| Daocheng, located on the southeast of
qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the east of |
| Hengduan
Mountains,is a county on the southwest border of Sichuan,China.This county, |
| subordinated to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture,extends,across 27.58'-29.30' |
| north
latitudes and 99.56'-100.36' east lingitudes, 174km from the south to thenorth
and 63km from the west to east.It covers 7323 square kilomebetans people.Economica- |
| lly and partial animal husbandry. |
| Daocheng County is special in geographical
features,Its north the is higher than |
| its
south,the west higher than the east.Winding and majestic mountains like billows |
| of the sea alternate with valleys.Hence,the high-altituded
mountain pesks clad with |
| snow all the
year round,deep serene valleys with snow all the year round,deep serene |
| valleys with gurgling brooks and broad pastures.The
scenes are various and bewitch- |
| ing. |
| In the north of Daocheng
County lies the plateau area with borad valleys.Mt.Hai- |
| zhi(Lake),parallel
to Daocheng River and with an of glaciation on the Qinghai-Tibet |
| Plateau,traditionally called"the Old Ice Cap
of Daocheng".With its glacial erosion |
| scattered
here and there,and 1145 (lakes),can be found in an area of 3200 square |
| kilometres.With the size and number of its haizhi
exceptional in China,Mt.Haizhi |
| has
become the most impertant base for the study of the topography of quarternary |
| glaciers.In 1982,fossils of dinosaur teeth and
eucalyptus were unearthed in the |
| center
and the south of the county respectively. Its rolling hills,criss-crossed |
| valleys,scatterde lake boulders and the forest
of rocksof grotesque shapesmake Mt |
| Haizhi
magnificent and charmful. |
|
The middle of Daocheng County is of mountain plateau,including the Bowa Mountain |
| and the Chitu River.On both banks of the river
are broad pastures and stretches of |
| forest.Mt.Bowa,grand
and scenic,is sharply distinct during the four seasons:in spr- |
| ing and summer,azaleas bloom to vie each other for
beauty;in autumn,leaves as red as |
| flame
cover the trees,while in winter,snow clothes all and gleams white |
| In the south of the county are mountains
and valleys.Mt.Echu,parallel to Dongyi |
| River
and with an altitude of 5140m, is as charming and attractive as a pertty fairy |
| sitting upright on the clouds,although it is
lofty and majestic. What is most fasc- |
| inating
about Mt.Echu is its autumnal tints:the bright red,lucid yellow and delicate |
| green make the mountain colourful."Both
heavy and delight makeup are compatible with |
| it".The
Dongyi River,rushing down from MT.Echu like a steed,has two bands rock. The |
| rumbling waves and series of waterfalls wonderfully
correspond to the mountain. |
|
Adjacent to Mt.Echu is Daocheng SacredPeaks-the Heavenly Charms in the Snow |
| World which are well-known among the Tibetan
people. They consist of three snow |
| capped
peaks whose names were,according to a legend,conferred by Dalae V.Xiannairi, |
| the north peak with an altitude of 6032m,means
Mother Buddha;Yangmaiyong,the south |
| peak
with an altitude of 6032m,means Mother Buddha; Yangmaiyong,the south peak with |
| an attitude of 5958m, means Manjuist Buddha;
Xiaruoduoji,the east peak with an alt- |
| itude
of 5958m,means the Buddha with warriors'hands.The total coverage of the peaks
isabout 800 square kilometres.The Daocheng Sacred Peaks covered kilometres,The
Daocheng Sacrded peaks covered with snow all the year round are grand and majestic.
On the maintainside are colourful lakes which are gorgeous and changeful; At the
foot of the mountain,on the pastures are rare fowls and valuable animals that
co-exist harmoniously with the people. The peaks are regarded as sacred peaks
by the Tibetan people;and visited by continous stream of devotees. |
| Daocheng has a long history of
culture.of the 13 monasteries in the county, Xiongden Monastery and Gonggaling
Monastery are the best known. Grandly constructed, Gonggaling Monastery possesses
a bronze statue of Maitreya presented by Dalai V.Xiongden Monastery,built on the
Ming Dynasty,keep 100,000books of Buddhist scriptures ,and in the same monastery
several hundreds of Buddha fogures,huge or small,are consecrated,one of them os
the sandal wood figure of Sakyamuni presented by Banchan IX.The Tibetan people
in China are of the same forefathers,but because of the non-group living and the
separation of mountains and revers all the Tibetan people do not share the same
language,costumes or customs.With the strong religious atmosphere,With the strong
religious atmosphere,Daocheng bears some unique and abstruse cultural flacours. |
| Daocheng os a pretty country
maiden who has been staying at her boudoir and undnown to the outside world. Its
heavenly natural scenery,simple and unsophisticated customs,and mystical primitve
human landscapes,having broken through the barriers of time and space,shine with
charm and enchantment which have attracted photographers,whose artistic pictures
present its beauty and charm before us. |
|
The beauties can't be enjoyed by a few people,they belong to the humandind.We
sincerely hope that all those who love the beauty of nature and life will come
to share the charms of Daocheng with us. |
