2008 Central India Travel Notes (12, returned to Delhi) New Delhi travel Raiders
When I took a long drive to Old Delhi at the ISBT, nearly 21 o’clock. As the New Delhi railway station previously lived in the vicinity of the backpack travelers gathered PahaGanj, on the hotel where the general conditions are not satisfied, but enough to eat curry rice-size-fits-India; so this time I decided to change to the “Tibetan village” to stay , Is also a continuation of my unfinished complex of Tibet. The so-called “Tibetan village” is actually the 50’s at the end of the Government of India for Tibetans fled to India to open up a centralized place of residence, which is located in Old Delhi MajnuKaTila district, close to Yamuna. “Tibetan village” in English, called TibetanRefugeeColony, to see the name on everyone should know that this place has special meaning. Later, as more and more Tibetans from the domestic to sneak into India, this gradually developed into Tibetan inhabited areas in Delhi, they are here to open a number of hotels, restaurants and travel agencies. As the eating habits of life of the Tibetans closer to home, here soon attracted a large number of Chinese travelers to come here and stay, eat, “Tibetan village” but played down the political implications. I
in accordance with the provision of online information and smoothly in the ISBT found in the vicinity of Metro Line 2 of KashmereGate station, and then take the subway two stops to get off VidhanSaba station. From the subway station to the “Tibetan village” of about 1.5 km away, VidhanSaba subway station down there is a living human and three rounds of three rounds of Morocco, only to the driver said “TibetanColony”, you will be able to accurately and Latin America To the destination, the fare is 20 rupees. At that time, not because of the concept of distance, do not bother with the driver Mozuipizai, I walk into a silly “Tibetan village” As a result, half dead tired. Arrive at “Tibetan village”, it was already 22:00 minutes to find accommodation encountered great difficulties. I traveled the entire alley, asked times the size of the hotel, said that all “full”, I began to wonder if I am due to the Chinese people are being discriminated against and deliberately will not let me live. Just when I despair, fortunately Ganzi, Sichuan had just met a girl over illegal immigration. The girl looked like a high school student, I see from China, enthusiastically led me in the alley of the hotel to ask a large circle, the effect is full. As the Tibetan girl who quickly learned from the hotel front: In recent to be held in Dharamsala by the Dalai Lama personally presided over the Chao Chuan-law will be scattered all over the Tibetans in India have come here to set, and then By the Tibetan government-in-exile Paiche mass transit to Dharamsala, the past few days, “Tibet Village” special stay tight. I was reluctantly prepared to leave here, met a little girl Lama, a Tibetan conversation between them, that small Lama told me that he NewPeaceHouse in the hotel room in the empty, that is tomorrow A friend to set tonight, I can live night, just like a dream like this. Lama and small girls, I get to the hotel NewPeaceHouse and accompany me to open the front room. The accommodation marked than the Indians to open more hotels strong, clean and spacious rooms, together with white sheets, clean bedding, as long as the double of 200 rupees, the value is simply too ah, it seems to choose the “Tibet Village “Accommodation was a wise decision. Pro respectively, the girl told me that she called Lakangzhuoma, if the difficulties encountered in need of help, can be found in the alley where she was. I know, “Dolma” in the Tibetan Goddess of Mercy is the embodiment of compassion heart - Tara, is she really sent by the Goddess of Mercy rescue me in the predicament it?
Settled accommodation, came to the restaurant to find in alleys dinner. Although already 23 o’clock, but the “Tibetan village” is still crowded, people coming and going, and many restaurants are still operating. I am in a hotel near a restaurant, a long time to eat a bowl of beef noodles. To know that I am in India for nearly 4 weeks of travel in India is almost Meidun meal, full of curry flavor of food so that I no longer long ago, Wen Daona a special perfume scent on my sick. Today, the authentic flavor to eat beef noodles, it is better than Shanzhenhaiwei is really the content. The restaurant owner is a woman from Sikkim, the first kind of looks like a Chinese grandmother. When she was informed that I come from China, especially the warm, it asked that question, saying that she loves China and the Chinese people, and I enthusiastically pointing from the “Tibetan village” to the urban area of Delhi on how to choose modes of transport so as to avoid cheated . The beginning of “Tibetan village” when doubts vanished long ago, through a few things I have deeply felt the “Sino-Tibetan family”.
