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A lot of peoples moved in to this area from the ancient times and were blended with aboriginal peoples.
A clan, with the Bon Sect's doctrines, called the Queendom*2 in Sui-Shu (a history book of the Sui period 581-618 in
China) moved to this area around the birth of Christ. This clan had the excellent technology in extracting gold, and was
prosperous in the Queen Valley, and was named the Eastern Queendom in Tang-Shu (a history book of the Tang period
618-907 in China). The ancient cultural legacies still have been inherited in the Queen Valley now. Especially,
the stone-piled house and the tower and the folk clothing have peculiar beauty. According to the legend, the Queen Valley is protected by many of the mountain gods. Among them, holy Mount Moerduo 4820m where is in Danba is the top one and many eminent monks practiced asceticism there from the ancient times. And the Four Girls Mountains 6250m famous in it's beauty is one of the mountain gods what is at the source of some rivers in the southeastern part of the Queen Valley. |
*1 : This area is called "rGyal-rong" in the foreign country. In recent years, a part of this area is called the "Beauty Valley" what is comes from tha tourism development. The photograph in this site was taken at the Danba County in Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture. The Danba County is a rich agricultural area which include the grazing land of the yak. On the other hand, Danba is one of the cultural center of Queen Valley, and whole of the county is the elegance reserve. At the end of October in every year, the Danba Elegance Festival what is one of the 10 biggest festivals of Sichuan Province is held. | ||
The Queendom means the Shanshun, the Zhang Zhung, or the Xiang Xiong. | ||
Interesting historical story : The historical story which filled with romantic adventures in the Queen Valley | ||
Customs and nature : A topic as it changes from season to season | ||
A lot of flowers : Colorful flowers of the Queen Valley | ||
Beautiful butterflies |
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