocheng County, Sichuan
Information about attractions
Aden Nature Reserve is located in the southern part of Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the middle of the famous Hengduan Mountains in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. On the small Gongga Mountain in the eastern part of the reserve, three snow-capped mountains soar into the clouds. The northern peak of Xiannari is 6032 meters above sea level, and the southern peak of Yangmaiyong and the eastern peak of XiaLang Dorjee are both 5958 meters above sea level. The three snow-capped mountains are in the shape of a glyph, towering majestically and facing each other from afar; handsome and majestic, they are called the Snowy God Peak in tibetan areas in western China. The Buddhist scriptures contain: There are 24 holy places in the world, the lord of all is the three main sacred mountains (that is, the land of the three gods), and the Tibetan name of the three peaks is "Nianqing Gonggari Song Kampot", which means "three main snow mountains", which is the place where all sentient beings make pilgrimages. According to legend, in the eighth century AD, these three snow-capped mountains were named after the blessings of Master Lotus.
The scenic area of Aden Nature Reserve is 2,900 meters above sea level (Gongga River estuary) to 6,032 meters (Xiannari Peak) and covers an area of 56,000 hectares. The scenic spot is centered on the three snow peaks of Xiannairi, Xiabianyang and Shana Dorji, and is distributed in a north-south direction. Due to the special geographical environment and natural climate, a unique landform and natural landscape have been formed, and it is the most complete preserved natural ecosystem in China.
The charm of Kino Dorji, Kinoyama
In the reserve, the three snow-capped mountains of Xiannari (Tibetan Bodhisattva), Descending Bianyang (Tibetan Special Bodhisattva), and Shana Dorjee (Tibetan Vajrapani) are not far apart, each rising from the ground in a triangular shape, which is called "Risong Kampot" in Tibetan Buddhism, which means the main sacred mountain of the Three Lords. The north peak Sennairi is 6032 meters above sea level, the south peak is 5958 meters above sea level, and the east peak Shana Dorji is 5958 meters above sea level, and the three snowy peaks have different shapes, but they are all white and spotless. The mountainside is vast with forests and seas, flying springs and waterfalls, and the wide valleys at the foot of the mountains are winding, inlaid with mirror-like lakes. Snow peaks, glaciers, forests, streams, waterfalls, meadows and lakes are organically combined, and wild animals are infested with wildlife, creating a quiet pure land.
Since the Quaternary period (2.5 million years), due to the influence of the new tectonic movement, strong uplifts and faults have occurred in this area, forming a unique highland canyon landform. It preserves a natural ecosystem of extremely high mountains dominated by ice peaks and snow ridges, wide glacial valleys, primary forests and highland meadows. The purpose of setting up the Aden Nature Reserve is mainly to protect its rich animal and plant resources, complex and diverse biological genes, rare natural landscapes and the extremely alpine natural ecosystems on which they depend. The conservation of natural resources is the main function of the reserve. Aden Nature Reserve belongs to the continental monsoon high prototype humid climate, due to the relative altitude difference of 3000m in the area, so the vertical differentiation of the climate is obvious: below 3200m above sea level is the mountain warm and humid zone, 3200---3600m is the mountain middle temperate zone, 3600----4300m is the mountain cold temperate zone, 4300----4600m is the alpine subarctic zone, and above 4600 m above the altitude is the alpine cold current ice and snow zone. Due to the unique geographical location of the region, its environment is basically undisturbed and damaged by human activities, the original scenery is relatively well preserved, coupled with the unique natural landscape, it is known as the "last Shangri-La" at home and abroad has a high reputation.
Introduction to the natural landscape
Ancient glacial remains
Aden has appeared 5 times ice age and glacial activity, glacier erosion, erosion and moving, leaving many ice relics, creating ice bucket horn peaks, U-shaped valleys, blade ridges, ice skates, sheep front stones, hanging valleys, side performance questions, final performance questions, ice erosion lakes, glacier drift boulders and other erosion landforms, with a certain scientific price planting. In particular, modern glaciers are the most ideal places for studying glacial geology, geomorphology, Quaternary paleoclimate, ancient land, and natural education and science popularization garden.