From very late the next day, the first returned to the front room keys and asked the manager of the passengers from the check-out in a room reserved for me, and then to the hotel’s breakfast restaurant subsidiary. I was very satisfied, the subsidiary is a restaurant full of authentic Chinese restaurant, the supply of breakfast bread, rice, pickled vegetables in Sichuan, China and dinner is authentic Sichuan-style cooking, was a chef from Chengdu, the Han people , He said, according to workers in this income is considerable. Did not think the “Tibetan village” Wudawuzhuang, was able to find such a satisfactory end-result. However, further understanding of the hotel NewPeaceHouse also surprised me, here is very likely one Tibetan independence elements are stronghold. First of all, the hotel’s lobby and shrinkage of the middle of three parallel giant portrait of the Dalai Lama, hanging from the side, “Snow Lion Flag”, the lobby and each room on the coffee table are placed Chinese version of the “Tibetan government-in-exile of the Provisional Charter “I readily look at the preview, the first of the Charter” in Tibet by the whole establishment of a Tibetan-member Commonwealth of Independent States; the country’s supreme leader the Dalai Lama is the government’s day-to-day affairs to Prime Minister to implement the main Cabinet responsibility. “It seems the Dalai Lama’s” never asked for an independent Tibet, only autonomy, “the lies of this booklet was to expose a thorough. Hotel often wearing a red scarf out of the lamas, I ask one side, the original hotel belonging to a temple of Dharamsala, is responsible for the reception from the home out into the Tibetan people stay here after being sent to the Dalan Sa Ranariddh between temples to accept the “brainwashing.” But politics aside, for travelers from China, the hotel is really good to stay.
Days of travel I have been running about mental and physical exhaustion, so that all day to rest. First of all, carefully “study” about the “Tibetan village”, it found that only one lane and the main buildings on both sides of the composition of the Central Lane is a master of Tibetan Buddhism temples, the lanes are full with all kinds of facilities, hotels, shops , Travel agencies, to the underground banks, telecommunications companies, Internet cafes, everything Chess Room, it is a small community. Here is a Tibetan from Sichuan’s world, the exchange of Putonghua in the obstruction-free access; lanes over of shops opened their stalls are basic, and sold the goods are shipped from home. If you want to eat rabbits or hot pickled mustard tuber Fu toffee, here is to find, occasionally to see one or two Indian shops also seemed to be quite isolated. However, I also found a very bad situation, every day of a large number of teenage children had been sent, and another group of children were picked up from bus, is estimated to go to Dharamsala To accept the “brainwashing.” The Dalai clique has won the “independence of Tibet from the start with dolls,” how they can Gouhen the hands of the need to rise to the attention of the Chinese government. “Tibetan village” of the main stay of visitors to the Western-oriented, and are often able to see Taiwan tourists in the past and they wanted to talk a few words in Mandarin, but the result has been looked down upon them, it seems that Tibet and Taiwan independence are the joint Up.
In the “Tibetan village” in the process of wandering, finally met a man and a woman two Chinese. More than 20-year-old woman, from Beijing; of more than 40-year-old man, pale complexion, look great, from Chengdu, claimed to be a well-known domestic Tibetologists. The two men understand the network, together travel to India, Delhi has not just arrived a few days. In conversation found that the women of Tibetan Buddhism very obsessed, worship the Dalai Lama on a five-way vote, it is estimated that by that man’s poison, this is mainly to India to participate in early March, held in Dharamsala-law Chao will . Later, after returning, I learned that the Dalai Lama in March 12, 1959 fled to India, so early in March every year during this period of time have to win to hold large-law Chao will be to commemorate this day, and the Dalai Lama Lama will also participate personally presided over the Chao Chuan-law will impact all over the world, has now become a variety of Tibetan independence forces and foreign interests hodgepodge. When I was informed that the two men come from Dharamsala, very interested in what I have learned to the situation there and to and from the traffic, because there is no special arrangements, I will be happy to sit down and chat with them.
