Potala Palace can be said to be a synonym for Tibet. At the same time, potala palace is mysterious. There are mysterious stories in that mysterious place. For thousands of years, Potala Palace has been attracting people to explore its puzzles. So what are the three unsolved mysteries of Potala Palace? What is the truth behind these three mysteries?
Potala, Sanskrit. It means Buddhist holy land. Potala Palace was built in the period of Zanpu Songzanganbu, the Tubo. It is said that it was built to marry Princess Wencheng of Tang Dynasty, but the factors involved are complicated, including political considerations and military reasons. According to Tibet's historical records, it was built on a large scale at that time. After hundreds of years of war and wind and frost baptism, there are still many Buddhist classics in the Potala Palace and many unsolved mysteries.
How many rooms are there in Potala Palace?
This problem seems very simple. Some people will say that you can't know if you just send someone in to count. But the truth is not so simple. It is said that there were 999 rooms in the Potala Palace at that time, plus the one specially used for cultivation at the top of the mountain, which just happened to be one thousand rooms, but the fact is not as simple as it seems. In the Potala Palace, the corridors crisscross, and the structure of the Potala Palace itself is very complex, and the design drawings built at that time have been lost. After thousands of years of baptism, the Potala Palace was renovated later. Now it's hard to say how many rooms there are in Potala Palace.
Is there any treasure in Potala Palace?
There has always been a legend that when Princess Wencheng went to Tibet and lived in the palace, she also brought a large number of gold and silver treasures. At that time, there was a underground palace in Potala Palace. All kinds of treasures and precious ancient books were collected in the underground palace. And this underground palace can also lead to "Shambhala". So is there any treasure in Potala Palace? But it's hard to verify the truth of this statement because of its long history. And so far, potala palace is not fully open. Because the Potala Palace is too large in area and complex in structure, there are many and dangerous ones, which are not suitable for tourists to visit. Where there is no development, there must be a lot of mysterious legends. No one can tell the exact situation clearly. In the eyes of outsiders, these treasures seem to satisfy everyone's imagination only when they are put in the underground palace like the plot of a novel.
Why can Potala Palace be completely preserved to the present?
First of all, the solid foundation of Potala Palace ensures the safety of the underground palace. The deepest wall base is more than 5 meters thick. According to historical documents, the interlayer of some walls is also injected with iron juice. The staff of the management office will often pay attention to whether there is iron block in the cracked wall joint, but it has not been found up to now.
History can't be restored, some secrets will be placed in the long river of years, and become forever, and these mysteries are waiting for us to solve. Perhaps because of these mysteries, Potala Palace has added so many mysteries and attracted more people to explore.