travel starts with photography

Chapter 108
"Hi, I'm Chen Xing." Chen Xing walked up and said.

The Tibetan tour guide took a look at Chen Xing, then nodded and said, "Then our team is here, there are six people in total, do you want to get to know each other?"

Everyone shook their heads slightly, or showed embarrassment.

We met by chance, and we broke up after two hours. There is really no need to get to know each other.

Three people who obviously knew each other moved and chatted, and three other tourists who traveled alone greeted each other.

40-year-old Li Gang is a cart driver. He has driven to the Holy City many times, but he has never been to the Potala Palace once. This time, he found some free time and decided to take a look as it happened that tickets were also available recently.

24-year-old Gong Ziying has been driving across the country in a caravan for half a year, and she just arrived in the Holy City yesterday.

It is worth mentioning that Gong Ziying's name is a bit feminine, but she is a man with a more sunny appearance, and her conversation is very friendly.

After a brief understanding, the Tibetan tour guide said: "Okay, it's time to check the ticket, let's go."

He also needs a ticket to enter the Potala Palace, but he is a Tibetan, and the ticket is different from foreign tourists. Not only does it only cost two yuan, but he can buy it at any time, unlike Chen Xing and the others who have to grab tickets. There are people who have not been able to get a ticket for several days.

To enter the Potala Palace, you first have to walk up a long flight of stairs.

The guide stopped and said:

"From here we can see that the main body of our Potala Palace is divided into two colors, red and white, which are also called the White House and the Red Palace respectively. If we go west, we can reach the upper monk's house and the lower monk's house; The Dao Gate leads directly to the Red Palace; through the Yuanmenhui Dao Gate, through the Monk School, you arrive at the East Court of the White House."

"In the Red Palace are the pagodas of eminent monks and masters of the past, as well as various Buddhist halls and sutra halls. The White House is the place where the eminent monks of the past dynasties handled government affairs and lived, but many functions have been abandoned now."

Of course, some functions have to be discarded. It’s a new society.

When everyone walked up to the top, they saw a platform, and what they saw was a white building.

The tour guide said: "The main hall of the Bailou is the East Hall, which is the one here. You can take pictures here, and then put your camera away. The East Hall is 25.8 meters wide and 27.8 meters long, facing south. , any major religious activities, or celebrations are held here."

Everyone kindly took out their cameras and took pictures.

The Potala Palace is the best shooting spot in the Holy Land. Due to the particularity of this building, there is no taller building in the entire Holy City, so shooting here can capture the panorama of the entire Holy Land. The camera is better. Bring a super With telephoto, it is no problem to use it as a telescope to see far and far alleys.

After everyone took some pictures, the tour guide led the people to continue walking.

Go through the tunnel to a large square.

"The Tibetan name of this square is "Deyangxia", which means East Happy Square. From the square, you can see the monk school behind, and the surrounding two-story buildings are monk houses."

The Tibetan tour guide began to tell the story of his participation in the construction of this place before, but Chen Xing saw a huge drum at the gate of the monk school.

"What is this drum for?" Chen Xing asked.

"You guys still remember that there is a bell in the school after class. The role of this drum is like this. It gathers the monks who are studying in this school. After they graduate from here, they have the opportunity to become officials of the monk-official system."

Chen Xing still had a little impression of the word monk official, but after thinking about it carefully, he remembered that it was mentioned in a book given by monk Da Jingteng on Chunmanzhai Mountain in southern Yunnan.

It is an official who manages the affairs of temples and monks and nuns.

Does such a system still exist in modern times?He also thought that all monks were under the direct jurisdiction of religious management units.

The official tour begins after entering the White House from the square.

The tour guide said: "The hat is about to be taken off, and the camera and mobile phone are put away. It is best not to take out the mobile phone and point it at anything on the way. Someone will check it all the time. Do you know that some gestures cannot be performed? Do you need me to remind you? one time?"

This tour guide is more dedicated and speaks Mandarin well.

The three little girls in a group went up to ask, but Chen Xing and the others didn't move.

The tour guide first led a few people into the East Hall.

"The main viewing point in the East Hall is the murals. The palace wall tunnel is six meters thick. Look at the murals here. Everyone, these are the murals of the Four King Kongs. They are similar to the New Year pictures in the mainland."

If he didn't mention Chen Xing, he would think it was a New Year painting.

Moving forward, there are more and more murals and thangka works.

On the porch of the White House, there are pictures of Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet, reincarnation pictures, mandala pictures, folk custom pictures, etc., which cannot be said to be lifelike, but the religious style is strong, so that viewers can feel the weight of the culture. The eminent monk's gold book, the golden shape looks like the customs clearance document held by the Tang monk in Journey to the West, but it is made of all gold.

Gong Ziying said with emotion: "I heard that the amount of gold here is [-] tons. I never believed it, but we have only been here for a long time, and we have seen a lot of gold."

Isn’t that right, let’s not talk about those gold decorations, even some pillars, ceilings, etc., where no artworks are hung, are inlaid with gold and gemstones, making this Potala Palace look simple and luxurious, simply It is the perfect example of understated luxury.

Everyone was numb during the subsequent visit.

Too much gold.

Gold, precious stones, these words have always appeared in the mouths of Tibetan tour guides.

Occasional surprises are the low-pitched screams of the three girls.

I don't know what's surprising, isn't it that the real body of a certain generation of eminent monks was sealed in the spiritual pagoda?Isn't it just like this, there are several other pagodas, what is there to be afraid of?
If he didn't feel that the idea of ​​making a fortune on such an occasion was inappropriate, he would have talked to someone about how much he could sell for moving such a pagoda.

They saw the last stupa, which was the largest golden stupa they had seen so far.

The tour guide introduced as before:
"This is the pagoda hall of the thirteenth eminent monk. It was built in 1934. The tower is 12 meters high and the base is 97 meters wide. It consumes two tons of gold. The surface of the tower is inlaid with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and dzi beads. , opal, agate, emerald, pearl, coral, amber, right-handed conch, penguin stone and other rare treasures in the world, about 7 pieces..."

Many people who heard this sentence swallowed inexplicably.

"If this thing is moved out, it will be enough for the people of a city to eat and drink for several years, right?"

Chen Xing was startled, thinking it was him who said it, but when he rolled his eyes, he realized that it was Gong Ziying who said it, and he was relieved.

It is estimated that everyone thinks about the same thing.

Gong Ziying also came to her senses, and sighed: "It's a sin, a sin, today's merit is gone."

(End of this chapter)