Dazang Township, malkang City, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Dazang Township

Dazang township is under the jurisdiction of malkang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Dazang township has beautiful natural scenery, including dalangzu Hongye, liudawan Haizi, dazangsi alpine meadow, No.2 weir grass beach and other scenic spots. It is the best choice for tourism and exploration. The world famous dazang temple is located in chunkou village of our township. It was built in 1414 and has a history of nearly 600 years. Dazang temple is very famous in the religious circles, and can be called the general temple of Gelug school in northern Sichuan. Kesha folk houses with local characteristics in our Township were mostly built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which looked like watchtowers and were the key cultural relics protection units in Aba Prefecture. Kesha dwellings are all over the river valley of the tea fort, which is known as "the country of a thousand blockhouses". From 1935 to 1936, the red army went in and out of malkang three times, passed through dazang twice, and established a temporary Soviet regime in chunkou village, dazang township. It actively carried out the work of fighting for the masses, clearing away bandits and tyrants, propaganda and education, resuming production, and raising food and grass, which laid a good foundation for the later national liberation. The township is about 100 kilometers away from the county seat of malkang, with an altitude of 3530 meters. Dazang temple is known as the second Buddhist temple after Gandan temple in Tibet. It is a temple of yellow religion, covering an area of more than 200 mu. It has a large scale and exquisite architectural decoration. There are murals of the Ming Dynasty, well preserved. Dazang temple is the most famous temple in malkang area.

natural resources

Dazang Township mainly produces wheat, green trees and beans. There are 101 logging yards in the territory.

Historical evolution

Dazang township was established in 1953, changed into a commune in 1966, and resumed in 1984. dazang temple was built in 1413. It is said that awanzaba, a disciple of zongkaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, made a great wish to build 108 temples in Tibetan areas. When block 107 was completed, one day when he arrived at dazang, it was getting late. He saw three peaks standing in front of him. On the left peak, a God was playing cymbals, on the right peak, a God was blowing whelks, and on a giant fir tree in the middle peak, an oil lamp was as bright as a star. At that time, he could not choose the site of the temple. So he took out a hada and threw it into the sky. The next day, he saw hada Hanging on the fir tree in the middle peak. Awanzaba used his magic power to remove all the trees from the forest, leaving only one tree hanging hada. The site of the temple is here, and the tree is left as a pillar of the temple. Only one section of this pillar is left, which is preserved in the Temple Museum. After the temple was repaired, master awanzaba also achieved great success. He passed away in zhuokekenazu valley. The Chinese meaning of "dazang" is "complete". In Buddhist doctrine, the number 108 represents perfection.

geographical position