The circumambulation route in Zongshan, Shigatse, Tibet, is filled with solemnity and is a great place to overlook the city's beautiful scenery

After visiting Lhasa and then Shigatse, you will find this small city particularly peaceful. Even the Tashilhunpo Monastery, which is quite important in Tibet, is not as crowded as the Jokhang Temple every day. Many people have not heard of this temple, but it is actually quite significant, and it is known as one of the 'Four Great Monasteries' of the Gelug sect, along with the Ganden Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, and is the place where the Panchen Lamas have resided. The temple was built in 1447 and has a history of nearly 600 years. Like the Jokhang Temple, there is a circumambulation route around the Tashilhunpo Monastery, and the Buddha display platform of the temple is located at the highest point of the circumambulation route, which is the best place to overlook Shigatse city. 'Circumambulation' is a religious activity in Tibetan Buddhism, where believers walk along a specific route while praying and prostrating. People believe that circumambulation is equivalent to chanting sutras, and it is the best way to eliminate disasters, avoid disasters, and accumulate merit. The Tashilhunpo Monastery covers a large area, and the golden prayer wheels are densely surrounded around the temple, forming a strong contrast with the white outer walls. These outer walls are made of local white lime mixed with a large amount of milk, sugar, etc., adding such sweet food can make the paint more sticky, make the wall more solid, and not easy to fall off. There are not many people on the circumambulation route, which makes it more solemn and solemn. You can gently turn the prayer wheel, you can walk quietly, you can pray silently. This small city sleeps at the foot of the mountain, with golden temple roofs, white stupas, and low houses, without decoration, naturally beautiful and touching. On the circumambulation route, you can always encounter many Tibetan elements, blue is the sky, red, yellow and white are the outer walls of the temple buildings, gold is the top of the tower, orange, green are the prayer flags... The sun makes the colors become passionate, and the journey of circumambulation appears mysterious and devout. The Samzhubzê Dzong stands on the top of the Sunlight Mountain, closely connected with the mountain, as if it grew out of the rock. Looking from a distance, the palace is magnificent and spectacular, really reminiscent of the Potala Palace. For foreign tourists, the circumambulation route is a landscape, while for believers, the circumambulation route is faith and devotion, it is a piece of piety, the circumambulation route has the vastness of long rivers and mountains, and the expectation of peace for a lifetime.