Top ten most interesting places in Shannan, tourist attractions in Shannan

Where to find fun in Shannan? What are the fun places in Shannan? Shannan is located in the southern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, bordering Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to the north, Shigatse to the west, Nyingchi to the east, and India and Bhutan to the south. It is one of the birthplaces of ancient Tibetan civilization. This article brings you a ranking of interesting attractions in Shannan, and takes stock of the top ten interesting places in Shannan, including Yalong River Scenic Area, Langselin Manor, Yalong Valley Water Conservancy Scenic Area, etc. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. Langselin Manor

Langselin Manor is located in Langselin Township, Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (the Pazhu Dynasty period in Tibet). It is the most famous serf-owner manor and ancient building in Tibet. In 2001, it was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Lancelin Manor mainly consists of double walls, wall trenches, main building, stables, scripture hall, warehouse, temple and garden. It was damaged due to rebel occupation in 1959, and the outbuildings and gardens were destroyed. After the 1980s, a large area of ??the main building collapsed, but the wall still exists. The main building is seven stories high and is one of the oldest existing high-rise buildings in Tibet. It has a pleasant proportion and scale and an elegant shape. It is different from the heavy and majestic style of general Tibetan temple buildings.

2. Songka Stone Pagoda

Songka Stone Pagoda is located at the foot of a rocky mountain on the bank of the Yalong Zangbo River, 15 kilometers west of Samye Temple in Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, with an altitude of 3,650 meters. There are only five carved stone towers of different sizes here. They are all white and carved from a single boulder. They are all about 2 meters high. The age of the construction is unknown. It is said that these five stone pagodas were designed and sculpted by Master Padmasambhava, the founder of the Nyingma sect, the earliest sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

3. Samye Temple

Samye Temple, also known as Cunxiang Temple and Wubian Temple, is located in Samye Town, Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, on the north bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River. At the foot of Bushan Mountain. The temple is a national AAAA tourist attraction and one of the key cultural relics protection units. It is also a monastery for ordained monks in Tibet and one of the ancient and unique early cultural treasures of the Tibetan people. The buildings in the temple are laid out according to the Buddhist cosmology, and the central Buddhist hall has three styles: Tibetan, Han, and Indian. Therefore, Samye Temple is also called the Three Kinds Temple.

4. Kangsong Sangkarin

Kangsong Sangkarin is located about 1.5 kilometers south of Samye Temple in Samye Township, Zhanang County, Tibet, a national key protected unit. A princess of Trisong Detsen built it according to the style of the Uzi Hall of Samye Monastery. Kangsong Sangkarin is a building facing east to west and second only to the Samye Uzi Hall in construction scale. It covers a total area of ??4,000 square meters. The main hall is in the middle, with the fourth floor and 18 meters high. It is surrounded by two It is a courtyard formed by three floors of monks' residences. There is a gate on each side of the courtyard, and the west gate is the main entrance. The west door is 2.2 meters wide and 2.3 meters high. There is a porch five rooms wide and three rooms deep inside the door. The door has twelve square columns.

5. Yamdrok Yumco

It is located in Langkazi County, Shannan City, Tibet, about 70 kilometers southwest of Lhasa. Together with Namtso and Manasarovar Lake, it is also known as the three holy lakes in Tibet. , is the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas. The beauty of the lakes and mountains is unparalleled in southern Tibet. Yamdrok Yongcuo covers an area of ??675km?, and the lake surface is 4,441 meters above sea level. From Lhasa to Yanghu, you need to cross the 5030-meter Gangbala Pass. In June 2012, there were reports that a tourist project would be built, and Shannan City had ordered Langkazi County to immediately stop the project. The lake surface is calm and emerald blue, like the sapphire on the mountainous plateau. Some people refer to Yamdrok Yongcuo as Yanghu, which is not an official name and cannot be replaced.