Kamiyama Senri is the style of the day
River view
Dongyi River, Ruchu River, Kanggu River, Shuiluo River, Longitudinal Model Scenic Area, the water turbulence in the area is steep, waterfalls fall, can be seen everywhere, forming a river tourism resource with plateau characteristics, especially the water at the foot of the holy mountain. Every year from May to June, the water turns milky white, like milk, and is called the sacred water by the local people. According to the reason that drinking this water can prolong life, nourish the face and cure the disease, and put it in a container for three years without deterioration, what is the reason? It is because the carbonate rock passes through the action of ice and water, forms calcium bicarbonate, and then after a certain temperature and amount of water, the time is 5-8 months, this mineral is beneficial to the human body, especially for the stomach and intestines have a good effect.
Flora and fauna landscape
Aden Scenic Area is close to the three rivers (Jinsha River, Lancang River, Nu River) high mountains towering, canyons and typical transverse mountain range belt area due to the complex terrain, belongs to the continental monsoon plateau climate, coupled with the large difference in altitude, from the river valley subtropical to alpine cold zone, across the five natural climate zones, after long-term evolution, the formation of a variety of plant types, from low to high, respectively, dry river valley shrubland - subalpine coniferous forest - alpine shrub meadow - alpine flowstone beach sparse vegetation and other vegetation, with 1151 species of higher plants, There are 121 families and 430 genera of vascular plants, including 20 families of ferns, 103 species of 34 genera, 101 families of seed plants, and 396 genera. There are 1012 species, and the national second- and third-level protected plants in the area include Wang Dragon Fern, Fan Fern, Fan Core Wood, Long-bud Ice Fir, Lijiang Hemlock, Tao'er Vii, Octagonal Lotus, Sichuan Peony, Golden Iron Lock, etc. In particular, the lover's tree in Hell Valley (hemlock, alpine oak with the same root) is a botanical wonder.
There are about 200 species of scenic animals in Aden Scenic Area, mainly alpine animals and forest animals, because the area is a typical Hengduan Mountain Zone, and there are red pandas in the southern fauna in the area. The birds under national protection in the scenic spot are: Tibetan horse chicken, golden chicken, Tibetan snow chicken, pheasant, white pheasant and so on. China's specialty species are: flower-backed noisy partridge, orange-branched noisy partridge, brown-backed pine pheasant, etc., the fish species are more abundant, the main species are Sichuan split-bellied fish, short-whiskered split-bellied fish, thick-lipped naked heavy-lipped fish, Songpan naked fish autumn, fusiform plateau loach, period plateau loach, Huangshi climbing and so on.
Meteorological, climatic landscape
Meteorology, climate landscape: there are mainly Aden Chong ancient rainbow, ice water waterfall, Rizhao Xiannai Sun Snow Peak, Xiannai Sun Buddha Light, Mirage of the Five-Color Sea, etc., especially in the summer, the fog swims in the middle of the mountain, the mountain appears in the fog, it is really a feeling of pilgrimage, sometimes the holy mountain appears in the snow for dozens or minutes, and then I feel the importance of the Buddha's edge.
Surrounded by three sacred mountains in the Luorong grassland "Nisong Kampot", the Gongga River runs through the grassland, the streams in the forest are babbling, and the pastures and wooden houses are reflected together, forming a pristine and charming scenery, which makes people enter the realm of simplicity and return to reality. Here you can see the three sacred mountains of "Nichimatsu Kampot". Kas Canyon is narrow and deep, the valley platform is 3800 meters above sea level, the valley floor is 2900 meters above sea level, the valley is densely forested, strange rocks and sagas, flying spring waterfalls, roaring and earth-shaking. The unpredictable rock peaks in the valley are hidden from time to time, sometimes like the heavenly palace, sometimes like fairies descending, sometimes like the sky, soaring clouds and driving the fog, which is really a great spectacle.
Autumn color in Daocheng Aden
Introduction of scenic spots inside the scenic spot
The First Mountains of Russia
The Tibetan word means "shining mountain" the Langlin District of The First Mountain of Oysteron is the largest forest area in Daocheng. The mountains of The First Ofe are gentle and forested, and the mountains are unpredictable. In autumn, the Russian mountains are full of forests, and the ten thousand mountains are red, just like its beautiful name, sparkling in the sun, and the scenery is spectacular at the top of the Russian mountains overlooking the Gonggarez Song Kampot Snow Peak.
