Yalong Scenic Area

Yalong Scenic Area

Snow mountains and glaciers, pastoral pastures, beaches and valleys, ancient cultural sites and folk customs in Yalong River scenic area constitute mysterious, simple and magnificent pictures. There are abundant plant species in the area, and the vegetation is distributed in a vertical belt with the change of altitude.

Main attractions

Yalong River scenic spot is located in six counties, namely Naidong, zanang, Jiacha, luoza and Gongga, due south of Shannan area in Tibet Autonomous Region, and six counties in Shannan area are not included in the scenic area. Shannan area is one of the birthplaces of Tibetan nationality.

The valley area is known as Xishuangbanna of Tibet.

Human landscape reflects the earliest Tibetan civilization in Shannan area.

Sangyuan temple, the first temple in Tibet, is located on the North Bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Zang county. In ancient times, it was called "wudengbulai". The existing buildings are basically rebuilt during the 7th Dalai Lama period. It was built in the Dali Period of Tang Dynasty.

The transliteration of "sangyuan" in Tibetan means "inconceivable". It is the first monastery in Tibet where monks with shaved hair become monks. After several fires, the temple has not been restored to its original appearance. It is facing east, with a circular general plan, surrounded by walls. On the top of the wall, there is a red pottery pagoda every 1 meter. Inside the wall is an open corridor, and in the middle is wuce hall, which symbolizes Xumi mountain, the center of the world. The main hall is three stories high, with Tibetan architectural style at the bottom, Han architectural style at the middle and Indian architectural style of five towers at the top. Such a special temple is rare in China.

The key cultural relics under national protection include Changzhu temple and the tomb of the king of Tibet. Changzhu temple is located on the East Bank of Yalong River about 2km south of NAIDONG COUNTY, facing Zantang Temple across the river. It was built in the 1940s under the leadership of Songzan Ganbu. The existing building was repaired by the 13th Dalai Lama. In Tibetan, Yao, Peng and bird are the most prosperous, while dragon is the Pearl and temple is the most famous. This name is related to the folklore of "leading the dragon out of the lake" and "breaking the Dragon into three". Many of the cultural relics inside the temple and the willow forest outside the temple are related to Princess Wencheng.

Address: South of Shannan City

Longitude: 91.768112182617

Latitude: 29.250846862793

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