这里是松潘－“This is Songpan”

这里是松潘－“This is Songpan”－Part II Tibetan Culture

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This is our second post on Songpan and its culture!

这是我们关于“这里是松潘”的第二篇文章

Around the year 640, Songtsen Gampo, one of the most famous Tibetan kings, made a request of Chinese Emperor Taizong, Second Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty, to marry a Chinese courtesan. When his request was approved, legend says that Princess Wenchang was sent to Songpan to meet Songtsen Gampo. From there they traveled to Lhasa, which was the new Tibetan capital. As a Buddhist, her influence in court helped spread Buddhism throughout Tibet.

在大约公元640年，藏王松赞干布成功迎娶唐朝文成公主，文成公主一路向西，从松潘进入藏地，最后到达中心地区拉萨。此次联姻为佛教在藏区的传播起到了协助的作用。

Bon is the original Tibetan religion, historically practiced among all Tibetan regions. But with the introduction of Buddhism, it became mainly practiced in outlying Tibetan areas, including Songpan, where there are five temples in the region. At many temples, you will find a combination of Bon and Buddhist beliefs.

佛教的传入使本土宗教苯教从藏区的重要核心地区转移到相对偏远的边缘地区，而松潘在当时就是这样的地区之一。在松潘如今有五个苯教寺院，在长久的发展过程中，苯教和佛教互相影响和融合，在松潘很多的寺院你都可以看到苯佛结合的状态。

Songpan continues to be a key meeting point for China’s various ethnicities. Throughout Songpan a peaceful intermingling of Tibetan, Han, and Hui peoples can be found.

在当今的新时代松潘也继续保持着重要的区域地位，在整个地区藏、汉、回等个民族互通有无、和谐发展着。

You can find various Tibetan shops selling many items including traditional food, clothing, silver pieces, and accessories around the city, for tourists and surrounding Tibetan travelers to purchase.

行走在松潘古城的街头，你会发现很多藏族人现在经营着各自的生意。传统美食、服装、精美的银器及首饰在这里随处可见，供来往的游人及周边的藏族人是主要的购买者。

During May and June, you will see many vendors processing the nearby harvest of Cordyceps sinensis, a highly desired element of Chinese medicine, literally translated to mean “winter worm, summer grass.”

每年的五、六月是当地“虫草”季节，“虫草”也被称作“冬虫夏草”，作为一种重要的中药材，也是当地人的重要经济收入之一。