when she became "he"

On the second day after entering Tibet, Xu Nuo and Xia Ran started their trip to Tibet. The first stop was Norbulingka, three kilometers away from the hotel.

Norbulingka means treasure garden. It was built in the 40s (□□ VII). It is the place where the □□ Lama spent summer and governed. It is a typical Tibetan style garden.There are not only common flowers and trees in Lhasa, but also exotic flowers and plants from the northern and southern foothills of the Himalayas, as well as rare flowers transplanted from the inland or imported from abroad, which can be called a plateau botanical garden.

There is such a garden in the south of the Yangtze River on the roof of the world at an altitude of 3600 meters. Although Norbulingka’s garden design is far less artistic than Suzhou gardens, the colorful and unique Tibetan-style palace is located in a large area of ​​vegetation, and it is surrounded by blue sky and white clouds. With the mountains as the background, the overall look is a bit more heroic and grand than Suzhou gardens.

The Norbulingka Garden is very large, covering an area of ​​36 square meters. There are battery cars in the garden. I promised to ask Xia Ran for advice. Finally, the two decided to take a walk. Although it is more convenient to drive a battery car, it also loses The meaning of their travel.

After visiting Norbulingka, the two of them went to visit the Tibet Museum, which is just across the road from Norbulingka. When traveling to a place, the first thing to do is to visit the museum in that place. The museum is a large dictionary of local objects. A three-dimensional local encyclopedia is an ideal carrier to carry, preserve and spread regional culture.

The Tibet Museum has a rich collection of treasures, more than 1000 selected cultural relics on display, which intuitively show the audience the splendid culture and long history of the unique charm of the Tibetan nation from the aspects of Tibet's history, culture, art, religion, and folk customs. history.

On the first day, we visited these two places. At around five o’clock in the afternoon, the two of them took a taxi back to the hotel. After a night’s rest, the two of them chartered a car directly in the local area on the second day, so that they could familiarize themselves with the local area of ​​Tibet. The driver was a tour guide by the way.

Standing on the Maburi Mountain in the northwest of Lhasa, the Potala Palace is a large-scale castle-style building complex, known as the "Pearl on the Roof of the World", and it is a symbol of Lhasa and even the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The Potala Palace can say "It's a waste of time to travel to Tibet if you don't come to Potala" for Tibet tourism.Therefore, no matter how much they know about the Potala Palace, almost all tourists who come to Lhasa must visit here, and Xu Nuo and Xia Ran are no exception, but when they go, it is in the tourist season, and many people are building in the palace. The ticket office on the mountainside lined up, and the two simply ran to Yaowang Mountain opposite the Potala Palace, the best place to take photos of the Potala Palace, and took a lot of photos before going to the line to buy tickets to visit.

The Potala Palace is built on the hillside, with overlapping buildings. The palace is towering and majestic. The resplendent golden dome, the huge gilded vases, buildings and prayer flags with strong decorative effects complement each other, the sharp contrast of the three colors of red, white and yellow, and the architectural shape of the joint construction of parts and layers. All reflect the charming features of Tibetan ancient architecture.

Now that we have arrived at the Potala Palace, there is absolutely no reason not to go to the Jokhang Temple, which has the supreme status in Tibetan Buddhism.It is said that "there was the Jokhang Temple first, and then Lhasa City". The Jokhang Temple is not only the geographical center of Lhasa City, but also the belief center of Tibetan people.

For thousands of years, Jokhang Temple has kept burning incense, and people who come to worship in an endless stream. The final destination of those Tibetans who sold all their belongings and kowtowed all the way from the door is here, just to use all their savings to become the Buddha. Put a handful of gold powder on your face.In front of the gate of the Jokhang Temple, there were many long kowtowing people. They came from various Tibetan areas, some of them were from the Qamdo area. It took a year and a half to get here.

When you come here, there are pilgrims who bow their heads one after another. They close their eyes and gently recite the six-character mantra. The knuckles of their thumbs touch their foreheads, mouths, and hearts, and then they bow down deeply. Standing up again slowly, they entered the next cycle in a steady rhythm. They were doing it on their own, and they were never distracted by the presence of so many people around them.

The closer you get to the Jokhang Temple, the more pilgrims you see on the road. They put their palms together, raise their heads above their heads, and then take a step; continue to put their hands together, move them to the front, and take another step; put their hands together and move them to their chests, and take a third step At this time, move your hands away from your chest, stretch forward parallel to the ground, bend your palms down, touch the ground with your knees first, then crawl on the ground with your whole body, and tap your forehead lightly on the ground. End, then stand up, and so on.

Seeing this scene, Xu Nuo was slightly stunned, and the footsteps that originally wanted to enter the temple also stopped...