Zhihuo Zalang
The Tibetan word means "shout loudly and can't stop it." It is a huge rock that is the door god of Gonggari Songgong. The waters of the Gongga Silver Ditch flow into the Terracotta River, where local Tibetans regard the Gongga Milky Way as a sacred river, and the manifold piles of stones on the river are everywhere. Legend has it that Gongga Risong Kampot hides many gold and silver treasures. But one day, the demons were strange, the clouds were thick, the rain was pouring, the earth was shaking, and for a time, the gold and silver treasure flowed down the Gongga Milky Way, and although the god of the Zhihuo Zalang Gate tried hard, he still could not block the rushing river, so he helplessly "shouted loudly, and could not stop it" and got its name. Every year, tibetans in Sagadava (the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the day of buddha's birth and enlightenment) go around the rocks and mountains, bathe and change clothes in the river.
West Of the Cattle Farm
From Zhihuo Zalang, walk up the mountain along Gonggayin and arrive at Xiluo Cattle Farm (3100 meters) in about an hour and a half. Here you can look up to see Sennari (6032 meters), the first sacred peak of Gonggari Song Kampot. Under the blue sky, the white snow peaks of Xiannairi tower majestically over the vast forest sea, and the silver light flickers. Continue up for 2 hours to Zazo Yongyu (Oxhorn Ditch), a densely forested area with babbling streams. Shortly after ascending the Gongga Galaxy, we arrive at Zaadongso (Cave of the Immortals). During this nap, throwing stones hits the stone rock of the immortal cave and emits an echo like a bell, so it is also called stone bell rock. Half an hour later, we arrived in the village of Aden (3700 meters), and the qianyu cliff south of Sennari could be seen. Continue your journey upwards and reach Oki koji Temple in one hour.
Village of Aden
Aden Village, 34 km from shangri-la township government station, a national nature reserve - Aden, is named after its dependence on the village. Known as the "last Shangri-La" reputation, Aden village is 3900 meters above sea level, the village has jurisdiction over 2 villager groups, a total number of 28 households, 183 people, Aden Tibetan meaning "land of the sun" by Rizhao Chang name.
Oki koji Temple
Oki koji Temple (3880 m) is located at the foot of Sennori Snow Peak. The temple was badly damaged, a ruined wall, and the age of the temple cannot be investigated. Chong Gu Temple belongs to Gonggarang Jiling Temple, where the Gengo Living Buddha sect has Zapa chanting and praising the Buddha, and the small prayer hall offers clay sculptures of Shakya. According to legend, the high monk Chogye GongJuejia mistakenly worshipped the sacred mountain for life, promoted the Dharma to build a temple here, angered the gods by digging stones, and disasters befell the surrounding people, and leprosy was prevalent. However, Jagon Kyaw Chia mistakenly chanted the sutra and cultivated the Buddha all day long, casting magic, begging the gods to bring disasters to themselves and save the people from disasters. His act of mercy touched the gods, the people were at peace, and he died of madness and sickness. Now, the bones of the evil spirit of The Jagon Kyaw Are buried in the monastery he built himself, and the monks of the monastery incense and chant the sutra every day to commemorate his great deeds.
Nian Qing Gong Ga Ri Song Kampot
From Okikoji Temple, head left and turn right to Lorong Ranch. Luorong Ranch is surrounded by three snow-capped peaks of Nyaung Tsing Gongari Song Kampot. Snow-capped peaks, forests, meadows, streams, lakes, waterfalls and pastures and cottages are a combination of contrast. Here the three snowy peaks are in full view, and the north peak Xiannairi (6032 meters) sits peacefully on the Lotus Throne like a large Buddha. The south peak of YangMaiyong (5958 meters), the peak is steep, the lines are beautiful, and the peak of the sharp blade points directly to the sky. The crystal-like peaks of the East Peak Shano Dorjee stand proudly. These three snow peaks have been sacred symbols in the hearts of Tibetans since ancient times, and the Tibetan language of Qinggong GariSong Kampot means "three sacred places of expanding the dharma that does not cover snow all year round". In the eighth century AD, Master Lotus Opened the Light for the Three Snow Peaks and named the three Buddhist lords: Guanyin (Xian Nai Ri), Manjushri (Yang Mai Yong) and Vajrapani (Shano Dorji), hence the name of the Three Lords of snow. From the Luorong Cattle Farm, you can go up to the Qujiuzhaa Sacred Spring, and you can see the cypress trees sent by the gods of the Shambhala Kingdom in northern Tibet under the Yangmai Yong Snow Line. Here, you can use the water of the divine spring to wash away the dirty things accumulated by the human body, and beg for the protection of the protector of the gods, The Nine Habits of the Ugly. Continue upwards and turn right to see the Milk Sea (heat wrong), Pearl Sea (wood bottom wrong) and other holy lakes. Climb over the 4,476-meter-high Chosoma (Vajrayogini) Pass, descend for an hour to the holy lake Mlacuo (3,960 meters above sea level) at the foot of Sennail, and then half an hour back to the ancient temple.
