In addition, the altitude of Gyantse is more than 4,000 meters, so climbing Shanzong is not easy. Therefore, Shanzong was built as a castle very early, and the government of Gyantse also served as a gateway to Lhasa. The Tibetan word dzong means castle, fortress, and was also the name of the county-level administrative unit of the former local power in Tibet. Mountain Dzong building was built in the early 14th century, mainly including Dzongben (county governor) office, sutra hall, Buddhist temple and various warehouses, they are built from the mountainside to the top of the mountain.
The buildings are tall and magnificent, standing high above the ground. Later, in order to resist the invaders, the soldiers and civilians who guarded the mountain built a circle of walls 5-8 meters high and 4 meters wide on the hillside with big stones, and built many forts along the walls and the front cliffs, which dealt a heavy blow to the British army. But it was almost destroyed by the invaders during the ongoing war. Now only the remains of the fort, the broken wall with bullet holes on the east side and a parlor of Dai Ben (commander of the Tibetan army) remain. The local Tibetan government maintains and protects it. Because of the movie Red River Valley, many people know about Yamjong Castle, but few know the history in detail. According to the information, Shanzong Kang Ying was born in the 30th year of Guangxu (1904).
Guangxu twenty-ninth year (1903), led by Rong nearly 10,000 British armed mission from India, from Yadong through Sikkim into Tibet, all the way out, on April 11, 1904 arrived in Gyantse. The Thirteenth Dalai ordered Tibetan military and civilian resistance, and males between the ages of 16 and 60 in Gyantse were urgently drafted to resist the British. The aim of the British army was to seize Lhasa and sign an unequal treaty, and Gyantse was the way to go, and Shanzong became the battlefield. The Tibetan army fought fiercely with inferior weapons against the besieged British army at Shanzong Castle and suffered heavy losses; on July 7, Shanzong Castle fell. The last Tibetan troops defending Shanzong Castle did not want to be captured, so they all jumped off the cliff.
Today, in the square in front of Shanzong, there stands a monument to the heroes of Shanzong in honor of the heroes who fought against the British a century ago. Address: Jiangzi County, Inner Gate Tickets: 10 yuan / person. Baiju Monastery Baiju Monastery is a national key cultural relics protection unit, located in Gangtse County, Tibet. Built in the 15th century, is the Tibetan Buddhism Sakya school, Gadang school, Gelu school coexisting temples. Baiju Monastery, the Chinese name, abbreviated in Tibetan as Banquo Deqing, means Auspicious Lundal Monastery. It is located in the northeastern corner of Gyantse County, about 230 kilometers south of Lhasa, more than 100 kilometers east of Shigatse, 3900 meters above sea level. Baiju Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty Xuanzong Xuande two years (1427), 10 years completed.
It is a typical Tibetan Buddhist temple building, pagoda and temple combined. There is a temple in the pagoda and a pagoda in the pagoda, which are naturally mixed and complementary. Its architecture fully represents the typical style of Tibetan temple architecture from the end of the 13th century to the middle of the 15th century, and is the only one that has been preserved intact to this day. It employs a large architectural complex of monumental nature, and is therefore known as the king of Tibetan pagodas. Nowadays, Baiju Monastery has become a famous tourist attraction in the latter part of Tibet. As Baiju Monastery was established under the situation that all the sects in Tibet competed with each other and were evenly matched, it was able to gather the Sakya, Gelu, Gadang and other sects to live peacefully*** in one temple, and each sect had five or six bunkers in this temple.
The temple has 16 warehouses. This makes it have a special status and influence in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tsokchen Hall in the temple has a history of nearly 500 years. The main hall is dedicated to the Three Buddhas, and there are East and West Pure Land Halls on both sides. Because of the compatibility of flower, white, yellow three religions, so the whole temple's style of statuary is not the same as other places, this temple I
In the third level, there is a Buddhist temple called summer night Lhakhang. Temple Tancheng mural painting is quite famous, six-pronged round lotus algae well is not rare. Baiju Temple mural is also very famous, the performance of a wide range of subjects, mainly two unveiled stories, Buddhist stories, Bunsen burner stories and so on. Especially in painting method, compared with many other temples in Tibet is unique. On the first floor of the main hall, there are sutra halls, corridors, auspicious multi-door buildings, East and West Pure Land Halls, and Douluo Palace. The main stories are stories of Buddha's biography, stories of changes in scriptures and stories of Buddha's life. But the main theme of the mural paintings of Baiju Monastery is Tantric Buddhism. If you are a tourist interested in Tibetan Buddhism, you can look for them in the Buddha Hall on the first floor of the Mahamudra Hall, the East and West Dharma King Halls, the Vajra Hall, the three-story Infinite Palace, and the Auspicious Dolmen Pagoda. Backlighting is an important feature of the decorative content of the mural paintings at Baiju Temple, which consists of headlight and body light.
