Jouzhaigou is famous for its one-of-a-kind natural wonders, but there is also some cultural sightseeing around, which are also well worth exploring. The Zharu Temple is, among them all, the most sought-after tourist destination in Jiuzhaigou!

Overview of Zharu Temple
The tallest building in Zharu Temple is the main hall, which is divided into three floors - first floor is reserved for holding religious activities, Buddha Lama chanting, disciples paying worship and respect to Buddha; the second floor is reserved for esoteric practice; the third floor houses a large number of sutra, Buddha statues and Thangka. In the main hall there are plenty of mantra rolls. Those who come here would turn the mantra rolls round and round, with the mouth also reading characteristic mantra. In the inner door above the base is hanging a giant Decal Thangka painting, its sleek lines smooth with bright color, vivid and elegant, showing the teaching of Tibetan Buddhism and the benzene wave in the common life together in the development of the religion.

What to Explore in Zharu Temple
The Zharu Temple is the largest and the most famous Lama temple in Jiuzhaigou. Built in the Ming Dynasty, the temple was restored two times. It has a strong flavor of Tibetan architecture. In front of the temple hung with colored flags, swaying in the wind. March 15th in Chinese lunar calendar is the sophisticated Ma Chi Festival. On the festival, people chanting Buddha, drinking tea, dancing and singing.

The Zharu Bridge spans over a winding stream, with two peaks facing each other. The bridge building features a Tibetan temple style, all made of the natural logs – one hundred percent wooden structure. Here is the starting point of the Zharu Madao. Zharu Madao is a flat road, the best sightseeing spot for tourists riding. From here rent a horse and hit the road on both sides of the area, presenting Tibetan pastoral scenery and Yamabayashi Nokeiichi scene, very picturesque. Lunar fifteenth every year, the Tibetans would climb up Zhayi Zhaga Mountain to worship, this road is the only way which must be passed, very lively and extraordinary.

To sum it up, the Zharu Temple is not to be missed while traveling to Jiuzhaigou!

Listed as the world wonders, Xian Terracotta Warriors gained much recognition in the tourists with profound history, deep traditional cultural connotation and giant building construction. What impressed all the tourists are not only the giant appearances but the mysteries hiding inside. Now, I would like to give you some explanation about the mysteries of Green-Faced Terracotta Warrior.

Appearance of Green-Faced Terracotta Warrior
Hidden in the three pits, there are totally 1,500 terracotta warriors. Among these lifelike figures, there are is a unique soldier with green faced appearance. Once discovered in the Pit No.2, this kind of unique figure aroused large scale interests and deep curiosity. Looking up, you would find this whole body of this figure was painted with color. Until now, you could find this color remained painted on the face. What the most interesting is that the eyeball and black pupil are still showed clearly visible and dazzling. The green colors covered the face, neck and ears. The typical green color marked this figure from other warriors. Black eyebrows and the lack bears made this figure more vivid and lifelike. According to the scarlet hair band, you could not imagine how terrific the caring skill in ancient China.

Heated Debate of Green Faced Terracotta Warriors
Once discovered in the experts and tourists, this unique appearance aroused heated debate. Why only it was painted in this way. Some experts said that this figure was carved in mistake. The creator carving this figure must be a color blind. So, the green faced appearance formed. Other experts ever refuted that during the Qin Dynasty when building this large scale construction. Al the carving workers are experienced serious examination. It is forbidden to occur to this kind of mistake. Apart from these sayings, some other experts said that the green face was created to frighten the enemies. At last, this kind of creation did not have a certain answer. During this time, what the most interesting answer will be the student in the Shanghai Jiaotong University. He said that this soldier ever a sniper in the ancient army. Three reasons appropriately explained this answer: one the sniper is always isolate; second is that the Shiji recording the sniper is always used in Qin Dynasty; last is the green color is used for usually hidden in the wild forests.

Different answers are still in the hot debate. Until now, there is still having no certain explanation. It is a world wonder decorating our process!

At the mention of Terracotta Army, the amazing bronze chariots and horses are not to be missed while visiting the museum. So what is so awesome about the bronze chariot and horse that enchants millions of people?

What Made the Chariot and Horse So Special
As we all know the bronze chariots and horses unearthed are a great discovery, together with the amazing Terracotta Army. But what made them so special? The reason lies in the following: though buried underground for over two thousand years, the components of bronze chariots and horses are still flexible – what a shocker! Moreover the bronze chariots and horses are made with techniques beyond our imagination. The first feature that made the bronze chariots and horses so special would be the neck ring which was made of real gold and silver – making them priceless and valuable. The most important is, gold and silver have different melting point, under standard atmospheric pressure, the gold is 1337.43 ℃ and 960.8 ℃ for silver. Two thousand years ago the workman spliced them together, leaving almost no trace of joint mark. Some people later tried to reproduce, but the use of advanced equipment had failed to achieve the original glory.

More Features of the Chariot and Horse
The tassels of the bronze horse are very impressive and marvelous to the eyes. These hair-thin tassels are all made of copper wires. Some experts had used a magnifying glass to observe them, found no traces of forged mark on the surface. What made the tassels so special is because of the fact that they could still swing in the wind. The highlight of the bronze chariots and horses would be the bronze canopy. The bronze canopy is said to face east in the morning and west in the afternoon. In fact it is semiautomatic and multipurpose combined equipment, like a Transformer, hardly seen anywhere else in the world. While removing the bronze canopy from the chariot and opening the link, you can remove the bronze canopy by removing the end which is a movable louver, and when extending the bolt, the canopy can be inserted into the soil. The umbrella cover and the umbrella body used a movable shaft connection technology, the umbrella cover can be separately unscrewed and split into spear and shield.

All in all, the bronze chariot and horse are worth exploring while visiting the Museum of Terracotta Army.