Self-driving on the Sichuan-Tibet North-South Line (12) "Sky City on the Cliff" - Zizhu Temple.

Self-driving on the Sichuan-Tibet North-South Line (12) "Sky City on the Cliff" - Zizhu Temple Changdu, Tibet 2024.9.11 Dingqing weather is cloudy, the temperature is 6-21 degrees, the highest altitude today is 4400 meters, National Highway 317-National Highway 214-Zasang Line. Today I came to the popular check-in place-Dingqing Zizhu Temple. Zizhu Temple (2A) is located on the famous sacred mountain-Zizhu Mountain, with an altitude of about 4400 meters. It is one of the highest temples in the world and one of the oldest and most important temples of Yongzhong Benjiao (Figure 1). The journey is about 215 kilometers, mostly on the national highway. Turn on the Zasang line at the 1412 kilometer of National Highway 317. At this time, the altitude is 3400 meters. Winding up the mountain all the way (Figure 2), it is a 12-kilometer washboard road with a speed of 20 yards, which takes 40 minutes. There is road construction on the way, and it is more difficult to meet the car. If you don't feel sorry for the car, you can also go up the mountain. The slope is steep and there are many bends, and the displacement of the car is better. The history of Zizhu Temple is said to be traced back to three thousand years ago. It is located on the cliff of Zizhu Mountain, one of the four sacred mountains of Benjiao. The terrain is dangerous and magnificent (Figure 3). The temple is backed by a deep abyss (Figure 4), giving people the illusion of being at the end of the world. The natural landscape of Zizhu Temple is spectacular and mysterious. Among them, the natural and magical Tianmen Cave is known as the "City of the Sky" (Figure 5), "Zizhu" means "six peaks", and there are densely built halls (Figure 6), scripture halls (Figure 7), and monks' houses on the peaks. At its peak, there were as many as two to three thousand monks. Most of the people who come here to check in are self-driving tourists. When we went down the mountain at 16 o'clock, there were still many vehicles rushing up the mountain. The mountains are high and the roads are long, all for you. Going up the mountain is "glamorous", and going down the mountain is "gray-headed and earth-faced". It's worth seeing! In the morning, I came to Dingqing from Dege via Lei Wuzi, mainly driving on National Highway 214 and National Highway 317. The road conditions of this section are good, and the landscape is good, such as on the roadside of Lei Wuzi County, overlooking a hot spring resort (Figure 8); on the roadside of Dingqing County, if it is the season, this is a snow mountain grassland starry sky camp (Figure 9) ). Tonight, I will stay in Dingqing County, Changdu City (altitude 3830 meters, higher than Lhasa), and will go to Biru County, Naqu City tomorrow, all day on the road.