[2025 Xiangcheng Attraction] Travel Guide for Sangpiling Temple (Updated Feb)

At the foot of Bam Mountain in Xiangcheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, stands a Buddhist temple with a long history - Gadan Sangpi Luobuling Temple, commonly known as Sangpiling Temple. This temple is not only a holy place for the Tibetan people's religious beliefs, but also a treasure house showing the essence of Tibetan architecture, decoration, sculptures, paintings and other arts. History The Gaden Sangpai Norbuling Monastery was built in the eighth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1669). It was led by the local eminent monk Ruo Bengong Benluo in Xiangcheng and the Mongolian officer Jibu Kangzhu sent by the fifth Dalai Lama. Built on the original site of the temple. As one of the thirteen Gelug sect temples built by the fifth Dalai Lama in Kham Tibetan area, Sangpiling Temple has been carrying the important task of spreading Buddhist teachings and promoting Gelug sect culture since its establishment. After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, Sangpiling Monastery has been damaged by wars and special events. However, thanks to the joint efforts of local monks and laypeople, especially the support of the 10th Panchen Lama Erdeni Chokyi Gyaltsen, After the instructions, it was rebuilt in 1986 and moved to Tongsha Palace at the foot of Bam Mountain in 1995. Architectural layout and artistic features The architectural style of Sangpiling Temple is unique. The whole temple is a rectangular four-story watchtower building with a spacious patio in the center. The layout is scattered and spread out. The upper floor of the main hall has gold-plated copper tiles, and the golden horse stands proudly and shines brightly; the dragon's head flies high in the corner of the hall, and the yellow pagodas are row upon row, bright and eye-catching. The windows are surrounded by bulges one by one, extending outward. Each layer is painted with three-dimensional symmetry and Tibetan-style patterns. This design not only integrates the design elements of the famous Gelugpa monasteries in Tibetan areas, such as the three major monasteries in Lhasa, Amdo Kumbum Monastery and Changqingchunkeer Monastery in Litang, but also reflects the local characteristics and innovations of rural towns. The sculptures and paintings in the temple are even more breathtaking. The sculptures are mainly divided into three categories: bronze sculptures, clay sculptures, and wood carvings. Buddha sculptures such as the gold-plated bronze Buddha statue of Tsongkhapa are about 18 meters high, and the total height of the Buddha seat is nearly 30 meters. It is the largest bronze statue in the temple in a Tibetan inhabited area. One; decorative sculptures such as the Panlong Pillar, the Living Buddha's Throne, and the Three Gates in the South, East and North demonstrate the highest level of temple wood carving skills. In terms of painting art, the temple's magnificent murals and exquisite thangkas are all over the pillars, beams, corridor tops, partitions, etc., depicting various auspicious patterns and vivid story scenes common in Tibetan Buddhism. Historical significance and cultural value Sangpiling Temple is not only a holy place for Tibetan people’s religious beliefs, but also a temple carrying profound historical significance and cultural value. During the Long March of the Red Army, the monks of Sangpiling Temple provided strong support and help. Red Army leaders Xiao Ke and Wang Zhen presented brocade plaques and silver ingots with the words "Support the Ban people and independent liberation" to the temple. From then on, Sangpiling Temple The temple has become a symbol of "Tibetan-Chinese unity". In addition, Sangpiling Temple is also famous in the Kham Tibetan area for its grand scale, exquisite sculpture and painting art, and long history, and enjoys the reputation of "the first temple in Kham". Travel information For self-driving tourists, drive from the People's Government of Xiangcheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province to Gadan Sangpi Norbuling Temple. The distance is about 2.7 kilometers and takes about 5 minutes. The transportation is convenient. Every year on the eve of the Spring Festival, Sangpiling Temple also holds a God-Dance Festival, attracting many tourists and local religious people to participate. Here, tourists can not only appreciate the exquisite architecture, sculptures and paintings, but also feel the strong Tibetan cultural atmosphere and the Tibetan people's devout belief in Buddhism. Gaden Sangpi Luobuling Temple is a Buddhist art palace integrating history, culture and art. It is not only a holy place for Tibetan people's religious beliefs, but also a treasure house showing the essence of Tibetan architecture, decoration, sculpture, painting and other arts. For tourists, this is undoubtedly a tourist attraction not to be missed.

