梅里雪山英文导游词(完)

Meili Snow Mountain, 10 KM north from Deqing county, Diqing tibetan autonomous prefecture,situated between the NJ and LC rivers. Meili Snow Mountain is also called "Prince Snow Mountain,"it was worshiped as the “holy mountain”by local tibentans.it is sometimes called”the mountain of medicine king” because “Meili” in tibetan means”the king of medicine”.
Strictly speaking, Meili Snow Mountain is not a single mountain, but a mountain group.a cluster of snow-capped moutains.streching out for tens of kilometers.among them, there are 20 peaks are at an altitude greater than 4000m and 6 peaks above 6000m.
Among the mountain group,the most magnificent is Kagebo peak. The Kagebo and the other peaks surrounding it are jointly named as“Thirteen Prince Peaks”, Actrually,13 is not an accurate total for those peaks. But it has auspicious implications in tn Tibetan language.
Kagebo ,6740 above sea level, is the highest peak in yunnan,it is not only the heart of “three river region” ,but also the core of the Meili scenic region. Located to the south of K MCM looks like a beautiful women with a beautiful figure and graceful posture. Some believe that MCM is the wife of K, and others consider her to be the daughter of YL snow mountain in LJ.
As one of eight Scared Mountains, K is regarded as the god of the snow mountain and the guardian god of Jiajuba, branch of Ningma sect. To local Tibetans, K is the residence of their guardian god and they believe that once the mountain is scared by man, the God will leave, and w ithout the God’s blessing, disasters will happen. according to local people.
It is also said in the tales that the Kawagebo originally is a monster with 9 heads and 18 arms. But under the influence of the buddhism,he converted himself to buddhism and became the patron god of Gesar.
The “13 prince peaks” have long been enshrined as god of Tibetan buddhism, they are the sacred place where the Tibetan Buddhists go to for a pilgrimage. Even Stones are not regular stones inside the holy mountains,one piece of rock is even said to embody the wisdom of the world. Each year toward the beginning of the winter, thousands of pilgrims will trek or even crawl all the way from Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu to pay religious homage to the god mountain. In so ding ,they gain lots of
merit,which can help s to see them through to desirabe rebirth.Every fifteenth of March in lunar Calendar, Tibetan people from Deqin county and the near will burn branches of cypress and Dusongzi, in the hope of attracting Kawagebo god on his patrol with smoke.It is said he will leave the marks of his horse’s hoof in the ash, which was used by Tibetan people to predict next year’s good or ill luck according to the fire.
Bacially, it is not possible to appreciate the clear shape and colors because It has a typical perpendicular climate, with its changeable feature and will snow or rain in a while and sunny at the next moment, it is constantly shrouded by clouds and mist,and has been remaining mysterious and elusive to most visitors for centuries
Another spectacle on meili snow mountain is alpine view, namely the glaciers and glacial moraine, Siqia Glacier extends from an elevation of 6000km disappear into the forest situate at 2660 meters. The Mingyong Glacier can be considered as the most gorgeous glacier in the whole Kagebo,ranging from 2700 meters to 5500 meters, 8-km-long,is classified as a rare modern monsoon maritime glacier.Close to the glacier,we can find the Taizi temple,and Lotus temple.legend has it the founder of the nyingma sect stayed the lotus tmple,therefore, tibetan visitor come to the temple each year.
Besides the snow and glacier, waterfall is also a spectacle on the mountain,Y ubeng waterfall is recongnized as the Scared waterfall ,and it os believed that it has the power to foretell a pilgrim’s fortune.accoding to the locals,if a pious but unfortunate person goes near the waterfall to pray,the waterfall will stop flowing,or the flow will turn into trickles.but when a fortunate pilgrim goes near it,he or she will get drenched all over.
What is special about the meili mountain is that no one has ever reached the top of the mountain, It is still a 'virgin peak' . because of Its cliffs and treachrous climate, meili snow mountain is a big challenge for all mountain explorers from home and abroad.since 1902,mountaineers from China,Japan,Great British and the United states have all failed to reach the summit,in 1991,17 mountaineers from China and Japan lost their lives trying to reach the peak, bad things have wings,so this tragedy have spead the fame of ML mountain worldwide.
In tibetan buddihism, when you ride a horse and come to such religious structures as monasteries , pagodas, you should dismount and make a detour in a clockwise direction,but the people hold bon religious beliefs detour from counter-clockwise direction.
Tibetan prayer wheel (or mani wheel by locals) is divice for spreading spiritual blessings and well beings.the prayer wheel is a wheel on a spindle,on the wheel are written or carved prayers, the most common text used on wheels is the mantra Om mani padme hum,according to the tibetan buddhists,saying the mantra out loud or silently to yourself, will invoke the powerful benevolent attention from the god.。