6. Yalong Valley Water Conservancy Scenic Area in Nedong County

Yalong River, also known as Yalong River and Yalong River (not Yalong River in Sichuan Province) Longjiang River) is a river that runs from north to south through the southern part of Naidong District, Shannan City, Tibet (south of Yajiang River). It is a river that flows into the Yarlung Zangbo River in Zedang Town, Naedong District, Shannan City. It originates from Yala Xiangbo Mountain in the south of Naidong District, Shannan City. The river basin covers an area of ??9.2 million square meters. It is a national key scenic spot in Tibet. It is the cradle of ancient Tibetan civilization and one of the birthplaces of the Tibetan nation. There are snow-capped mountains and glaciers, pastoral pastures, river valleys, and alpine vegetation; there are also sacred mountains and sacred lakes, historical monuments, and simple folk customs. It integrates cultural landscape and natural landscape into one, forming a mysterious, simple and magnificent picture.

7. Tibet Jiedexiu National Forest Park

Jiedexiu National Forest Park was historically one of the eight famous towns in Tibet. The scenery here is beautiful and pleasant, and people and nature are in harmony. Rich natural and cultural landscapes surround Jiadexiu Town. The state has invested tens of millions of yuan to create more than one million acres of artificial forests in the area, as well as intertwined natural landscapes such as shrubs, wetlands, and rivers. Jiedexiu Forest Park is the most representative of these landscape resources. Attractions. The forest vegetation of Jie Dexiu Forest Park is mainly artificially planted willows on the riverside beach. Tree species include white willow, weeping willow, basket willow, etc., distributed along the river, leading to a green corridor, inlaid on both sides of the Yajiang River.

8. Minzhulin Temple

Minzhulin Temple, also known as Minzhulin Temple and Minzhulin Temple, is one of the six major temples of the Nyingma Sect (Red Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism , located in Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, was first built at the end of the 10th century AD by the eminent monk Lumei Chuchen of the Nyingma sect. Minzhulin Temple covers an area of ??about 100,000 square meters, and the main Buddhist temple is Zu Lakhang. Minzhulin Monastery is famous throughout Tibet for its emphasis on the study of Buddhist classics, astronomical calendars, calligraphy and rhetoric, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan medicine, etc. The "Tibetan Calendar Chronology" in the past years is derived from this. The stone walls of Minzhulin Temple are also very famous in Tibet and are of high value to the study of Tibetan architectural art and architectural style. In 2006, Minzhulin Temple was announced by the State Council of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

9. Sekhagutuo Temple

The temple faces from west to east, covering an area of ??about 4820 square meters. It is square in plan and surrounded by walls. It is 98 meters long from east to west and 48 meters wide from north to south. It is located 50 kilometers south of Luozha County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. The temple faces west to east, has walls, and is rectangular in plan, 98 meters long from east to west and 48 meters wide from north to south. The main hall, the Great Buddha Hall, is named Gawa Juni. The tower in the middle of the temple has 9 floors and is 28 meters high. The top of the building has a golden roof, as well as monks' dormitories and other buildings. It was founded around 1080 by the famous Tibetan Buddhist master Marpa and his disciple Milarepa. At first, there were only watchtowers and the Great Buddha Hall. It was repaired in the 12th century. In the 16th century, the Buddhist master Bago Zulachenwa continued to build the sutra hall, monks' houses, walls, and added a golden roof to the watchtower.

10. Yalong River Scenic Area

Yalong River Scenic Area is located in the southern Shannan region of Tibet, covering an area of ??9.2 million square meters. It is currently the only national-level key scenic area in Tibet. It is the cradle of ancient Tibetan civilization and the birthplace of the Tibetan nation. There are snow-capped mountains and glaciers, pastoral pastures, river valleys, and alpine vegetation; there are also sacred mountains and sacred lakes, historical monuments, and simple folk customs. It combines cultural landscapes with natural landscapes, forming a mysterious, simple and magnificent picture. With its unique natural conditions and rich historical and cultural accumulation, the Yalong River has become a dazzling pearl in the historical and cultural treasure house of the Tibetan nation. The Yalong River is so famous that the Yalong Cultural Festival has been held every year in recent years, because the victory of the Tibetan tribe in the Yalong Valley against the Shangshung tribe (Bon culture) in the Ngari-Dalak area was a major event in Tibetan history.