The guard of honor of the gods
4hw.com.cn: Meili Snow Mountain is the most beautiful snow mountain in Yunnan. It ranks first among the eight holy mountains of Tibetan Buddhism. It is the holy mountain in the hearts of Tibetan compatriots and the place where they worship. It is located in the world-famous Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River. The thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountain run through the whole area. The main peak, Kawagebo, is 6740 meters above sea level. It is the first peak in Yunnan, and so far it is still the "virgin peak" that no one has climbed. Meili Snow Mountain area is a hiker's paradise. The best travel season is January to May. Today, Xiaobian will introduce this holy and beautiful place to you.
I. "Shenshan"
Meili Snow Mountain is famous for its lofty, magnificent, mysterious and unpredictable. It is the first of the "eight sacred mountains" in the hearts of Tibetans. The shape of the main peak is like a towering pyramid, and the sea of clouds is a mysterious veil for the snow mountain. 'there is a little cloud around the edge of the pyramid to make it look more lively. In the lost horizon, James Hilton described the "holy mountain" Meili Snow Mountain vividly.
II. Geographical location
Meili Snow Mountain, also known as the prince of snow mountain, is located between the Nujiang River and Lancang River in the middle of Hengduan Mountain, about 10 kilometers northeast of Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are 13 peaks with an average altitude of more than 6000 meters, known as the "Prince 13 peak". The main peak, kawagbo peak, with an altitude of 6740 meters, is the first peak in Yunnan Province. As early as the 1930s, American scholars praised kagebo as the "most beautiful mountain in the world". The Chinese and Japanese mountaineers have climbed three times in a row and failed to reach the summit. Under the kagebo peak, ice fights and glaciers stretch like jade dragons. Ice and snow are dazzling. It is a rare marine modern glacier in the world. At the foot of the mountain, take denggong temple and gunmading temple are the temples where Tibetans worship the holy mountain. Every year, Tibetans from Yunnan, Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu come to worship. With strong Tibetan customs, it is a tourist destination for people to visit and explore.
III. characteristic landscape
1. Wonders of snow
Meili Snow Mountain not only has the prince thirteen bees, but also all kinds of snow wonders unique to the snow mountain group. Under the Kawagebo peak, glaciers and moraines are everywhere, among which the mingyongcha glacier is the most spectacular glacier. The glacier extends from 5500 meters above sea level to 2700 meters above sea level. It is 8 kilometers long and over 500 meters wide, covering an area of 73.5 square kilometers. This glacier is known as the world's rare low latitude monsoon oceanic modern glacier.
2. Avalanche waterfall
On the south side of Kawagebo peak, there are avalanche waterfalls pouring down from the cliff of one kilometer, which is particularly spectacular in summer. Because it is snow water, pouring from the snow peak, the color is pure and clear; when the sun shines, the water is steaming like a cloud, and the water mist sets off the sun as a rainbow. The water of the avalanche falls is also sacred in the hearts of the pilgrims. They are immersed in its sprinkling and seek auspiciousness.
3. Religious legends
During the Songzanganbu period, it is said that kawagbo was a demon mountain where all evils were committed. Master lianhuasheng, the founder of Tantrism, went through eight disasters, dispelled all kinds of pain and finally accepted the God of kawagbo mountain. From then on, he was disciplined by the monks, reformed, converted to Buddhism, and became a brave general under Gesar, the son of Thousand Buddhas. He also became the patron saint of Gesar, the son of Thousand Buddhas, who defeated King Gesar, the Pearl and Lion King. He was called the symbol of the paradise of Shengle Baolun holy mountain, a place where many, Kang and Ling (Qinghai, Gansu, Tibet and Sichuan Yunnan Tibetan areas) people made pilgrimages around. Kawagbo, the meilixue mountain, is the first of the eight sacred mountains, dominating seven other sacred mountains, 225 middle sacred mountains and other small mountain gods, and maintaining the harmony and tranquility of nature.
4. Pilgrimage related
Kagebo peak is a pilgrimage holy place of Tibetan Buddhism. At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, hundreds of Tibetan people take care of sheep to read Buddhist scriptures and burn incense around the mountain to worship. It's amazing. Meili Snow Mountain belongs to sheep. If it is in the year of Tibetan sheep, the number of people who transfer scriptures has increased to 100 times. "Since then, Tibetan Buddhist believers have been engaged in Scripture conversion activities around kawagbo holy mountain for at least 700 years. The detour, which has been traversed by at least millions of people for hundreds of years, is still in its original state.