About 1 100 years ago, in the same afterglow, once powerful palaces and temples of Xiangxiong Kingdom and Guge Kingdom stood. From the existing ruins, we can imagine that the scene at that time was far from comparable.
In the snowy plateau above 4000 meters above sea level, Guge once created miracles, but now all this has disappeared, leaving only some mottled relics and large areas of loess. Guge dynasty is of great significance in Tibetan history. It was a local regime established by the descendants of the Tubo royal family in Ali, the western part of Tubo, and its heyday covered the whole territory of Ali. It is not only a continuation of the Tubo lineage, but also makes Buddhism regain its foothold after the disintegration of Tubo, thus gradually reaching its peak. Guge sculptures are mostly gold and silver Buddha statues, and the most successful one is the statue named Guge Silver Eye. The largest and most intact remains are its murals, which comprehensively reflect all aspects of social life at that time. Guge is rich in gold and silver, a kind of scripture written with gold and silver juice, which fully embodies the luxury of royal life at that time. The wall of the ancient city is also a treasure house of stone carving art. Although the bunker in the corner of the city is used for defense, it is the crystallization of the integration of war and art. Zada means "a place with grass downstream" in Tibetan. The county seat is very small, with only one street, which can be seen by Tibetans and Han people. The most striking thing in the county town is the big horn that keeps broadcasting. A closer look reveals that it was originally from the military compound. After understanding, I know that Zada is located on the border between China and India and belongs to the national border area, so the military alert is also very strict.
Many books and articles about Zada Tomlin written by China people like to compare Zada Tomlin with the Grand Canyon in the United States, and even say that Zada Tomlin is like the west of the Grand Canyon with beautiful gardens. However, a scholar who made an investigation in Colorado, USA, climbed inside and outside Zada soil forest for several days after arriving in Zada, and always felt that Zada was Zada and Colorado was Colorado, and there was no similarity between them.