上盐井村,茶马古道上唯一的原始盐场

Litu Village of Karma Township, Home of Thangka Masters

历史上因盐而盛的上盐井村,是茶马古道入藏的门户,至今仍保留着世界上独一无二的原始盐场和古老的制盐术。含有盐分的特殊泉眼是大自然的馈赠,背着桶的女人们,将卤水浇灌到自家的盐池进行沉淀,扎曲河畔几千块盐田层层叠叠,形成了独特的人工原始晒盐风景线。

Eight hundred years ago, lots of craftsmen from Tibet, central China and Nepal, who all gathered at Karma County of Qamdo, sowed the seed of Thangka and Buddha statue forging culture. The place is the hometown of a Thangka Master Karma Del( Tib. karma bde legs), the heir of the tenth generation Karma Gardri( Tib. karma sgar bris) school, who has been committed to promoting the art and the beauty of Tibetan Buddhism. Qamdo also boasts the most renowned and skillful Buddha forging workshop in the area—Gyutsama( Tib. sgyu rtsal ma).