Maquanhe

Maquanhe

Maquanhe River: it is called "dangquekaba" in Tibetan, and it is transliterated as "dangquezangbo" in Chinese. It is the source and upper reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River. It comes from the mouth spout which looks like a horse. Mainly in Zhongba county.

Maquan River, Shiquan River, Xiangquan River and Kongque River are all Italian translated names, which vividly endow the desolate plateau with a sense of life and become customary names.

brief introduction

It flows from the southeast of Gangrenboqi region of Shenshan mountain, and is called "mazang River" when it flows through Zhongba county. It has been called "Yarlung Zangbo River" since saga. In its valley, there are ma Pang Bu Mo Ka, Se Ri Zhu Mu Ka, etc., which are all important castles of the eighteen ancient Xiang Xiong tribes. Up to now, we can see the scene of the ancient elephant in the ruins of these ancient castles. Maquan river is the source of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It not only played an important role in the development of Tibetan civilization, but also played an important role in the breeding, formation and development of Tibetan civilization in different periods and regions.

Geographical ecology

Maquan River, the upper reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, has an average altitude of more than 5200 meters. The water flow is gentle, the lakes and branches in the middle of the river are developed, and many water birds live in the marshes on both banks. The Maquan river runs between the Himalayas in the South and the Gangdise mountains in the north. The valley is open, generally 10-30 km. The Maquan River in the wide valley is like a silver ribbon, spreading out at the foot of the misty snow mountain. Chaiqu, the largest tributary of the Maquan River, weaves and weaves numerous glittering and dazzling small lakes together and hangs on the ribbon. The snow mountains, ribbons and lakes are all spread on a boundless green carpet like grassland. This beautiful picture is the portrayal of the upstream maquanhe area.

The Maquan river basin is basically pastoral area. On both sides of the valley below payang, there is a swamp meadow landscape composed of Artemisia ordosica, which is the best pasture in winter and spring. Above payang, the marsh meadow gradually disappeared from warm to dry, and a Stipa grassland landscape appeared in the open valley, with Stipa purpurea and Artemisia annua widely distributed, showing a yellow green seasonal elephant. This is the main summer pasture in the upper reaches.

In the upper part of the Maquan River Valley, due to the sparsely populated area, the vast grassland is still an animal paradise with Tibetan antelope, rock sheep, wild donkey, wild ox, bear, wolf, fox, mouse, rabbit and other animals. On the wide and boundless Valley grassland, there are also rows of huge yellow gray crescent shaped sand dunes, which are perpendicular to the wind direction. Many places are connected like chains. These sand dunes are the bare sand of Maquan River in dry season in winter and spring, and are transported and accumulated under the action of frequent westerly wind.

The wetland in Maquan river basin is located in the Maquan River Basin of Zhongba county. It is mainly distributed in the upper and middle reaches near East Village of babaza, which are 82 ° 39 ′～ 82 ° 56 ′ e, 30 ° 09 ′～ 30 ° 26 ′ N and 83 ° 19 ′～ 83 ° 41 ′ e, 29 ° 42 ′～ 30 ° 02 ′ n, respectively. It is a marsh dominated by Kobresia chinensis community in northern Tibet. Maquan river is a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, with Gangdise mountain in the north and Himalayas mountain in the south. Many rivers formed by mountain glacier melt water on both sides converge into Maquan River, forming many lakes in the valley plain near the source and the middle reaches, and developing into marshes sporadically. The main water supply is glacier melt water and river water. The soil is meadow swamp soil and meadow soil. The Kobresia chinensis community in North Tibet is associated with leek, Potentilla anserina, Ranunculus plateaus, Primula tibetana and milkweed. In summer, the main birds are black necked Crane, spotted goose, brown Headed Gull, duck and snipe.

Beautiful legend

It is said that gangrenboqin snow mountain, located in Western Ali, has four children, namely, the Yarlung Zangbo River (Maquan River), Shiquan River, Xiangquan River and Kongque River. The four brothers and sisters set out separately to meet in the Indian Ocean. The Yarlung Zangbo River went through difficulties and dangers. Later, they arrived in the Gongbu area. They were deceived by a small kite and thought that the three brothers and sisters had already arrived in the Indian Ocean before him. So they turned around and ran south from the foot of Namjagbarwa peak in a hurry. The steep mountains and cliffs all the way could not stop him. In order to meet the brothers and sisters as soon as possible, the terrain was steep and dangerous JUNHE jumped from there and finally formed the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, which is deeply embedded in thousands of mountains and valleys.

Peripheral tourism

Mapang yongcuo, the holy lake

Shenghu is located in Pulan County, more than 200 kilometers away from Shiquanhe town. It is called "the mother of the world's rivers" in Buddhist scriptures. Even Xuanzang, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, also called mapang yongcuo Lake "the West heaven yaochi" in his records of the western regions of the Tang Dynasty. Throughout the year, it attracts countless devout believers and tourists at home and abroad. They travel thousands of miles, and some spend several years to pay homage. To come here, you must first bathe yourself in holy water, and then turn the lake (around the lake) wholeheartedly.

Mount Goran rinpochin

The mountain is 6714 meters above sea level. It looks like an olive. The peak looks like a colorful round crown. It is surrounded by eight petals of lotus. Its body looks like a crystal with jade inlaid with ice sculpture. The top of the mountain reaches the sky. In Tibetan, it means "king of the Mountain". Believers say: turning around the holy mountain can wash away the sin of one's life. It is a great honor for Tibetans to be able to go to the holy mountain in their lifetime.

Guge Palace

As the center of Tibetan Buddhist culture and the capital of Guge Kingdom, Guge once had tens of thousands of monks, temples under the Royal Palace, abundant water and grass, and prosperous population.

Guge palace is located in the embrace of the earth forest (a special landform, formed by the fading of the sea water in ancient times). Its main body is attached to a mountain about 300 meters high. There are more than 300 houses and caves, three 10 meter high pagodas, four temples, two halls and two underground tunnels in the site, which are divided into upper, middle and lower floors, followed by royal palace, temples and dwellings, reflecting the strict hierarchy. There are walls around and watchtowers at the four corners. There are many exquisite sculptures and murals in the red temple, white temple and samsara temple.

Ali

Ali, a mysterious land, has left the footprints of countless pioneers. Some people say that if you don't get to Ali in Tibet, you don't get to Tibet. If you want to explore the origin of Tibet's history, you have to go to Ali. When you approach Ali, you will find the root of mountains, the source of water, the ancestor of mountains, and the source of life and civilization.

Address: Ali District

Longitude: 83.696655273438

Latitude: 29.839155197144

Ticket information: no ticket required.

Chinese PinYin : Ma Quan He