Millennium Jilong

Author: Zhang Yongfa
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: In the history of Tibet, Giling should hold an important position. Judging from the content reflected in this book, many of the major events and important figures in Tibet over the millennia are associated with Giling. Giling can be described as a place where historical storms surged and great figures met. If the history of Giling is said to be half of Tibet's history, it would not be too exaggerated. Today, Tibet is probably no longer blank. Including the mysterious Motuo, Guge, and the northern Tibetan wilderness, they have become less distant and mysterious. Only Giling seems to be little known. Even myself, some historical facts about Giling, such as why the remains of Jang Quwo of the Guge Kingdom were stored in Giling, and the relationship between the Gonang Dynasty and the Chelazhang of the Sakya sect who retreated to Giling, are hard to understand. Giling may truly be Tibet's last secret realm. Hidden in the forests of the Himalayas, Giling was once the main post road from the Tang Dynasty to ancient India, and later the Gonang Dynasty was established during the Tubo period, becoming a prominent kingdom for a time. Over a thousand years of historical storms surged here, and many major events in Tibetan history originated here, where political and religious figures met in the whirlwind. Giling, which only became quiet in modern times, has become Tibet's last secret realm. This book is the first to unveil the mysteries of its natural environment and historical and cultural heritage. The grandeur of its historical traces and the fall of its fate are astonishing and awe-inspiring.