Seeing that Jiang Shiqian was so determined, it was inconvenient to say anything else, but he was very puzzled. Jiang Shiqian's governing style has always been very peaceful, cautious, and sometimes even a little gentle. It is rare that he would stick to one thing so toughly. Could there be any twists and turns in it? I just hope Duan Zetao can withstand the test, otherwise an excellent young cadre might be buried in Tibet and West. [ @]
The next day, the Standing Committee of the Western Tibet Provincial Committee was going to discuss the arrangements for the cadres who aided Tibet, so they gave the cadres who aid Tibet aid to visit the scenery of Lhasam. Director Sun Shengli of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced the discipline, because Western Tibet Province is still mainly Tibetans, and requires cadres who aid Tibet to pay special attention to ethnic unity and must not have conflicts with local Tibetans.
Hu Tielong and Fang Dongming could not come with Duan Zetao on a special plane, so they could only take the next flight with Duan Zetao's luggage to meet him. Duan Zetao did not go out with other cadres aiding Tibet. They called Fang Dongming and said that they had just got off the plane and were putting their luggage at the St. Regis Resort Hotel in Lhasam. Duan Zetao asked Fang Dongming and the others not to come, and took a taxi to meet them.
Western Tibet has a unique plateau snowy scenery and a mysterious religious culture. The cultural landscape that integrates with this nature also makes Western Tibet have a truly unique charm in the eyes of travelers all over the world. To this day, the living customs of many Tibetans are far away from modern people outside the plateau. It is precisely because of the distance that everything in Western Tibet has ornamental value.
The tourism industry in western Tibet is relatively developed. You can see tourists from home and abroad everywhere on the streets, but the most attractive thing about Duan Zetao is indeed those Tibetans who come to "pilgrimage" with prayer drums or Buddhist beads. Their faces are solemn and their eyes are firm, which makes you unable to help but be moved by their piety.
The St. Regis Resort is very close to the famous Potala Palace, so it is naturally the first choice for Duan Zetao and his friends to visit. The Potala Palace was built in the 7th century AD and was built by the Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty who married far away from Tibet. It is the highest and largest palace-style building complex in the world today.
Duan Zetao has seen many palaces and temples in the mainland before, but the Potala Palace is indeed unique, which is nurtured by Tibetan religious culture. The architecture is magnificent and grand, with extraordinary temperament, and the murals, colored paintings and sculptures in the palace are unique, showing the excellent traditions and high artistic achievements of the ancient Tibetan people's architectural art.
The palace is divided into three colors: white, red and yellow. Red represents ruling the three realms. White represents silence. Yellow represents longevity and boundless prosperity. There are many tourists visiting the Potala Palace. Because the palace is a civil structure and cannot carry too much, tourists need to queue up to enter in batches. Because there are too many tourists, there are many precious Buddha statues, murals, scriptures and seals, antiques and jewelry in the palace, so the control is relatively strict. Photography is not allowed in the palace, and they can only follow the prescribed route. There are still many staff members monitoring along the way. Duan Zetao felt that he was less interested in visiting.
The only thing worth mentioning is that one of the interesting things in the Potala Palace is that you can find money by putting money into the merit box, that is, you want to give one dime, and if you give one yuan, you can get nine dimes by yourself. If you are in other places, someone will probably get fishing. Duan Zetao paid special attention and did not find any such phenomenon, which also shows that religion does have the magical charm of attracting goodness.
"Going to Lhasam without going to Jharajah Temple means not going to Lhasam." This is the voice of almost every traveler. This is the holy place for worshipers, not the most famous Potala Palace, because the Jokhang Temple lives in the Lama, and the Potala Palace now only has staff.
As soon as I arrived outside the Jokhang Temple, I saw the huge square full of devout "pilgrimage" Tibetans. The scene was shocking and touching. The pilgrims lay a piece of felt on the ground, and they were really protruding themselves, with their arms spreading against the ground, and even the tip of their noses were close to the ground. The pious attitude made people move, which also shows that the Jokhang Temple has a high status in the minds of Tibetans.
Compared with the majestic Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple is much simpler, but you can feel that it exudes a spiritual energy in its restraint. In the burning butter lamps, everyone can feel a magical and shocking power of faith, so although there are many tourists, they cannot hear any noise.
The Jokhang Temple is 4 stories high, with the entire building with golden roof and brackets in a typical Han style. The watchtower and carved beams are in Tibetan style. The main hall is lined with 103 wood-carved beasts and human-faced lions arranged under the eaves of the second and third floors, and presents the style characteristics of Nepal and Indian. In addition to the 12-year-old Sakyamuni brought to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, there are Tibetan murals nearly a thousand meters long in the temple, "Picture of Princess Wencheng Entering Tibet" and "Picture of the Construction of the Jokhang Temple", which are breathtaking.
