Where is Taigu Temple? Tagu Temple Travel Guide

Taergu Temple is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This is an ancient temple with a long history, in which many Buddha statues are enshrined. Every year, a large number of believers come to worship Buddha and pray. You can go and see it during the holiday. This is the guide of Ta 'er Temple.

Where is Taigu Temple? It's a sunny day in Xining, Qinghai Province. I feel very serious when I get up early in the morning, probably because I'm going to Ta 'er Temple today.

Ta 'er Temple, located in Huangzhong County, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining City, was built during the Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty. It is the activity center of Tibetan Buddhism in northwest China with a long history. The central governments of past dynasties paid special attention to the religious status of Ta 'er Temple.

I don't know much about Tibetan Buddhism, or just stay on the surface of some common sense, which is far from the same level as Chao Ge's knowledge reserve. Obviously, Chao Ge came here for a purpose.

After confirming the itinerary, we set off. The boss told us that there is a shuttle bus from Xinning Road Bus Station to Ta 'er Temple in Huangzhong County. After buying the tickets, we waited at the bus station, and almost all of them were short-distance buses to Xining, Huangzhong, Huangyuan, Ping 'an and Menyuan. The bus station is in disrepair and looks very old. The equipment is relatively backward and there are not many seats. Many passengers stood up and blocked the passage. What worries me most is the poor security facilities. I'm even worried that once there is a riot, we won't be able to escape. Fortunately, August in Xining is still cool and crowded, but it is still cool.

After waiting for nearly an hour, I finally got on the bus 15 minutes before driving. Although the bus is bound for Huangzhong County and only passes through Ta 'er Temple, the passengers on the bus are basically foreign tourists going to Ta 'er Temple, and there are almost no locals in Xining. As soon as we got on the bus, we discussed and exchanged tourist information about Ta 'er Temple. Of course, some people at the station are well aware of this and will never miss this good opportunity to publicize their tourist maps and tickets, as if we didn't believe them, so we were cheated. After the departure, the car was quiet again.

The scenery along the way is monotonous, far less magnificent than yesterday's Qinghai Lake. In less than an hour, I got off the highway. At an intersection, the driver shouted, Ta 'er Temple is here! So 90% of the people on the bus got off. Years of travel habits, let us consider the longer term, others get off and go straight to the ticket office of Ta 'er Temple, and we decided to take the last bus back to Xining before leaving with peace of mind. Unlimited time and unlimited expenses may be the most perfect travel, but obviously we can't reach it without a fixed income, although we have plenty of time.

When we arrived at the ticket office of Ta 'er Temple, there was already a long queue in front of the window. There are about twenty people in each team, and the three of us chose two teams. Because we can buy student tickets at Ta 'er Temple, we all took out student ID cards. Yes, when I was a student, my ID card was our amulet. Don't be stingy with it. It is worth mentioning that after we bought the tickets, there was an episode, probably because our student ID card was so conspicuous that we had to be pestered to lend it to them. He said the conductor didn't look at it at all. I have to say that he is right. He sold them his student ID card without looking.

After a long struggle all morning, we finally crossed the threshold of Ta 'er Temple through the ticket gate.

Because the terrain of Ta 'er Temple rises from the outside to the inside, we can't see the layout level of the buildings in the doorway at all. Only a golden dome can be seen, which seems to be the radar hall in The Journey to the West.

Because there is no map, in order to see it more efficiently, we chose the simplest way to visit the university campus: turn counterclockwise and insert it selectively according to the situation.

This is a very famous place. You must punch in at the gate: eight white pagodas and prayer wheels. Many tourists gathered here to take photos with the White Pagoda and the prayer wheel. It doesn't matter whether others have seen it or not. At least, take a photo here to prove that they have been here, because without this photo, they may feel that they have not been here for two hours. On the other side of the prayer wheel, there are also many tourists who walk through the prayer wheel in turn like Tibetans and pray devoutly. Han people have one of the biggest characteristics: they worship when they see God and kneel when they see Buddha. Whenever they meet someone sitting there, they throw a few coins in. Whatever it is, just don't embarrass me.

We decided to take the stairs on the right, so that we can easily overlook the layout of the whole Ta 'er Temple and find our position. Few people walk this road, and most tourists choose the main road. Climbing dozens of steps, our horizons have really improved a lot. Now, for the first time, we really see the whole picture of Ta 'er Temple, which is really magnificent. Because there are few people here and there is a large shady open space, the three of us decided to have lunch here. Because most of the trips are places with constant traffic and underdeveloped business, we always have food. At picnics, we occasionally see lamas in twos and threes carrying buckets to fetch water. They have one eye looking back on the past and the other looking forward to the future. Some of them take a leisurely walk, while others are no different from all of us. They use Apple's mobile phone to surf the Internet. Although Ta 'er Temple is also stepping into modernization with the development of the times, I hope it can retain the last innocence, stick to the last piece of pure land and leave eternal faith for Tibetan Buddhism.

Go ahead, our goal is' Big Jinding'. Every small temple here is like a palace and pavilions in the Forbidden City, and we shuttle through it. There are many tourists, and many paths are one-way, so soon we' merged' with the big troops and could not walk freely. Crossing the threshold, we heard the sound of clearing the field ahead, and Brother Chao sensitively captured the signal that he was about to go to the lecture hall. Sure enough, after turning the corner, this clearing was full of lamas, and dozens of lamas sat on the floor, facing each other, leaving an aisle in the middle. The Lama who preached the scriptures in this aisle followed the scriptures in his mouth, completely ignoring the melon eaters around him. Surrounded by layers of tourists, some even raised curtains on the second floor of the temple to watch. If they can't see it, just raise their mobile phones and take a quick photo or

But I can't understand it with emotion. It was not until several years later that I understood the efforts of these decades. Although I don't know what they have experienced for a belief, I have seen more and more people over the years. I don't know about faith, but I understand dreams. The so-called dreams are those that make you active and willing to do something very motivated. Some people say that we have no empathy and can't understand their piety.

Believe me, there is no such thing as empathy. You never know what the customer has paid for this persistence.

The "golden dome" finally appeared in front of us. Its name is Dajinwa Hall.

Jin Wa Hall is located in the center of the whole temple. In Tibetan, it is called "Seldon Mo Qing", which means Jin Wa. Its building area is 450 square meters. Dawa Hall was built in 1560, and later changed to Jinding in171year, with gold 1300 Liang and silver 10000 Liang, forming a three-story double-eaved Xieshan Jinding. Later, the eaves were decorated with golden clouds and lotus petals. This temple is a treasure of Ta 'er Temple. While marveling at the difficulty and high cost of construction, hundreds of years later, standing at its feet, we still feel a little dignified.

The rest of the scenery is nothing special. The only thing that impressed me the most was a big golden elephant. Elephant is a noble symbol in Buddhism. In legend, Sakyamuni is the reincarnation of the white elephant. Although it costs a lot to build this golden elephant, it can make people respect and believe, but these are priceless.

Out of the way, we basically completed a lap, which took two hours. Ta 'er Temple, with its large scale, numerous cultural relics and devout monks, is a rare treasure in China temples. When I think of temples in other parts of China, most of them are corrupt, chaotic and rampant, and they have already become a tool for some people to collect money, and they can't see the quietness of Buddhist niches. On the border of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in this Ta 'er Temple, we really feel the powerful power of religion. The so-called faith should be a simple, beautiful and mysterious force that overrides everything.

Tagu Temple, may you protect this faith.