Tianshengqiao hot spring

Tianshengqiao hot spring

Tianshengqiao hot spring is located 10 kilometers southeast of Zhongdian County in Yunnan Province. The east-west direction of the gudugang river passes through the underground karst cave, forming a natural limestone bridge. The bridge is more than 60 meters high, 10 meters wide and about 200 meters long. The deck is flat and straight, which seems to be made by hand. Walking on the bridge, there is danger in the strange, and the cliffs on both sides are like chopping and chopping.

Surrounding environment

Down to the bottom of the bridge, the river flows from south to North out of the cave. There is a hot spring in the cave, which gushes out from the cliff. It is first-class with the river, alternating cold and hot, and the fog is long.

Along the north side of dugang, 5 kilometers southeast of Tianshengqiao, there are Xiagei hot springs full of hot gas. The terrain is rich in resources. There are more than 20 hot springs distributed in nearly 1 square kilometer, some in swamps, some at the foot of rocks, and some in caves. The water flows all the year round, with the highest temperature of 69 ℃.

Legend of holy water

Shengshui hot spring is called "duzong Zika" or "baizhaonaoyang" in Tibetan because master lianhuasheng once bathed here.

It is said that during the Tubo Dynasty, the king of Tibet sent his ministers to India to welcome master lianhuasheng, a Buddhist monk, to preach in Tibet. In order to carry forward the Dharma and help all living beings, master lianhuasheng traveled all over the Tibetan area and made great efforts to reach Kangba area. One day, the master came to the Bank of shuodugang river. Because the river was soaring in midsummer, the master could not cross the river, so he stayed at the foot of the mountain. At night, when the Mountain God heard the news, he cast his magic and brought a huge stone across the river. Please cross the river. At this time, the Mountain God saw that the master had been exhausted, so he used his staff to pour out some hot springs beside the bridge to form a soup pool, and let the master have a good bath before continuing to preach. This legend makes Tianshengqiao hot spring full of Tibetan Buddhism color, and makes people produce the heart of piety.

After master lianhuasheng bathed in this hot spring, local Tibetans called Tianshengqiao hot spring "holy spring". Therefore, every year around the Tibetan new year, Tibetan people from all villages and households in the annex rush to Shengshui hot spring to attend the annual bathing party. The hot spring pool will be full of men, women, old and young, regardless of gender and age, bathing together, enjoying the gentle and moist natural water, washing away the worries and diseases of a year. This is the "bath party", also known as the "bath Festival". The traditional bath party lasts for seven days, and every day is spent in the form of bathing.

Scenic spot landscape

Tianshengqiao, located 10 kilometers east of Zhongdian City, has long been regarded as a place with mysterious color and beautiful meaning. It means "the overpass that lianhuasheng has passed.". It is said that when lianhuasheng was invited to Tibet by Tubo, he translated Buddhist scriptures and promoted Buddhism. He often visited many places. When he arrived at the Bank of the shuodooka River, it was midsummer, and the surging river blocked his way, so he had to live on the holy mountain by the river. When the mountain god learned that lotus peanuts were blocked by water, he cast his magic. He brought a huge stone from the mountain and built a bridge over the river, from which lianhuasheng crossed the river. After crossing the bridge, lianhuasheng bathed in the hot spring pool opened by the mountain gods. This legend makes Tianshengqiao full of the unique color of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibetan areas, and makes people have a heart of piety.

Address: Tianshengqiao geothermal ecological park, Si Village, Jiantang Town, Shangri La County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 99.816248

Latitude: 27.793425

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