Gonggalang Jiling Temple
It is the largest Yellow Sect monastery in Daocheng County, and Litang Changqing Keer Temple belongs to the temple. It is named after the Sacred Mountain of Songgong. Gonggalang Jiling Temple is magnificent in architecture and exquisitely frescoed, and there is a bronze statue of Maitreya given by the Fifth Dalai Lama, which is a precious cultural relic.
Roche Cattle Farm
Luorong Cattle Farm is one of the most famous places to stay in the Aden scenic area, at an altitude of 4150 meters, it is a high mountain pasture grazed by nearby villagers, which has a vast and magnificent scenery, the cattle farm is surrounded by plateau grassland, in May the grass is long eagle flying, the wind blowing grass is low and the yaks are low, and backed by the three sacred mountains Xiannari, Yangmaiyong and Shano Dorji, it is the best place to watch the three snow-capped mountains. Travelers on long distances can choose to camp here or set up their own tents. Snowy peaks, forests, meadows, streams, lakes, waterfalls and pastures and cottages are in the mood. Here, with the sacred mountain and the snow and water, this is the true sense of closeness to nature.
Sea of Pearls
The Pearl Sea is at the foot of Sennori, 20 minutes from Okikoji Temple, and hidden behind a grove of trees, it is so quiet, but it is so charming. Going to the Pearl Sea was in the morning and there weren't many people. Strictly speaking, the Pearl Sea can only be regarded as a larger waterhole, and the turquoise water color shines in the reflection of the morning sky, as if it is a dark emerald that falls on the earth. The water of the lake just reflects the majesty of Sennori, although it is not complete, but it is enough to make the lake water stained with the aura of the sacred mountain and full of vitality. Always think that such an environment is a good place for people to think, when you can really do the peace of mind can be like this autumn water waves, maybe you can really hear the > of God, the five-color sea milk sea, also known as Ou Rong Tso, ancient glacier lake, like water droplets, surrounded by snowy mountains, the lake is clear and blue, the mountain stops into a waterfall, with its exquisite and elegant water color emerald blue and famous. The milk sea is in the mountain pass of Yangmaiyong, in the shape of a scallop, in the middle is the blue snow water, surrounded by a circle of milky white, this circle of milky white is roughly the origin of the name of the milk sea. The water near the shore is slightly black, and below it is the deposition of distant plants, and inside is a light green area, and then deep into the turquoise water, which is transparent blue. Haizi is slightly flowing, and the sunlight is constantly passing through the clouds, so it is also like a jewel changing its brilliance, sometimes dim, sometimes dazzling, sometimes erratic. Beside the sea were meadows and broken leaves, soft, like a green flannel, carefully caring for the gem. Above the meadow are hard stone walls, as well as sand and gravel beaches, which are particularly cold.
Divine tour of Haizi Mountain
Haizi Mountain
The scale density of Haizi Mountain is unique in China, so it is called Haizi Mountain. Located between Litang and Daocheng counties, Haizi Mountain is a provincial nature reserve in Sichuan Province, where large granite drifting boulders (gravel) and various forms of glacial pots (lakes) fill your eyes.
The Sea of Five Colors
The sea of five colors, the Tibetan name "Nakazom" means "sea on the top of the mountain". Located at 4,100 meters above sea level in the South of Kangding, the Sea of Five Colors is an alpine lake surrounded by mountains on three sides, and a clear mountain spring descends the slope to the west, all the way to the Gongzhu Bridge, and joins the Zheduo River. The bottom of the lake of the five-color sea has many irregular network patterns, every year in July and August, the bottom of the lake is luxuriant, in the sunshine will show different colors, there are also people called it "seven-color sea" after the death of the lake bottom plants, the formation of this pattern.
Hell Valley
The valley mouth is 3800 meters above sea level, the valley floor is 2500 meters, the valley wind is moving, the fog is hazy, and the rugged and strange peaks are hidden from time to time, close to the eyes, which is frightening. The Valley of Hell is long and narrow, the primeval forest is dense, the rocks are saga, the waterfall is flying, and the roar is earth-shattering.
