Ding Zhen’s hometown is located in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province at an altitude of 4,000 meters. It is located in the west of Sichuan Province and has the purest blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains and grasslands.
There is no urban air pollution here, and the visibility can reach dozens of kilometers. People can see many beautiful scenery here that cannot be seen in the city.
The famous Tibetan poet Tsangyang Gyatso once wrote a poem specifically describing Litang. In fact, Litang is already known to the public because of this poem.
Tsangyang Gyatso’s poem is as follows:
O pure white crane
Please lend me your wings
Don’t fly far away place
Only a trip to Litang
Fly back
In Tsangyang Gyatso’s poems, Litang is a very sacred existence , it can purify people's souls. Everyone who comes to Litang will be moved by the natural beauty here and become more pure.
There are many beautiful places in Litang, here are just a few:
Litang Temple
Litang Temple is a very famous Gelug Sect temple with the name "Kang". It is known as the "Holy Land of Southern Buddhism". Litang Temple houses various precious Buddhist cultural relics, including gilded bronze statues of Sakyamuni, Buddhist classics, murals from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, etc.
Genie Holy Mountain
Genie Holy Mountain is located in the southwest of Litang County, Garze Prefecture at an altitude of 6204 meters. This mountain is covered with ice and snow all year round. It is the highest peak in southern Kham and also The second highest peak in Sichuan Province. What's even more amazing is that the rocks in the mountain have naturally formed six-character mantras and other Buddhist scriptures, making it a holy place in the minds of Buddhists.
Maoya Prairie
Maoya Prairie is 3800-4500 meters above sea level. It is located in the middle section of Shaluli Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains. It is distributed in an open and long shallow basin-shaped area between the two mountains. . There are crescent-shaped freshwater lakes and tall white towers deep in the Maoya Prairie. This white pagoda is said to have been built when Princess Wencheng entered Tibet.
Horse Racing Festival
The Horse Racing Festival in Litang has a very long history. Every year, the third day of the sixth lunar month in the Tibetan calendar is the day to worship the sacred mountain. A grand event will be held on this day. This is Litang Traditional folk festivals. In the sixth month of the Tibetan calendar, Litang County Governor Qingchunkeer Temple held a horse racing show and equestrian performances in accordance with ancient customs.
Due to its geographical location, although Litang has always appeared in literati's poems and prose, not many people actually travel there. In recent years, thanks to the emergence of Ding Zhen, Litang tourism has really developed. More and more people have heard about Litang, and everyone has dreams of visiting this place, which is said to be the purest in the world.
The recent variety show Ding Zhen participated in exposed his home, and at the same time, it also allowed everyone to see the true face of Litang up close, the fresh air, simple Tibetans, white snow-capped mountains, etc. , so natural and fresh for people living in the city.