My 2023 - Ganchuan Qing Travel Notes (Six) Eastern Switzerland - Langmu Temple Town

Following G248, parallel to the Bailong River, shuttling between mountains, canyons and villages, passing through the Gannan Diebu border into the Aba Prefecture of Sichuan Province. The terrain gradually rises, the view suddenly opens up, and under the sun is a prairie that extends to the horizon. One of China's three major wetlands, the Ruoergai Grassland, is in sight. Continue for another hour to reach Langmu Temple Town, with numerous shops, lamas walking everywhere on the roadside, and even sporadic snowflakes in the sunny day. This is a magical town, with the Bailong River as the boundary, the town spans two provinces, the north of the river belongs to Gansu Ludian County, and the south is Sichuan Ruoergai County, with a Tibetan Buddhist Gelug temple on each side. The one in Gansu on the north side of the river is called 'Dacang Langmu Saichi Temple', and the one in Sichuan on the south side of the river is 'Dacang Langmu Gerdi Temple'. Choose to visit the Gerdi Temple in Sichuan, drive in, the temple is very large, composed of many temples, the red walls and golden roofs set off the distant snow-capped mountains, the main hall is under repair, can only be admired from the outside. Walk to the source of the Bailong River, follow the stream upstream, on the way see a few little lamas washing their robes by the stream in the sun, and four or five younger ones playing on the lawn, a scene of tranquility in seclusion. Not far away is a naturally formed cave engraved with 'Tiger Cave Fairy Cave', outside the cave is a pile of Mani with five-color wind horse flags, full of Hada, and the smoke of mulberry is curling. Continue to enter the canyon, the clear stream flows out between the lush forest and the cliff, and if you trace the stream upstream, you can see a flat land in the canyon. The strong religious atmosphere...