History
In 747 AD, the Buddhist master Lotus Peanut himself named the blessing and gave these three snow peaks to the three Buddha-figure bodhisattvas (Guanyin, Manjushri, and Vajrayogini) of the three sequels of tantra. The north peak is 6032 meters high, the east peak Isono Dorji is 5958 meters high, and the south peak Yangmai Yong is 5958 meters high, and the Buddha name: Sanqi Main Sacred Mountain. The eleventh of the twenty-four holy places of Buddhism in the world celebrates the Year of the Rooster, and His Holiness the Karmapa, the Fifth and Seventh Dalai Lamas have written hymns to this holy place.
In 1928, the American botanist and explorer Joseph Locke arrived here, and after returning to China, he wrote an article in the National Geographic magazine and published the photographs, introducing Aden to the world. At the same time: the Aden Nature Reserve is very much in line with the connotation of the legendary word "Shambhala" and the scene depicted in the British writer James Hilton's "Vanishing Horizon". Profoundly interpret the true meaning of the "Kingdom of Shambhala".
Legends related to scenic spots
The legend of Oki koji Temple
Legend has it that the Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, learned that there was no temple for the promotion of Buddhism in the holy land of Risong Kampot Shoe District, so he sent Master Ren Gencho Gyatso to Aden to build a temple, not wanting to anger the mountain gods and bring disasters because of the construction of the temple, the local people all suffered from leprosy, the master was merciful to the people, and he prayed in the evening, and later the people were all well ill, but the master died of illness, and in order to remember him, people buried him on the grassland and piled up a majestic pile to commemorate him. (Chonggu: Tibetan means to fill the lake to build a temple, or a temple on the lake)
Adenlo Velvet Cattle Farm
The legend of Aden Village of Shambhala
According to legend, there is a family under the slope of Aden Village, called Guo Huanjia, who has produced and lived here for generations, living a life of sunrise and sunset, by the mountains and rivers, and there is a mountain called Namu Mountain on the opposite side. One day there was a cow in the house that was lost while grazing. The next morning, just after dawn, a little girl named Qu Zhen from Guo Huan's family went to the opposite hill to look for cows, walked to the cave, and suddenly found a living Buddha practicing here. The Living Buddha said to the little girl, "I called Ran Gong to correct my mistakes, and I meditated here, and now that you see me, I have to eat." Or I'll die. You bring me food every day, you can't tell anyone, as long as I can persist for three years, I will cultivate into an immortal. Qu Zhen said no. Ran Gong said: Insist on three months, Qu Zhen said no, then insist on three days, OK, so Qu Zhen sent him food every day, and three days later a living Buddha came to Guo Huan's house to live. Qu Zhen, a child, often herds cattle and sheep on the hillside behind the house, and every time she goes to the grass dam to herd cattle and sheep, she always faintly hears pigs, dogs, etc. nearby, and sometimes hears the shouts of people, but she can't see them. What's even stranger is that sometimes the kind of barley that is tied up in a small handful when harvesting is picked up by the ditch. Back at home, she told these situations to the living Buddha and his family, and ran the living Buddha said: Your family does not need others to give you companionship, guo huan family of course needs others to be companions, my ancestors have done it here for generations, no one else has come and gone, I feel very lonely, so the living Buddha meditated and chanted the sutra for one night, and the next morning, the living Buddha asked Qu Zhen to go to the dam above to scatter it, and suddenly the smoke spread, and after the fog dissipated, the village appeared, which is the village of Shambhalaadin.
The legend of the Five-Colored Sea
Legend has it that a long time ago, the Shouxiang fairy of the five longevity fairies on Mount Everest, Tashi Zerenma, came to visit her aunt Gongga. She traveled all over the snow-capped mountains, and one day came to "Dengtona" (Paoma Mountain) to play in the back mountains and seas, and was very happy to see the pleasant scenery of Haizi and the mountain color was towering and attractive. So the multicolored arrows were placed in the east of the sea, and the cornucopia of flames was placed in the west of the sea. In an instant, the sea appeared colorful, and the sea was named "Five Colors Sea".
Scenic pictures
Beautiful rice city of Aden
Rencun on the way from Daocheng to Aden
Enter Aden
The meadows and streams near the Qiuse Chong Ancient Temple in Daocheng are surrounded by three sacred mountains, and the Gongga River runs through the grasslands
Sea of milk
Sennail and the village of Aden
Shano Dorjee accompanied by clouds and water
Reflection of Sennari in Dormala (Sea of Pearls).