Such almost ignorant devotion and worship, such peace of mind, without desires and desires, can't see a trace of melancholy or pain in their eyes, only the luster of happiness that is clear and bottomless without distracting thoughts.

Xu Nuo thought, he would never be able to do this, he is a commoner in the world of mortals, he has too many attachments, love, bondage, happiness and joy, pain and sorrow...

What he is looking for is this life, not the next life!

"What's wrong?" Xia Ran couldn't help asking after walking a few steps without seeing Xu Nuo, and turning around to see him stop suddenly.

Xu Nuo raised his head and saw that in front of the solemn Jokhang Temple, the woman seemed to be shrouded in a halo under the sun, so far away, so sacred and unapproachable, but looking at the gentle smile on her face and eyes full of love, it was still It was so attractive that he couldn't bear to look away.

At this moment, Xu Nuo felt that something in his heart was gradually dissipating. All he wanted in this life was her. Now that it has been realized, why should he have so many worries.

Thinking of this, Xu Nuo seemed to relax, and the depression that had been suppressed in his heart for a year also dissipated. He smiled, and ran to Xia Ran's side in two steps, staring at Xia Ran gently for a moment, slowly He took her hand, interlocked his fingers with her, without speaking, and walked back while leading her back and forth.

It wasn't until she walked outside the square that Xia Ran came back to her senses. She didn't know what happened just now, Xu Nuo looked at her so tenderly, her eyes were full of affectionate nostalgia, and her unprecedented emotions were exposed. At that moment, she felt that she His heart was beating extremely violently, and his mind was blank.

After recovering, Xia Ran was a little puzzled by Xu Nuo's actions just now, "Aren't we going in?"

Xu Nuo paused slightly, turned around and looked at the many pious prostrating figures in the square with deep eyes.

After a long time, he shook his head, turned his head, and focused his eyes on her. The eyes met in the air. She saw the undisguised deep attachment and love in his eyes. It was only a moment, but it seemed that centuries had passed.

All the happiness in the world is more fascinating than a nostalgic look from a loved one.

"Ran Ran..." She heard his low voice, which was as gentle as water, and his dark eyes were as bright as wine, and his eyes were full of affection.

"I love you!"

"marry me!"

At this moment, they stared at each other intently, as if everything in the world had stopped.

Xia Ran never thought of promising to propose marriage under such circumstances. They have been together for nearly four years, and they have a common understanding that they will always be together in the future. After talking about it and planning the future, she never thought about it They will be separated in the future, and the life plan for the rest of their lives will never be without him. She feels that even if there is no marriage proposal, they will naturally get married when the time comes.

However, it wasn't until this moment that she realized that she was so looking forward to these three words coming out of his mouth, whether it was "I love you" or "marry me".

The four eyes met, as if they wanted to suck each other into each other's souls, Xia Ran raised her chin slightly, the bright light in her eyes moved, but she teased mischievously, "It's so nice, say it again."

Xu Nuo smiled suddenly, and gently embraced her, "Ran Ran, I love you, marry me, we will get married this year."

Far away from the hustle and bustle and competition of the world, at this moment, she felt a kind of tranquility and security from the heart, leaning on the warm chest that was not very wide, she felt very at ease.

"I can't cook, I can't cook, I can't do laundry, and I can't do housework..." are all lies.

The smile on Xu Nuo's lips deepened, and he lowered his head and kissed her snow-white neck forcefully, "You are so bad, and only I can bear it, let uncle prepare more dowry, I will forcefully accept you, don't go hurt others."

Xia Ran raised her head from Xu Nuo's arms, hammered him on the chest, and glared at him angrily and coquettishly, "Then it's not bad for you to find someone!"

Xu Nuo hurriedly grabbed her head and pressed it against his chest, "But I just like you, and whether other people are good or bad has nothing to do with me."

"That's more or less the same!" Xia Ran raised the corners of her lips triumphantly, and raised her head in a happy mood to press a kiss on his lips.

Xu Nuo put more strength on his hands, hugged her even tighter, and looked at the devoutly prostrate figures in the square through Xia Ran's shoulders, and felt peaceful in his heart, "Ran Ran, we will go on like this, and we will never separate!"

It is said that a promise is as thin as paper, and it will be broken if it is torn, but at this moment, Xia Ran believes in the eternity promised to her.

That day,

I closed my eyes in the incense mist of the scripture hall, and suddenly heard the mantra in your chanting scriptures;

That January,

I shake all the prayer wheels, not for extension, just to touch your fingertips;

That year,

Kowtow and prostrate on the mountain road, not for the audience, but just for your warmth;

In that lifetime,

Turning mountains and rivers and pagodas, not for the purpose of cultivating the afterlife, but just to meet you on the way;