Tourism resources in Kathmandu Valley

In 1973, the China-aided Prishville Highway was opened to traffic, which made this valley area increasingly prosperous, and it has become a famous tourist area in Nepal.

Changgu Naluoyan Golden Winged Bird Temple is located on the top of a hill at the eastern end of Kathmandu Valley. The main building is a two-story golden dome, and there are many exquisite wood carvings and stone carvings in the temple, among which the statue of Naluoyan's lion and the statue of golden winged bird, which are half man and half bird, are the most famous.

in the first century, Buddhism in India, and then the canon of Hinduism, spread widely in Nepal. Since then, architecture and urban planning are inseparable from religion. Under the rule of malla dynasty, Nepalese architecture was outstanding in the 11th century. It first developed in Kathmandu Valley, and then in Padagang, Patan and Kathmandu City. In the early 14th century, Nepal was divided and Padgon and Patan were hostile. The country has succumbed to many invasions, including Muslims from Bangladesh in 1349. It was reunified under the rule of malla dynasty from 138 to 1395, and the 15th century was the golden age of Nepal. Padagang, Patan and Kathmandu flourished in this prosperous period. In the early 16th century, these three cities were the capitals of three kingdoms. A series of fruitless wars have occurred one after another. In 1768, Rajput from Gurkha conquered the country and finally regained independence in 1947.

Just a few kilometers away from the ruins of reception halls (city squares) in Padagang, Patan and Kathmandu, there are the Buddhist temples of Swayambu and Bodnath, and the Hindu temples of Boshuberti and Qiangu narayan. At each site, the whole historic site was built. In Patan, the square of an audience hall is lined up with palace buildings. The Indian Tower in Swayambu is surrounded by temples, monasteries and statues. Bertie is an integral part including hospital and residence; It was built on a platform overlooking the sacred Bagmati River. The principle of myth played a role in designing these places. About 2,7 temples and other historical sites occupy the Kathmandu Valley. They have wood, red bricks and copper roofs carved with various colors, and these temples often gather together in small ways. Pagodas, Indian pagodas and Vikra * * * completed the landscape together.

The selected site provides evidence of the influence of Kathmandu Valley on civilization. The reception halls in Kathmandu, Patan and Padegang constitute outstanding, continuous and complementary examples of Nepal's great royal residence. The selected sites show that Nepal's civilization is based on the religious factors of ostentation and extravagance in the Islamic world, and it is caused by the complicated exchanges between India and Tibet.

Swayambunat (Qing 5532 Note: Whether it is "Swayambu" as mentioned above but only the transliteration difference remains to be tested. ) is the most famous temple in Kathmandu, where there are glaring Buddhist and Hindu statues. It is a temple compatible with Lamaism and Hinduism.