Ali is the entrance to understand Tibetan civilization.
This is a vast and magical land. In the most remote and desolate areas of Tibet, where the natural conditions are the worst, it contains the most profound culture and most mysterious stories.
In 1950, a ragged army struggled on a plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters. The captain was called Li Disan. This was an advance team of the People's Liberation Army who entered Tibet. They turned over the Kunlun Mountains and walked thousands of miles in the wind and snowy, thin air of Ali. In the end, all were sacrificed on this road.
The heavenly road to Ali has been difficult since ancient times. Until today, Ali is still blocking the vast snow-capped mountains and away from the bustling city of Tibetan areas. It is a mysterious land that is difficult for people to reach and preserves the most beautiful and beautiful. It is concealed in the snow-capped mountains in the southwestern corner of China. It covers an area of ​​305,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of ​​five Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Its average elevation is more than 4,660 meters. It is called the "roof in the roof."
In the "National Geographic of China," Chen Yin summarized: "The Xiangxi dynasty, which originated in the Ali district of Tibet, once influenced its vast region of Asia with its profound cultural thoughts. Although this powerful dynasty was destroyed more than 1,000 years ago, The “DNA†of the cultural and religious beliefs of the Xiongxue culture has become a “hotbed†for cultivating the core ideas of Buddhism. It has also been said that it is the ancient kingdom of elephants that is today’s geographical territory, cultural beliefs and the origin of world Buddhism. Foundation."
Ji Jianzhang, deputy director of the Research Department of the Central Foreign Liaison Department, once wrote an article to evaluate the historical significance of Xiangxiong and Bon: “It is no exaggeration to say that to understand Tibetan civilization, we must first understand ancient civilization and male civilization; to study Tibetan Buddhism, Must first study Bon religion."
Around July 2014, Zhang Yang and his crew moved from Mangkang to Lhasa and completed the filming of “Karen Rinpoche†for nearly a year. He immediately arrived in Ali and began another film “The Spirit on the Leather Ropeâ€. Shooting.
From the middle of June to August before the rainy season in Tibet, "Kang Rinpoche" has passed through Tibet's winter, spring and summer. The film "Leather Strap" was switched on on August 15th. It was the late summer and early autumn. The large green grass on the shores of the Ju Cuo Lake turns yellow and reflects the blue lake.
Most of the entire movie "Soul on the Leather Rope" was filmed in Ali area because the movie Zhang Yang created a vocabulary, "Tibetan Magical Realism." For a film with multiple time and space, many clues, only Ali. To provide this "conflict time and space" possibility. All the life and culture here, for decades, plus the unique landforms of Tibet and the interpretation of “reincarnation†in Tibetan Buddhism will make the film's magic temperament and multi-temporal narrative more reasonable.
Mysterious Xiangxiong Culture: The origin of Tibetan Buddhism The name “Ali†itself originated from the ancient times like the Xiong Dynasty. In the ancient elephant Xiongyu, “Ali†means “the territoryâ€, “the territoryâ€, “the territoryâ€, and not only Ali. It is the birthplace of Xiangxiong civilization. Today, Tibet’s indigenous religion, the hometown of Yan Zhongben, has influenced its vast regions in Asia with its extensive and profound cultural ideas.
In the south of Ali, the magnificent Himalayas and the Gangdise Mountains gradually converged. In the north, Gang Rinpoche became a source of Tibetan and South Asian culture. The Kaohsiung Bozi Mountains are stacked on top of one another like a ghostly workmanship, overlooking the surrounding peaks that appear to be eight-petaled lotus flowers. It is also considered by the Tibetan, Hindu, and Tibetan Bon religions to be the center of the world.
Why is there a splendid Xiangxi civilization in Ali, whose natural conditions are extremely harsh?
Experts believe that most of the ancient civilizations originated in the valleys, because the Xiangquan River rushes down from Kai-Renpozi and forms a treasured land with low elevations and rich aquatic plants near Zanda. This is known as Ali's granary. Both the Xiangwang dynasty and the later Guge dynasty chose the Xiangquan Valley as the capital of the country. It can be said that it is a unique eye.
The Xiangxi dynasty became the center of politics, religion, and culture of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at that time. The forces spread throughout Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. They also had their own language, writing, medicine, and calendar, which influenced the values ​​of Asia, and it had relations with the South Asian subcontinent, The neighboring grasslands of Central Asia have become an important crossroads for the exchange of civilization between China and foreign countries.