| The filming location of the movie 'Passing Your Whole World' is Xiangcheng. There is a well-known place in Western Sichuan: Shambhala. Many people think that Shambhala is Daocheng, or they think it is Shangri-La by hearing the name, but it is not. 🍀The real Shambhala is a small city in Western Sichuan: Xiangcheng, which is also the filming location of 'Passing Your Whole World'. Xiangcheng, is the Chinese transliteration of the Tibetan language 'Kachen', which means 'Buddha beads in hand', because the whole Xiangcheng is like a silk thread connecting the white villages on both sides of the river, just like a string of Buddha beads. 👉If you have seen the movie 'Passing Your Whole World' starring Deng Chao and Bai Baihe, you should have an impression of Qingde Radio Station, and the same check-in point as Luorong Cattle Farm, most of which are filmed in Xiangcheng. 1️⃣Qingde Radio Station Located in Qingde Township, this township is like a string of pearls lost in the valley. The white Tibetan houses are hidden in the green and yellow wheat fields, quiet and beautiful, like a paradise. 2️⃣Qingde Township Passing Qingde Township, you can see the Tibetan houses at close range, very thick outer adobe, the interior is a 3-story spacious house, and a large yard, every household's yard is full of flowers, and there is a fragrance of flowers as soon as you enter the yard. 3️⃣Meet lovely people The Tibetans in the village are very simple and enthusiastic. We drove to the viewing platform on the hillside behind the village to overlook the entire village, and then entered the village along the small road. The road is relatively narrow, but it is all hardened. After entering the village, we got lost, drove into the alley and couldn't turn around. A warm-hearted Tibetan guy passed by, guided us to back the car out, and led us to find the parking place, and also led us to find that thousand-year-old Bodhi tree. 📝In Xiangcheng, in addition to checking in the same scenic spots in the movie, there are also Bam Mountain, Bam Seven Lakes Scenic Area, Maxiong Gorge, Ranwu Township Hot Springs, Saobuyou Scenic Area, and the famous Sangpiling Temple. ✅Accommodation in Xiangcheng: It is recommended to stay in Qingde Village, there are several homestays that are very well decorated, transformed from Tibetan houses, but also have the style of Jiangnan courtyard. There are places to eat in the village, both snacks and big meals, but there are fewer. You can also stay in the county town of Xiangcheng, about half an hour's drive from Qingde Village to the county town. ✅Self-driving itinerary suggestion: Day1: Drive from various places to arrive at Qingde Village/Xiangcheng County and check in Day2: Get up early to see Qingde Village in the morning mist, stroll around the village in the morning, and go to Sangpiling Temple in the afternoon Day3: Go to Bam Mountain, Bam Seven Lakes (sometimes closed), or leave Xiangcheng directly ❣️In Western Sichuan, you can see the prayer flags fluttering in the wind everywhere. Looking at such colors for a long time, it makes people feel a kind of tranquility in their hearts. I am a student traveling in Xiao Zhao, sharing the routes I have driven and the scenery I have seen with you.

Qingde Tibetan Township Scenic Area is located in Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The scenic area is 14 kilometers away from Xiangcheng County and 105 kilometers away from Daocheng Yading Scenic Area. The pastoral Tibetan scenic area covers an area of more than 50 square kilometers. Qingde in Tibetan means 'the upper half of the Buddha bead', also known as 'the granary of Xiangcheng', it has been rated as a provincial rural tourism characteristic town. In 2013, it was listed in the second batch of traditional Chinese villages, and it is one of the 100 most beautiful landscapes and shooting spots in Sichuan by Chinese Geographic Magazine. In November 2019, it was rated as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Here is composed of the azure sky, vast grassland, continuous mountains and valleys, galsang flowers all over the mountains, and scattered white Tibetan houses. The white Tibetan houses here are scattered in the wilderness and wheat fields, like white pearls left by fairies in the world. 'Pastoral white Tibetan house, pure land Shambhala.' The golden Sangpiling Temple is known as the 'Little Potala Palace', the temple is built against the mountain, the overall is majestic and spectacular, grand and magnificent. The mountain breeze and dazzling sunshine, the natural scenery in sight, can't help but sigh the beauty here, it is the closest highland secret and Tibetan paradise to the soul.

Township, a paradise in the Tibetan area, there are too many beautiful scenery that have not been discovered by the world, such as this Sangbiaoling Temple. It is famous for its Architectural Art, Sculpture Art, and Painted Art, and it is grand in scale and beautifully decorated. In the evening, you can also watch the beautiful starry sky~ At this time, you only need to look at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, and then smell the fresh air here, walking in the middle of the temple. At this time, I feel that my own smallness, then you need Feel the place with your heart and feel your heartbeat with your heart.