China Cultural Chronicles July 22, 2012
- Autumn in Xian China
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- Tibet Plateau near Mount Everest and other Highest Peaks in the World
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- Dongjiang Lake (東江湖) 12, Hunam Province
- Dongjiang Lake (東江湖) 10, Hunam Province
- Dongjiang Lake (東江湖) 11, Hunam Province
- Friendly Tibetans, who makes Tibet "Tibetan"
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- Drak Lhalupuk cave temple, Lhasa, Tibet
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Drak Lhalupuk cave temple, said to be the meditation retreat of King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century, which has relief rock carvings. Clings on a cliff face of the Chakpori hil lCags po ri, literally "Iron Mountain"; is a sacred hill in the city of Lhasa in Tibet. It south of the Potala and just to the left when one is facing the Potala. It is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet.
It was the site of the most famous medical school Tibet, known as the Mentsikhang, which was founded in 1413. It was conceived of by Lobsang Gyatso, the "Great" 5th Dalai Lama, and completed by the Regent Sangye Gyatso shortly before 1697.
During the March 1959 Lhasa uprising, the medical school and a temple housing statutes of coral (Tsepame), mother-of-pearl (of Tujechempo) and turquoise (of Drolma) were demolished by PLA Chinese artillery as the Tibetans had placed their cannons up there. It is now crowned by radio antennas. A road has been constructed through the spur that used to connect Chokpori with the Marpo Ri ('Red Hill') on which the Potala is built.
Some rebuilding has since taken place a number of old rock carvings have survived through damage. Some of them are thought to have been carved during the reign of king Songtsän Gampo (605 or 617? - 649 CE) and painted by Nepalese artists. Some buildings have been rebuilt near the base of the hill and there is now again a small temple with prayer wheels.
Tradition has it that the three main hills of Lhasa represent the "Three Protectors of Tibet." Chokpori is the soul-mountain (bla-ri) of Vajrapani, Pongwari that of Manjushri, and Marpori, the hill on which the Potala stands, represents Chenresig or Avalokiteshvara.
en.goldenmap.com/Chokpori - Drak Lhalupuk cave temple, Lhasa, Tibet
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Drak Lhalupuk cave temple, said to be the meditation retreat of King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century, which has relief rock carvings. Clings on a cliff face of the Chakpori hil lCags po ri, literally "Iron Mountain"; is a sacred hill in the city of Lhasa in Tibet. It south of the Potala and just to the left when one is facing the Potala. It is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet.
It was the site of the most famous medical school Tibet, known as the Mentsikhang, which was founded in 1413. It was conceived of by Lobsang Gyatso, the "Great" 5th Dalai Lama, and completed by the Regent Sangye Gyatso shortly before 1697.
During the March 1959 Lhasa uprising, the medical school and a temple housing statutes of coral (Tsepame), mother-of-pearl (of Tujechempo) and turquoise (of Drolma) were demolished by PLA Chinese artillery as the Tibetans had placed their cannons up there. It is now crowned by radio antennas. A road has been constructed through the spur that used to connect Chokpori with the Marpo Ri ('Red Hill') on which the Potala is built.
Some rebuilding has since taken place a number of old rock carvings have survived through damage. Some of them are thought to have been carved during the reign of king Songtsän Gampo (605 or 617? - 649 CE) and painted by Nepalese artists. Some buildings have been rebuilt near the base of the hill and there is now again a small temple with prayer wheels.
Tradition has it that the three main hills of Lhasa represent the "Three Protectors of Tibet." Chokpori is the soul-mountain (bla-ri) of Vajrapani, Pongwari that of Manjushri, and Marpori, the hill on which the Potala stands, represents Chenresig or Avalokiteshvara.
en.goldenmap.com/Chokpori - #3131
- Tibetan wood carving
- Tibetan wood carving
- The Bell Tower of Xi'an
- Lake Manasarovar and the Gurla Mandhata Range, Tibet
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The turquoise lake, Manasarovar; {mtsho chen ma pham g.yu mtsho "Mapham Yutso"}
Manasarovar, the great turquoise lake. Unvanquished Turquoise Lake, another name of Manasarovar. the Ever-cool Turquoise Lake, Manasarovar. Lake Manasarovar.
At 4727 meters, and with 320 square kilometers, Lake Manasarovar is one of the highest large body of fresh water in the world.
Its other names are the Unvanquished Turquoise Lake (ma pham g.yu mtsho), Anavatapta, the Ever-cool Lake (mtsho ma dros pa), and the Divine Lotus Lake (padma lha mtsho). It is called the Unvanquished Lake because when one examines all the other great lakes of Tibet to see if they possess the eight qualities of perfect water (chu yan lag brgyad ldan) they are faulty in some respect. It is called Turquoise Lake because its limpid waters resemble a turquoise mandala. It is given the name Ever- cool Lake because it is the palace of the naga king Anavatapta, "Who Never Warms Up." It is called Divine Lotus Lake because it resembles a fully opened eight-petaled lotus.
dictionary.thlib.org/internal_definitions/find_head_terms... - Summer Palace, Beijing
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