Many scholars believe that the foundation of Buddhism is just like a male civilization. Her essence is inherited in the spirit and life of Tibetans. At present, Tibetan cultural traditions such as interludes, mountains, and Tibetan operas are the legacy of male culture.
“The string dance that originated in Zanda is still the oldest dance in Ali.†Sojourn who had traveled in Tibet for a long time, once photographed in the Zarda Turin in Ali for five days. He said: “I am in Zanda The village near the soil forest saw almost every villager dance this dance. When the dance appeared in the frescoes in the Zhulin Tulin Cave, I thought that the people on the fresco jumped into reality and it felt very magical. ."
Zanda Turin: Padmasana palmprint To shoot Tashi Dada's “Tibet in Tibet, the soul on the leather string†into a movie, Zhang Yang went to Tibet a few years ago and wanted to find the “Buddha Life†mentioned in the novel. The palm of the land."
Until he boarded the observation platform, he suddenly saw the full picture of Zanda Turin. “I was stunned by the whole person. When I saw Zardar Turin, I thought I could. Here is the palm grain field.â€
That is the scene that was mentioned in Shen Zhou’s "Dive Into the Forest":
In the first sunrise on the banks of the Xiangquan River, the ancient vicissitudes of Zarda Tu Lin revived the flamboyant youth, soft light burned the forests of the forests, and cut them in paper-like places in the barren fields. The ridges of the earth forest were lit up. , as if waking up from the wild silence of heaven and earth.
One by one, like a castle, it stands like a castle on a dreary land, like a mirage like a sea stone tower, and at this time, the ruins of the ancient Georgian dynasty in the earth forest are splashed with gold.
The earthly forest is like a sturdy warrior who is covered with armor, and it is like the delicate slender little horns on the top of a Tibetan woman's head. On the open land, it is a phalanx of thousands of people. Intertwined soil contour lines, a little taste of wrinkles on the face of Tibetan old grandmother, after many years of frost and frost.
Zanda Mulin has a kind of grim poetry, which is what Zhang Yang wants to express in the movie.
Zanda Mulin is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Xiangquan River. The ridges and valleys are like a solidified sea. In 6.5 million years ago, north of the Himalayas, there emerged a series of fractured lake basin belts, the largest of which is called the Zanda Lake basin. It belongs to a warm and humid subtropical forest steppe climate. With the continuous elevation of the plateau, the lake The basin turned into a semi-arid temperate grassland climate. Evaporation of the lake left calcic acid calcium, which consolidates the sediments into sedimentary rocks because the wind and rain sculptured into a clay forest.
Zanda Turin is dominated by massive “reserve-style moundsâ€. During the day, Zanda’s soil is hidden under the blue sky of snow-capped mountains. At dusk, it is the time that photographers love and enters the deep ravines of the forest. It is like being in the Coronado Canyon in the western United States.
The 1,000-year-old Guge dynasty was built on the Zanda soil. He started from the first half of the 10th century AD. After experiencing 16 kings, he suddenly disappeared into the vast history. Standing in the center of the ruins of the Guge dynasty, it is hard to imagine that there was once a dynasty.
There are too many sturdy legends about how this dynasty disappeared.
Some people said that when the last generation of King Guge was under siege by the enemy, when he heard that the enemy had abused his people, the screams made by his people prevented the people from being slaughtered, and he ordered the soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender to the city. However, the enemy forces had betrayed their promise. They cruelly slaughtered the city after the Guge king surrendered, because the invading generals thought that when the scorpion was dressed in a traditional peacock suit, he was left looking good, such as a beautiful peacock, and he ordered the soldiers to pick up the crickets. One left from the top of the castle.
The capital of the Guge dynasty is located in the middle reaches of the Langqin Zangbu Valley. The palace was built on an ancient castle-style mound. The entire complex is divided into three levels: the upper, middle, and lower levels. From the foot of the mountain to the top, there are a large number of bunkers and arsenals. Grain depots, city walls, and tunnels and underground channels extending in all directions.
"Don't pursue, don't seek, realize in prayer, and obtain illusions in comprehension. There is only one way in the criss-crossing palmprint land, which is the path to the existence of pure land on earth."
Zhang Yang tried to interpret a story of life that would only happen in Tibet. He wanted to explore what kind of influence religion has on people. What is the relationship between human nature and divinity, and how will they be transformed? What mysterious power will there be in the real and fictional middle ground?
