摘要
玉树地处青、川、藏的交界带,与拉萨、日喀则、香格里拉等藏区旅游胜地相比,这里更接近原生态。玉树的首站是新寨玛尼堆。藏民在山顶、路口、湖边或寺庙周围堆积玛尼石,作为转经祈福的神圣场所。这些出自不同年代的玛尼石堆砌在一起,高达3米,足足有一个足球场那么大。玛尼石上除了刻有经文图案外,还刻有律法、历算、艺术等内容,它寄托着人们的信仰和对美好生活的希望。
Compared to popular Tibetan tourist destinations like Lhasa, Shigatse and Shangri-La, Yushu is more of original ecology, which is located in the border along Qinghai, Sichuan, and Tibet. The cultural icon of Yushu is called Xinzhai Mani dui, which are piles of rocks collected by Tibetans and usually located at hilltops, junctions, lakeside or outside temple as a holy place to pray. Rocks were accumulated in years until it formed a pile about 3 meters in height and as big as a football field. The rocks were engraved with various contents, such as lections, law, calendar, art, etc, representing people's belief and hopes for a better life.The Bazi-Playing Festival comes each year at the end of July, mainly comprised of a horse-riding race and a goods-exchange meeting. The festival assembles people, especially the proud and aggressive males of the region characterized by their vagrant way of life. Years of nomadic life gives them such a wild temperament that they got the name of Tibetan gypsy.During the festival, people put on the most valuable clothes and accessories, to show how wealthy family they are coming from.
