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Fed by the mountain glaciers1, the Tibetan plateau even has its own inland sea.
This is Qinghai Lake, China's largest. Millions of years of evaporation2 has concentrated the minerals in the lake, turning the water salty. Rich in fish, its waters attract thousands of cormorants3. But it's not just wild life that values Tibet's lakes and seas. Their life-giving waters are also important to people.
Tibetan religion is a unique mix of Buddhism4 and much older Shamanic beliefs that were once widespread throughout the region. This hybrid5 religion forms the basis of an extraordinary relationship with nature. In Shamanic belief, the land is imbued6 with magical properties which aid communication with the spirit world.
Here, animal skulls7 are decorated, and rocks are carved with sacred mantras, groups of syllables8 that are considered to have spiritual power. The reciting of the mantras is believed to create a magical sound that reverberates9 through the universe.
The landscape is decorated with multi-colored flags which represent the five elements--fire, wood, earth, water and iron. The flags are painted with prayers to purify the air and pacify10 the gods. And the wind blows the prayers to heaven.
The poles on which the prayer flags are mounted are regularly replenished11 with fresh flags. The old flags are treasured. Those nearest to the top of the pole are the most auspicious12, so competition for these can get fierce.
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1 glaciers | |
冰河,冰川( glacier的名词复数 ) | |
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2 evaporation | |
n.蒸发,消失 | |
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3 cormorants | |
鸬鹚,贪婪的人( cormorant的名词复数 ) | |
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4 Buddhism | |
n.佛教(教义) | |
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5 hybrid | |
n.(动,植)杂种,混合物 | |
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6 imbued | |
v.使(某人/某事)充满或激起(感情等)( imbue的过去式和过去分词 );使充满;灌输;激发(强烈感情或品质等) | |
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7 skulls | |
颅骨( skull的名词复数 ); 脑袋; 脑子; 脑瓜 | |
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8 syllables | |
n.音节( syllable的名词复数 ) | |
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9 reverberates | |
回响,回荡( reverberate的第三人称单数 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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10 pacify | |
vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒);抚慰 | |
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11 replenished | |
补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 ); 重新装满 | |
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12 auspicious | |
adj.吉利的;幸运的,吉兆的 | |
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