Because of the radically different cinematic feelings from "Karen Rinpoche," the crew lived in Ali's no-man's land for nearly three months. The entire large force, at an elevation of 4,500 meters, fought eight places far apart. Filming a movie is completely different from walking with a typical walker. Logistics, vehicles, safety, equipment, and electricity are all difficult.
The protagonists in the play transformed their own outlook on life through walking. The plateau full of spirituality will guide him in the direction and guide the direction of everyone in the cast.
Ma Pang Tso wrong was considered the most important holy lake by the major religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Bon education. It is also the head of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Buddhists believe that the sins of a lifetime can be cleared in the holy lake. Every year, believers from all over Tibet came to the pilgrimage for thousands of miles. Some even climbed the Himalayas on foot and used the long way to go.
Geographically, it is the highest freshwater lake on the earth. In the sunny weather, the snow peaks on the lake are inverted, which is particularly clear and blue. The winter lake will be covered with ice, because the ice is covered by the lake. The crackling sound is embarrassing.
It is also the source of four major rivers. Four rivers surround it. There are the Shiquan River in the north, the Maquan River in the east, the Peacock River in the south, and the Xiangquan River in the west. These rivers connect the famous Indus and Ganges in South Asia. In the concept of South Asians, Mama Zampo is the mother of the world's rivers.
On the shore of Lake Maimao, the thinking of Tabei, the hero of the film, made a huge turn and affected the direction of the whole movie. The old man who was accompanied by his death passed the final road. In the bright light of the setting sun, the lake appeared. In oil painting blue, people who hop Tibetan operas stay on the ground with wonderful figures. The contrast of intense color blocks creates a dreamy and warm atmosphere. Here, the hero completes the most essential changes in life cognition.
The pilgrimage is a very important part of the culture in Malpensa's mistakes. You will feel that in the movie, the whole cold world suddenly becomes warm and can accept a sincere heart to repent, the photographer said: "I didn't have much to design and use. That environment was like this. I just need to restore it."
The last fragment is in the caves of Zhada Tulin. Living Buddha was released to Gedan.
When the crew passed the Zarda Turin, they discovered that many caves in the soil forest had traces of human life and were in a semi-disposal state. In fact, these caves were actually practiced by monks in the early stages.
Tibetan Magic Realism: The Transformation of Reality and Fiction This film has also pinpointed Zhang Yang’s search. What is the relationship between “I†and “movie�
When the writer Ge Dan was young, a dying little girl handed him the dZi, and asked him to send the dZi to the palm print. But he escaped and did not complete it. The living Buddha told him that you All the anxiety in life is due to the dZi, and Dzi Bead is your mission.
Zhang Yang looked for a year in Tibet. What is he looking for? Perhaps it is the "mission" that forces oneself to be anxious and drives himself to create.
Whether it is "Karen Rinpoche" and "Soul on the Leather Rope", all of them bear a certain feeling of Zhang Yang. In this feeling, in the 1990s, the school literature and Western rock music had just been introduced to China. At that time, the universal existence of the literary youth known as the vanguard at that time even influenced the creation and development of modern art to a large extent.
Zhang Yang described this complex for Tibetans: “Even if many years have passed, your life has taken a big turn, but things that have a strong relationship with your life will sooner or later come back to you. Can't escape."
The most charming place in the movie is the director's handling of "real" and "fiction."
In the film, Tabei carrying Dzi beads was hunted down by various people and horses. In another clue, writer Ge Dan was almost crazy looking for Tabei in his novels, and all the people met denied it. The existence of Tabby. Is Tabei really there?
The journey of myths full of religious metaphors is intertwined with the journey of “real†writers. Outside of the fictional screen, we are lost in the confusion between “real†and “fictionalâ€.
What is true? Zhato Living Buddha said: "My friend, do not think that your novel is true. How can you be convinced that you, me, and all beings are not made up by another, higher God who exceeds the will of our lives?"
In the end is the reality of fiction fairy tale? Or the fairy tale is the reality itself? Is it real, not an illusory aspect?
"What does the novel have to do with my life? But it must have something to do with it." At the end of the movie, the writer found his fictional "Tabei," and inherited the mission of transmitting Dzi Bead. Zhang Yang also found himself in the movie. , found the export of anxiety in life.
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