Ruins Of Gurge Kingdom

July,27 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

History told the reason leading to the collapse of the Tubo Dynasty is Darma, who wanted to eradicate the Buddhism in the middle of the 9^th century. Some royal descendants in order to escape from Darma, fled to the Ngari Prefecture, where their offspring established 3 kingdoms respectively. Gurge Kingdom was one of them built by Dezu Dagon in the 10^th century.
Yet, this flourishing kingdom collapsed suddenly over 3 hundred years ago. Even the history experts could not explain that the Gurge which shouldn’t be compeletely destroyed by war or sickness just disappeared all of a sudden.
The huge ruins of Gurge Kingdom consists of palaces, temples, watchtowers, pagodas and caverns. The roof of the Gurge Kingdom ruins once leaked because of years of washing by rains and storms. This happened to result in the erosion of some exquisite frescoes and collapse of some caves.

“The Gurge Kingdom ruins are one of the 1^st batch national key cultural relics protection units. We have done every means possible to prolong its life,” said Li Xingguo, cultural relics bureau chief of Ngari Prefecrure. Were the renovation and protection work completed, visitors may have the chance to see this piece of art closely, figuring out how this mysterious dynasty disappeared suddenly.

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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