I have been to Shannan City, Tibet several years ago. We had scheduled to visit Yongbulakang for a while and then returned to Shannan. But it was excited by what we saw when we got there. We immediately decided to stay here for a night to take some photos for the sunset and sunrise.

前几年的秋天，当我去西藏山南旅行的时候，原本行程计划中只是白天经过并参观一下雍布拉康后，折返泽当镇住宿的，但是当我到达的时候，眼前的一切景象让我兴奋不已，立刻决定当晚必须留下，把这美景收于镜头之下。

In the beginning, just a quick overview the Yongbulakang temple. Yongbulakang was built in the Mount Zhaxiciri that locate at south of Shannan city. The distance is about 11 kilometers from Shannan city. The pronounce of 'Yongbu' means ‘doe'. The Mount Zhaxiciri looks like a doe. So it got the name 'Yongbu'. 'ciri' means 'temple'. It's the first palace and the first historic architecture of Tibet. It was built in 2nd century BC. Srongtsen Gampo a famous historical figure who unified Tibet changed it to a temple. His wife princess Wen Chen of Tang Dynasty and he used to live here every summer in the beginning of their marriage.

在介绍我的旅程之前，先简单介绍一下雍布拉康的由来。雍布拉康位于山南市泽当镇11公里的扎西次日山上。“雍布”意为“母鹿”，因扎西次日山形似母鹿而得名，“拉康”意为“神殿”。是西藏历史上第一座宫殿，也是西藏的第一座建筑，据史书记载始建于公元前二世纪。松赞干布时期由宫殿改作寺庙。文成公主初来西藏时每到夏季都会和松赞干布来这里居住。

We could see the Yongbulakang temple at first when we got to the place. The building in the above pictures is the Yongbulakang Temple. The pictures and the below pictures were taken by me. The road up the hill is steep. A number of local and non-local Tibetan people have came here to make pilgrimages. It looks the sky so blue and transparent because the high altitude and without air pollution.

当我们到达雍布拉康的时候，首先映入我们眼帘的便是上面这两幅照片里坐落在扎西次日山上的雍布拉康，虽然已经是下午四点多钟了，但是阳光仍然强烈。上山的路较为陡峭，因此徒步道呈之字型。陆续有不少本地和外地的藏族人民来这里朝圣。其实西藏地处高原，又无空气污染，只要是天气好的时候，天空总是呈现通透和令人舒畅的蓝色，让你感觉和天空如此之近。但是因为一张照片是逆光拍摄一张照片是顺光拍摄，导致天空的蓝色和实际看起来相比偏淡或偏深。

We could see the first farmland it calls Sodang from the top of Mount Zhaxiciri. The first Tibetan king Nyatri Tsenpo of that year stood on the top of this mountain and overlooking these good farmland and people at the foot of the mountain. The magnificent view of the Yarlung valley is all around. He needed both to prevent the encroachment of other tribes and to prevent the onslaught of wild yaks. This place was the best choice for the king Nyatri Tsenpo.

从扎西次日山头向下俯视就是西藏的第一块农田——索当。当年第一代藏王——聂赤赞普站在山顶，俯瞰山脚下的良田、百姓，四周雅砻河谷的壮美景致尽收眼底，既要防止其他部落的侵犯，又要防止野牦牛群的冲击，这里，应该是聂赤赞普的最佳选择。

Leaves of poplar on the side of field and on the side of road turned into yellow in deep autumn. The highland barley had already been harvested. The farmers were digging up the soil so that they can continue farming next year. Despite about 2100 years of history, the local Tibetan people still retain a good tradition of diligence.

时值深秋，田边和路边的白杨树叶子已变成漂亮的亮黄色的，青稞也早已收割完毕，农民们在忙着翻土以便来年更好地继续耕种。虽然已经过了2100年的历史，但是当地的藏族人民还保留着勤劳的优良传统。

The intensity of the sun's ray waning when sunset. We climbed up to the top of Mount Zhaxiciri again and overlooked the golden poplar interlaced between the fields. It's so beautiful and peaceful.

当太阳下山时，阳光强度渐渐变弱，再次站在扎西次日山头上俯视田间横纵交错的金黄色的白杨树，画面是如此美丽和安祥，这也是当年藏王的视角。

In the next morning we climbed up the top of mountain again. The first rays of sunlight shine from the side to the village in the beautiful Yarlung valley. This is first village of Tibet. Its name is Yarlung Soka. Tibet people sowed the first highland barley here before about 2100 years ago. The first farmland of Tibet was reclaimed here.

次日清晨，我们继续爬上扎西次日山上寻找拍摄的角度，清晨的阳光从侧面照射到雅砻河谷的村庄上，这便是西藏的第一个村庄——雅砻索卡。2100多年前，藏族人就在这里播下第一粒青稞，开垦出第一块农田。

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All the photos above were taken by me.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 500D

Lens: Canon EF 17-40/4L, EF 70-200D/2.8L, EF 50/1.4

Historical Document Reference

https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9B%8D%E5%B8%83%E6%8B%89%E5%BA%B7/1533707?fr=aladdin

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