The Jokhang Temple is very large and the control is a little looser than the Potala Palace. Duan Zetao was lost as he turned around. When he found that the tourists beside him were gone, he realized that he had gone to the wrong place. He was thinking about finding someone to ask for the bottom road, but he saw two young lamas wearing red lama clothes walking out of the small door beside him.
When the two young lamas saw Duan Zetao and the others, they were shocked and angry, and immediately shouted loudly in Tibetan: "How did you come in? This is a holy place, outsiders are not allowed to come in, go out quickly!" In fact, it is no wonder that these two young lamas are so anxious. They were guarding the gate outside to prevent ordinary tourists from coming in. They happened to have diarrhea. They thought it would be fine to leave for a while, but they were unexpectedly hit by Duan Zetao and broke in by accident. If the big lama above knew about this, these two young lamas would inevitably be punished extremely severely.
But none of Duan Zetao and the other two understood Tibetan language. After hearing the words of the two lamas, they looked at each other and stood there confusedly. When the two young lamas saw Duan Zetao and the others were still unmoved, they became even more anxious and rushed forward and prepared to push Duan Zetao out.
Hu Tielong, who was standing beside him, saw the two young lamas moving their hands, and didn't think so much. He rushed up and grabbed the two young lamas and twisted his hands. The two young lamas immediately screamed in pain. This scream alarmed the other lamas in the temple. He immediately rushed out of the small gate and surrounded Duan Zetao and the other three.
Duan Zetao saw it, terrible! The lama has a unique position in Tibet Province and is highly respected by Tibetans. If this matter is serious, it may cause a huge ethnic dispute. Such a troublesome thing happened just after he arrived in Tibet. If it is not handled properly, it will leave a bad impression on his superiors. His career may end here, but he is a bit unaware of Tibetan and has no way to explain it. Even though he has always been resourceful, he has no idea at this time and a circle of sweat emerges from his forehead.
At this critical moment, a middle-aged lama suddenly walked out of the small gate. Unlike the young lamas, the middle-aged lama also wore a yellow cassock outside the red lama clothes. It was obvious that his status in the temple was relatively high. The middle-aged lama shouted a few words to the young lamas surrounding Duan Zetao and others. The young lamas changed their faces and were in great panic. The eyes of Duan Zetao and others also changed from anger to awe, and they saluted Duan Zetao and all dispersed neatly.
Duan Zetao was completely blinded by the scene of turning around in front of him. At this time, the middle-aged lama came over, folded his hands together, saluted Duan Zetao very respectfully, and said in fluent Chinese: "Dignity guest, Panchen Erdeni, please come in and meet!"
The Panchen Lama invited me in?! Duan Zetao was shocked again. Although he didn't know much about the hierarchy of Lama in Western Tibet, he still knew that the i-living Buddha and the Panchen Lama were the two supreme religious leaders in Western Tibet. Since the 14th generation i-living Lama failed to launch an armed rebellion, the Panchen Lama has become the only supreme religious leader in Western Tibet.
The Panchen Lama, who was enthroned by the Central Committee, had a very transcendent status. Even if it was not easy for ordinary government officials to see him, why did he take the initiative to meet Duan Zetao? How did he know that Duan Zetao was in the Jokhang Temple? Duan Zetao was puzzled and hurriedly returned the courtesy to the middle-aged lama: "Master, may I ask..."
The middle-aged lama didn't dare to say anything, and introduced himself: "I am the 'Chibah' of this temple. If I don't practice enough, how can I be called a 'Master'!" Duan Zetao then realized that he had made an erroneous name again. The lama's hierarchy is very strict and the title is very particular. He quickly apologized to him and continued to ask: "Does the Panchen Lama know me? How did he know that I was here?" (Note: "Chibah" is the person in charge of all religious activities or affairs in the temple. It is generally held by monks with profound Buddhist knowledge and respected virtue in the temple.)
The middle-aged lama also showed a puzzled expression and shook his head and said, "I don't know that the Panchen Lama originally practiced in the Zhashibulong Palace in Akza. A few days ago, I was meditating in the inner courtyard with the Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama suddenly opened his eyes and said that a very noble guest had arrived and asked me to come out to greet him! Please come with me. The two Panchen Lama did not say that they would invite you in, so please wait patiently outside."
Duan Zetao had no choice but to let Hu Tielong and Fang Dongming wait outside. With a full of questions, he followed Nima Cheren around and went to a very quiet courtyard. Nima Cheren pushed open a door and bowed to Duan Zetao and said, "The Panchen Lama is inside. I have not practiced enough and can't go in. Just go in alone..."
Duan Zetao walked into the room and saw a large bed in the room with a brightly colored yak felt on it. There was a person sitting on the felt, probably the Panchen Lama Living Buddha. After seeing the appearance of the Panchen Lama Living Buddha, Duan Zetao was shocked again and almost exclaimed...