Travel in Qinghai Kanbula National Forest Park
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The Kanbula National Forest Park is more than 200 kilometers away from Xining. It’s located in Kanbula Town, Jianzha County, and the Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu 黄南藏族自治州). It’s 2,100 to 400 meters above sea level, covering an area of about 4,774 hectares. It borders on the Yellow River in the north, abutting against the famous Lijiaxia Hydroelectric Power Station. It’s the red conglomerate landscape. The surface of the rock mass is as red as the red glow. The mountains take on various shapes. They look like columns, towers, walls, forts, human beings or animals. They are very lifelike, such as, the Scissors Rock, the Waiting-For-Husband Cliff, the Stone Bamboo Shoot, the Fairies Get-Together, etc. There are eighteen perilous peaks in the Kanbula Region. Two of them, the A’qiongnanzong (ā qióng nán zōng 阿琼南宗) and the Neibaozong, are the most famous. In addition, the religious culture in Kanbula has a long history. Kanbula is the regeneration place of the Tibetan Buddhist. There are four temples in it. It is the only Buddhist resort where monks and nuns coexist.
There are eighteen perilous peaks in the Kanbula Region. Two of them, the A’qiongnanzong and the Neibaozong, are the most famous. The A’qiongnanzong is surrounded by steep cliffs. There is only one path with stone steps, through which people can get to the top of the peak. The major portion of the path is cut out of the cliffs. At the top of the peak stand an ancient Buddhist temple and several small caves. Many Buddha statues are displayed in the caves. A great number of people come to here all the year around. The Neibaozong is a square separated peak. There are a lot rare plants on the peak. At the top of it, there are the Sky Pond and spring. Birds sing and flowers bloom on tree-covered slope. Gurgling streams flow along the valley accompanying the tranquil hollow. In a word, it's an enchanting landscape.
The A’qiongnanzong Peak is surrounded by steep cliffs. There is only one path with stone steps, through which people can get to the top of the peak. The major portion of the path is cut out of the cliffs. At the top of the peak stand A’qiongnanzong Temple and several small caves. Many Buddha statues are displayed in the caves. A great number of people come to here all the year around. A’qiongnanzong Temple is the largest nunnery of Ningma sect of Tibetan Buddhism with more than 1,100 years of history. It is a historic site where three eminent monks from Tibet coming here to practice Buddhism and do missionary work have inhabited. In the period of Zangpulangdamamie Buddha, Tubo, the middle period of the 9th century, the three eminent monks come here. It is more than 1100 years up to now. Here, the sticking up peaks, the peculiar terrain of mountains, verdant woods, and the prattling spring water form magnificent scenery.
Nanzong Buddhist Nunnery is located in the area of Kanbula, where the religious cultures are very advanced. As a Nyingma nunnery, it was built in Yuan Dynasty, with a history more than 1100 years. According to the legend, it is founded by a renowned hereditary living Buddha whose name is Gulangcang (gǔ làng cāng 古浪仓). Before 1958, the nunnery covered an area of 6.59 acres, with a Preaching Hall, a Buddhist Prayer Room and 150 Nun rooms. 
Kanbula is well-known around the world for its Danxia karsts or hills. These land formations feature extraordinarily steep cliffs, elevated caves and archways and special ‘mesa’ or table tops. The mountains come in diverse shapes and sizes, likened to giants, castles, pillars and so on. The land formations are a record of the forces of gravity that have shaped this area, marking the transition from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Loess Plateau.
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