Day 3 - Tibetans Natural Beads Store - Red Army Long March Monument - Songpang Ancient Town
Morning, started off with visiting the Tibetans Natural Beads Store. Sian. I preferred attractions than visiting all this store recommended by the tour guide.
Let me teach you a few JiuZhaiGou language..
1. 扎西德勒 (Zha Xi De Le) - Zha Xi De Le!
According to the people there, it's the best greeting that ever exists, in chinese it means 吉祥如意 (ji xiang ru yi), which wish other good fortune and receive everything that they desire.
2. Pronouce as 色狼 (Se Lang) - Handsome guy
3. Pronouce as 色魔 - Pretty girl
Tian Zhu
1. The 1 eyed Dzi bead stands for a beacon of light and hope. This powerful eye is believed to enhance human wisdom, and bring forth happiness for life.
2. The 2 eyed Dzi enables harmony between husband and wife; build a happy family, successful career, and good relationships with others.
3. The 3 eyed Dzi bead represents the three stars of luck, happiness, honor, and longevity. It is the bead of wealth and health to bring continuous fortune.
4. The 4 eyed Dzi helps To Overcome Negative Forces, Clears Obstacles, Increases Merits & Longevity, Subdue Demons.
5. The 5 eyed Dzi is considered a magical item and is highly sought after. It assists one in obtaining whatever one desires, so it is a very desired bead. Endless happiness.
6. The 6 eyed Dzi eliminates sadness and sufferings in life, and increases access to good luck.
7. The 7 eyed Dzi helps one to Achieve Fame, Glory, Perfection, Career, Wealth, Relationship, and Health & Longevity.
8. The 8 eyed Dzi helps to guard against calamities and catastrophes. Assists the owner in finding and staying on their proper path.
9. The 9 eyed Dzi bead assists its owner to Gather Wealth, Achieve Good Health, Success, Gain Power, Compassion, Glory, and Expelling Evil & Acts as a Protector.
10. The 10 eyed Dzi removes obstacles in the road of career development, gains favorable comments on you from others, and omens a happy relationship with your spouse.
According to the tour guide who trying to ask us to buy crystal/beads, etc, she said tibetans will wear a lot of stone on their body. And these stone generate some form of energy to their body which is good. Hmm....
Below made from Purple jade
I find the following cute and I bought a Kuan Yin pandant at 150 RMB.
弥勒佛 (Laughing Buddha), I found them cute..see liao also happy =D
Lunch...
We would always make use of every opportunity to visit shops if there were any. Below small shop beside the restaurant where we had our lunch.
Scenary opposite the restaurant
Will you buy these? Its real skin of animal..
Finally we saw the Mediacorp Artiste Zhu Houren who accompanied us on our trip. Eh..but he is not my idol. But everyone took photo with him and so do us. Hehe..he is quite nice actually. He offered to help me and mum took photo in the later part of the trip. He will also joke with us.
Continue with the items sold at the small shop.
I wanted to buy the cowboy hat but wonder how to bring it home. Its quite hard to fold into small size..hmm..Did not buy in the end due to lack of luggage space. Bought a winter hat instead which cost me 35 RMB. Cheap! Singapore would cost >SGD 10
Red Army Long March Monument which commemorates the Red Army's 12500km long march journey and records the revolution history of china.
Red Army soldiers in the sculpture form a V shape (victory) with both arms, with rifles in one hand and flowers in the other.
Shopping again? Hmm..I was busy searching for places for photographs..
Songpan Ancient Town where Wencheng princess of Han Dynasty and Emperor of Tibet had their wedding. This town was also militarily important as it is located at the border of China and Tibet.
During the Tang Dynasty, King Songtsan Gambo of the Tubo Kingdom sent envoys to the Tang court in Chang'an proposing a marriage between the two dynasties. But the Tubo envoys were detained in Songzhou Town by officials from the Tang court, and a battle between the Tubo and Tang armies was fought here. After the Tang army won the battle, Emperor Taizong -- Li Shimin made an alliance with the Tubo Kingdom by marrying Princess Wencheng to Songtsan Gambo.
Saw these two kids playing with the sand. They were very cute. When they saw me, the boy went for hiding..
So can you see him?? Hahaha...I told him "I can see you" in Chinese.
Eh...why so few photos of me? Hmm..cos i wore something which made me looked fat in photo..ok ok I am fat I know..I just don't like those photos.
↓ Everybody crowded around this baby..I thought what. Anyway, like the rest of my tour mates, I hurried took a photo of the baby.
↓ Taken from the bus..Often, its either lamb/horse/cow, crossing the road.
JiuZhaiGou Tibetan and Qiang minority performance.
About the Wencheng princess again? No..no storyline.
The performance only tibetan dances. No storyline. Not so nice and we had to pay extra for this show. Hmm..
Some fashion show...the performer wearing their tibetan clothing..