Baiju Temple murals have boat-shaped, niche-shaped, oval, horseshoe-shaped backlighting, which is characterized by fine modeling, rich patterns, symmetry, strong and harmonious color contrasts, rich use of color, delicate and solemn sense of strong, but not dull. Baiju Temple has a lot of free-range dogs, and lamas and tourists peace **** place, do not interfere with each other, become a scene of Baiju Temple. Baiju Temple has the famous Baiju Pagoda.
It is called Bodhi Pagoda. The Tibetan language called this tower for Ban Kok Qu Temple, meaning the tower at the whirlpool of flowing water. This flowing water is the Nianchu River in the Shigatse area. Baiju Monastery was first built in 1418 by Zhebu Tanggong Sampa and Panchen I Khedup Jie. The White Pagoda has nine floors and is more than 32 meters high with 77 Buddhist temples, 108 gates, shrines and prayer halls. There are more than 100,000 painted Buddha statues in the hall, so it is called 100,000 Buddha Pagoda. Inside the pagoda, there are more than a thousand clay, copper and gold Buddha statues, which is called the Museum of Buddha Statues. From the entrance of Zhaxi, you can go up the stairs all the way to the top of the pagoda. If you can't find the stairs, you'd better look around. Some of them are indeed hidden. Baiju Pagoda next to Baiju Monastery has the reputation of 100,000 Pagodas, and its Baiju Monastery is especially notable because of this pagoda. This is no ordinary pagoda (special note: this is a pagoda made up of nearly 100 Buddhist temples overlapping in sequence. The pagoda has nine floors and is more than 32 meters high, with 77 Buddhist temples, 108 gates, shrines and shrines.
It is a unique treasure in the history of Chinese architecture. There are more than 100,000 painted Buddha statues in the hall, so it is called 100,000 Buddha Pagoda. Inside the pagoda, there are more than a thousand clay, copper and gold Buddha statues, which is called the Museum of Buddha Statues. From the entrance of Zhaxi, you can go up the stairs all the way to the top of the pagoda. If you can't find the stairs, you'd better look around. Some of them are indeed hidden. Note: There is a $10 charge for taking photos inside the 100,000 Stupa. At the entrance of the 100,000 stupa, there is an old man in charge of the collection. Every tourist is advised to pay honestly. Most of the rooms in the stupa are dark, so don't use flash. The use of flash has an effect on the murals and sculptures, and there will be high spots on the photos, which is very ineffective. The correct way to take photos is with long exposures.
You can use a tripod or place the camera on a fixed object. Remember! Tickets: Baekju Temple (including the 100,000 pagodas) admission fee of 40 yuan. Take photos of the 100,000 pagodas for a fee of 10 yuan. The Dharma Festival has a history of over 500 years. From April 10 to 28 of the Tibetan calendar is the traditional festival of the post-Tibetan people of Gyantse, Dharma Festival, which means horse racing and archery in Tibetan. According to legend, it began in the Gyantse region. It is said that the grandfather of the King of Gyantse, Paba Bai Sangpo, was around Dangong Shampa at that time, was the minister of home affairs of the Sakya dynasty and the King of Gyantse, and had high prestige among the masses.
After Pabai's death, his disciples offered annual sacrifices in his honor. After the war, the sacrifices were interrupted. In the rat year of the Tibetan calendar (1408 A.D.), Dangon Sampa was appointed King of Gyantse and resumed the sacrifices in accordance with his father's wishes. In that year, from April 10 to April 27 of the Tibetan calendar, around Dangon Sampa, people chanted sutras and worshipped their grandfather until the 28th, and entertainments began to take place.m
By the time when Zhaxi Rao Dampa (1447 A.D.) ruled over Gyantse, the entertainments were even more varied. In addition to the above, entertainment activities such as riding and shooting, Tibetan opera, songs and dances were added. As a result, the Gyangtse Dharma Festival was formally organized and continues to this day.In the middle of the 17th century, the Fifth Dalai Lama further strengthened the unity of church and state in the ruling system. After ruling all of Tibet, the Tibetan government unified the appointment of monks and secularists to manage the various sects. For the Gyantse Dharma Festival, the local Tibetan government also appointed two monks and secularists to preside over the festival. One is Gangtse Tsongpen and the other is Baiju Monastery. During this period, participants and horses in the horse racing and archery competitions are apportioned among the three main aristocracies of Gyantse.
The religious activities at this time were only symbolic, mainly large-scale horse racing and archery competitions, and the event was changed from one day to three. The first day of a simple religious ceremony, and then check and verify the horses, branded, do not change; the second day of horse racing; the third day, archery. After the three days of competition, there are three to four days of suburban feast. Festival time: April 10-28 of the Tibetan calendar. Popular areas: Gyantse, Houzang.