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Hiking and checking in the forgotten pure land in the world: Moska

the autumn meadows, hiking and climbing. Moska is located next to the Jinlong Snow Mountain in Danba, Sichuan. It is a canyon area of the Hengduan Mountains and a plateau pasture that spans Ganzi and Aba states and involves Daofu, Jinchuan, and Danba counties. The Tibetan dialect means a place of auspicious flatness. This place was once the place where King Gesar fought and lived, and it is also a pure land where kind people carefully created a harmonious coexistence of man and nature. Moska is a small village with only more than a hundred villagers, but it is located at an altitude of 3900 meters, and even has to cross the primitive forest of Jinlong Mountain, making it a secret place in the valley. The villagers here still retain the ancient nomadic habits. The description of the nomadic way of life in historical materials is: "Eating meat and drinking cheese, not farming", now Moska has changed such a single behavior, let people spread cattle and sheep in the meadow, the scene of the sea of flowers is passionate and romantic, they are happily and peacefully guarding this pure land. In the vast and sparsely populated plateau, there is a magical phenomenon: there are more small animals here than people, especially the famous one is the groundhog called the Moska elf. The villagers feel that all things have spirituality and will never hurt it. , Will also take the initiative to feed. Some people say that even if you don’t go to Nepal, you can feel the highest happiness index brought by simple life in Moska. The villagers live in harmony with the animals here, and the quiet and nothing else life, here seems to be able to let the pointer stop, it is also the most mysterious heaven on earth. The colorful prayer flags here are dancing with the wind, spreading the faith of the devout Tibetans. Overlooking from the top of the mountain, Moska Village is like a blooming snow lotus, mysterious and beautiful, sleeping under the clouds, quiet and peaceful. The people of Moska are guarding this pure land, in the transcendental scenery, people and wild animals live in harmony, and unconsciously reach the perfect state of "the unity of man and nature". Tips: 1, High-altitude hiking, physical strength is more important than will. 2, The climate changes greatly, all the way, there are hot sun, heavy rain, hail, and rainbows, and there are strong winds in the pass area. 3, Be fully prepared, headlights and the like are very important. 4, Try to bring enough food when hiking, you can drink the snow water on the side of the road. 5, Pay attention to sun protection.
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Posted: Dec 8, 2023
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