Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Nepal Bhaktapur: looking for the northern hemisphere at the end of the Qing.

Bard kong,NepalIn the language of "rice city" or "city of the pious". The city is located in the capital of Nepal, 14 kilometers east of Kathmandu, as one of the three big city of Kathmandu Valley, is the birthplace of the medieval architecture and art.

Compared to Kathmandu and Patan, Bhaktapur some quiet and leisurely. If you have time, please stay here for a few days, you'll find out, this melodious land was also full of vitality of the ancient city of the millennium, a living a quiet leisurely picture in your eyes slowly.

In the early morning of the Durbar SquareIn the early morning of the Durbar Square

The ancient city of nostalgia

Roam everywhere filled with the holy and the years taste Bhaktapur City, looking at those depicting the complicated patterns of palaces, temples and stone statues, feeling the day calm quiet city, you will realize that,BritainWhy do people on this legendary city said: "even if the entire Nepal are not, as long as the Bard Kong still, it is worth over one half of the earth to see it."

A corner of the ancient city of BhaktapurA corner of the ancient city of Bhaktapur

Brick red is the main color of the ancient city of Bhaktapur, refined wood plain brick, dark brown, with dense temple and masonry pagodas is here constitute a unique architectural style. Walking in the high streets and back lanes, as if into the large-scale open-air museum of art garden. Here both the palace temple, or ordinary residential doors and windows, are craftsmen carved exquisite designs and patterns.

In the face of the old street, you'll find out, whether it is a medieval literary breath, or quietly precipitation in sculpture and architecture above the fantastic art, are so obsessed with not the shed.

Also unforgettable.

Without a purpose, pay no heed to stroll in the ancient streets, ear heard bursts from time to time with ethnic style of music, as if exposure to full of enthusiasm and better world. In the ancient city of the millennium, all seemed very comfortable, simple and contented to live.

The boys sat in refined and cultured stupa expose friendly and warm smile, let a person palpitating with excitement eager to do sth.; sitting in the corridor and friends chat old uncle, gentle smile, make you feel warm.

Through the maze of alleys, oblivious to the pottery square (pottery square). Here once flourishing, but because of the prevalence of bronze and other metal containers have been gone for ever, fortunately, can still see hold the last dream potters still busy figure.

The old man sat in the templeThe old man sat in the temple

Indulge in square Tour

Dhurbar square is the largest square in Bhaktapur, around all of every hue of the ancient temples and old house building. Here are 500 years Mara Dynasty palace, including many different artistic characteristics of the palace, temples, statues, courtyard, known as the "quintessence and treasure trove of medieval Nepal art". The golden gate and 55 window palace, is famous for its exquisite bronze and wood carving art, is a rare art treasures.

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