Tanleyihui knowledge in India, the topic quickly shifted to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism itself, in some of their Tibetan Buddhism is the orthodox Buddhism and the Dalai Lama is the highest large Buddhist community Division of it to ourselves to speak, I was also excited expressed their keen insight: Tibetan Buddhism is simply under the guise of Buddhism, the cult of it. Tibetan Buddhism will be when the Indians who own very suspicious, such as Guru Rinpoche and Milarepa was the founder of Tibetan Buddhism as a guy that is 8-century Indian healers, so to get哈利波特里Is to say, “The Sorcerer.” They deceived the king of magic, the ideas are not carried out a massacre of nobility to Buddhism, the establishment of a variety of culture to promote Buddhist temple monks, the so-called “Tibetan Buddhism” in Tibet and laid the foundation for succession. The ruler of Tibet is precisely the use of these politicians and healers to set an executioner, to fool people, the repression of dissidents, the consolidation of the rule. We will be very difficult for ordinary people think of this so-called authentic Tibetan Buddhism in the emergence and development of the means to just how many people of different beliefs and heads chopped off bodies, and blood flowed like a river. Until modern times, Tibetan Buddhism by the Dalai Lama’s teachers, originator of the Yellow Sect Tsongkhapa forward once again, become more beyond recognition. Take Lama was the highest Tantric followers as a mystery classic “by the round” set out in the Tibetan Buddhist heritage Guanding 15 rituals, in which a higher level of 8-15 Guanding secret operation was through with the so-called The “wisdom of women” Conjoint line to complete the operation. Dalai and Panchen living Buddha on the division can repair a high-level secret Guanding operation, ordinary believers must continue to contribute to their own living Buddha monk’s wife and daughter, sister and mother. The Dalai Lama’s self-cultivation in the highest level of clandestine operation Guan Ding, also must be a virgin, the so-called “Fei Ming.” The religious ceremony was also renamed as the “Shuangxiu” What is the difference between a cult and. No wonder that, for writing the “Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” and adores a large group of people, and the Dalai Lama as a teacher at the Rinpoche, in the United States would engage in “Shuangxiu” and entangled the lawsuit, which Foreign Babes Although the worship of the Dalai Lama, and they’ll last is another question, you control what is living Buddha monk, charged with the rape of an old Tulv into the classroom. I listened to the seat of forbidden speech, the straight woman that stunned Jingde, and that men are more angrily, and at another time, no way of rebuttal, with the result that broke up. However, I deeply feel, the Dalai Lama’s influence is too great, not only in the whole of the Tibetan People in-house, and even many foreigners and domestic Han people told him quite a cult. Therefore, the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama has been the struggle between God and evolution of the adults struggle, the outcome unpredictable ah.
To wake up early days, many days of travel fatigue has long been dispersed; in the hotel restaurant to eat breakfast after a direct hit on three of the Mount to the Humayun Tomb. Humayun’s Tomb is located in New Delhi, Nizamuddin Railway Station near the “Tibetan village” has been out along the Yamuna south, the distance between the two places about 8,9 km, with the driver of a motorized Kanjia, 80 rupees to complete the transaction, the Moldovan through three rounds of Delhi’s crowded urban areas, traveling about 40 minutes to arrive at the destination. Humayun Tomb of the ticket is 250 rupees or 5 U.S. dollars, this is actually a group of tombs, the entire cemetery was surrounded by tall walls, the erection of a huge cemetery gate of the “World Cultural Heritage” logo. Enter the cemetery gate, suddenly in front has been moving forward in a wide green garden, in the side of the microwave waves in shallow water, a fresh and elegant, moisturizing bright, red and white building stands quietly in the blue sky and white clouds , The sky is the kind of hearty, as the sun was bright, color is like a crisp, the mood is as simple, this is the Humayun Tomb. Humayun Mughal dynasty is the second generation of the emperor, Akbar the Great is well-known of his son. Compared to his father, Babur’s son and his valiant Shanzhan Xiongcaidalue of Akbar, Humayun cultured human kind, tolerant of integrity, character, but weak, indecisive, when he ascended the throne, as young as 23 years old, unable to resist external Afghans The invasion, half-brother at home too tolerant of power, resulting in the defeat of mourning, in exile in Lahore. However, Humayun is very lucky, when his father, Babur, he was named “Humayun” I hope that he is “lucky.” In the 1542 campaign have been Hu’s wife lost a Persian scholar Ma Yong Hu’s daughter, Kitgum Haji Bei married in 1555 in Iran with the help of King Safi, the reoccupation of Delhi and Agra, the restoration of the Moghul dynasty Rule. Haji Bei gum is a efficient and capable Xianqi, as the original and then be re-Shiite Sunnis of Humayun Jiebing Iran to finally stand up salted fish return to India, Haji Bei of Kitgum I am afraid that the impact is very important. Humayun’s death in early 1556, is reportedly due to his place of residence (Old Fort) on the library ladder fell and died of a wrong step in life. His tomb is by his widow Haji Bei presided over the construction of Kitgum. Shun on the steps of the mausoleum where the palace, the center can see that there is a mass of white marble sarcophagus, which is the preparation of Humayun. 3 side of the palace hall smaller sarcophagus belonging to the Humayun’s three sons, on the other side is Humayun’s wife and daughter of the sarcophagus. The whole palace as the shape of blooming flowers, the magnificent appearance; building with all the red sandstone structure, and embedded in the white marble decorative pattern design, the palace at the top of the dome are low, design and construction of the cemetery reflect the full integration With India, Persian style, as a result of this visit to the little people, the environment is very quiet, even in this ominous. But the hot weather in India, here it is a good place for summer.
From Humayun Tomb, to spend 40 rupees to play three Moroccan went to the Humayun Tomb is located about 5 km south of the Lotus Temple. Lotus Temple by the name of the true BahaiHouse, because of its shape as the design of a floating in the water, the lotus leaf from the surrounding background, the Hanbaoyufang flowers, solid-named Lotus Temple in New Delhi, but ask for directions or to do something about the Mount, BahaiHouse have to use the real name. Belonging to the Baha’i Lotus Temple of the Church to pray, the Baha’i in Iran is the origin of a particular religion, which was founded in 1844 to teach it to human beings for the purpose of peaceful reunification, so as to world peace, without distinction as to race, all creatures are equal each other Ai, eliminate feudal superstition, pay attention to the teachings of science, religion and science belong to the set in one of the new Department of the Islamic religion. Baha’i is currently a total of 7 countries in the establishment of the Church to pray, are built in accordance with local characteristics, different shape. New Delhi, the Baha’i prayer hall by the world-renowned designers Iran FaribuzSahba design, it is said to have inspected hundreds of Hindu temples, in order to finalize the Hanbaoyufang India’s national flower - to form flowers, a symbol of this religion Holiness, the extraordinary refined, to clean the realm of Datong. When the three rounds of close to the Lotus Temple Mount, will be able to see very far Lotus Temple as white lotus-like style unique. Close-up view of this very unique building can clearly see the Lotus Temple in the outer layer of white marble veneer, snow-white species, no false purity, gives a special sense of beauty. Observed from the outside, Lotus Temple, a total of 4 layers, layer 3 above for the lotus-shaped, petal by 27, 9 each. The first layer petals open, to open the second half, the most top-level Hanbaoyufang, a strong sense of three-dimensional. The bottom of each petal between the construction of an oval-shaped pool, filled with water, creating an impression that it is as if the pond is to hold up Lotus, dynamic. Lotus Temple opening to the outside world for free, but must remove their shoes before entering, all visitors must schedule a good team led by volunteers into the prayer hall in-house. Prayer hall, also known as Xi Ling Tong, such as lining up to enter a prayer hall, the eye is a huge, with a capacity of the hall, thousands of people, placed inside the rows of marble bench; hall carved into the walls of wave Shape, a symbol of the lake tears. In the high dome, from the sun, the petals of the three-shot gap, lighting design is clever, unique. I sat quietly on the cold marble benches, meditation turn a blind eye, as if to feel distant from the call of the Kingdom of Heaven. At this time there are five young men and women come to India in front of the hall, in order to start with Hindi hymns loudly, although I do not understand the contents of hymns, but their cool and pleasant, very penetrating, in the prayer hall good The role of the echo effect, as if the universe came from the Tianlaizhiyin reverberated in the hall, the residual sound wave. The end of the hymns, sitting on the bench for a long time and refuse to leave, the aftertaste has just the kind of feeling of harmony between man and nature. Baha’i Lotus Temple of the construction is designed for people who believe in different religions sharing the universe with a common venue for the moment, I have a feeling this particular exchange.
From the Lotus Temple, ready to play three Moroccan to the India Gate, but playing in the car, I encountered this trip India’s biggest challenges. Lotus Temple in front of a lot of work laid out three rounds of the Moroccan driver, I deliberately look for a cloth Touchan the Sikh driver, thought he should talk about faith is the kind of person you speak good 40 rupees to India Gate . Starting in the near future, the driver began to convince me to his friend a look at the gift shop, I refused. Along the way he constantly bring up again, very difficult, I made a good Fana. When I refused many times, he has to take me to a place of fun, but I long to see through this kind of measurement, firmly refused. This kid rhetoric aside, the side of the unauthorized modification of the direction, towards India Gate fled in the opposite direction. No way I can make the jump to the posture, did not expect this kid has suddenly accelerated in the three rounds of Morocco on the road frantically swinging the snake forward, the situation has become very dangerous. At this point I Jizhongshengzhi, to say what a lot of weight. I said, “I just visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar, your nation and ideals in order to make the sacrifices to express my admiration for your honesty of the Sikhs, and trustworthy as a person with respect. I do not want you as a tin Croats and the bad behavior to change my whole view of the Sikhs. “I listened to the message that this kid wants to make a U-turn directions to the India Gate, along the way no longer silent.
Of Moldova will soon reach the street in front of India, Sikhs drivers also asked me to prepare the next step to where I might want to do business now. I will throw that guy 40 rupees, Touyebuhui to the direction of the India Gate. India at New Delhi’s main street - Rajpath road at the eastern end of an equilateral hexagonal Square Garden at the center. India Gate was built by British colonizers, a bit similar to the shape of France’s Arc de Triomphe, the top there is a huge brazier, which point forward to a long light. New Delhi, this landmark building is to commemorate the World War I, when Britain was called up and died on the battlefield of more than 90,000 officers and men of India, building on the surface to numerous engraved the names of these officers and soldiers. But now India Gate was surrounded by iron fence, and there He Qiang, guarded by soldiers, tourists can only wait and see across the fence. However, India still feel the door of the grave and solemn Kuiranbudong momentum. India to leave the door, I CentralSecretariat the annex to the subway station to the Connaught Place, New Delhi, it is said to be the largest commercial, tourism and transportation center. In fact, there is a large circular plaza, all kinds of shops, tourist boards, airlines, banks and a variety of products distribution characteristics are located in the Department, the Central Square has a small park for pedestrians never tired of. Here it’s very crowded, people coming and going. In Guangguo, but to my utter disappointment, something the general store, but by no means cheaper prices, many of them more than similar domestic products, and food and souvenir prices are too high to scare people, I am nothing to buy on the back of the hotel. The end of a one-day trip and return to the “Tibetan village”, in a hotel restaurant to enjoy the authentic fried green pepper and shredded beef, fried eggs, tomatoes, that the United States on the indescribably.
Delhi in the third day, I went to the National Museum of India, it is located in the central Rajpath road from the “Tibetan village” out of the subway is very easy to reach. India’s National Museum of tickets for 300 rupees, However, by virtue of the international student identity card as long as 1 rupee. This is also in India, the only time I use the international student identity card to obtain concessions. The museum exhibits in chronological order, from India to modern civilization has been arranged in the display. However, the vast majority of the exhibits is a stone, bronze almost no sign of civilization. However, those exquisite stone carvings, or rather the need to pause to observe carefully. It is the only bright eyes is the heritage of bone relic of Sakyamuni Buddha, quite a few, preparation of an urn. Museum also displays some of Rajasthan’s gouache, national characteristics are also worth a visit. In fact, the moment I entered the museum, I was very surprised, like India has a long history of great powers, which the National Museum of the scale is too small, very shabby. After the visit and feel more disappointed for a 5000 history of the brilliant ancient civilization and yet it is shocking enough to find one of the world-class cultural treasure, really could not figure them out a bit. However, in India to leave before this visit, India’s history can make a conclusive review, nor Cuoa! National Museum of leaving, I walk a bit Rajpath road to the western end of the presidential palace. Along the wide Rajpath road to the west has been going, all government agencies on both sides of the building, the building of these institutions are left behind by the colonial period, England have the characteristics of the building. Rajpath road is the end of the presidential palace, here was Britain colonial era Government House, India’s independence be changed to the presidential pa…
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