Kingdom of ancient zhang zhung produced high civilization, it formed its own unique zhang zhung culture not only, and is the birthplace of Tibetan traditional aboriginal religion "bon", tubo and even the entire Tibetan culture of later had a profound effect. However its mysterious demise left many riddles. Take great pains no wonder today there are a lot of people still can't find clues about zhang zhung culture sites, this may be as one writer said, "zhang zhung is nomadic. It does not belong to the land of civilization".

Zhang zhung kingdom capital according to folk legend is known as the long silver city, Joan Joan lung in trevor ariza for today. He does have a lot of early humans in the forest of soil caves, sites and paintings. In naqu nima county's township office not far from the poor of a large site, also known as zhang zhung capital city. Poor of nearby when make harmony fault is a benzene value most ShenHu, lake temple, the jade of this one was built in the cliff cave exist BenSi, legend has it for bon's oldest temple, incense.

Zhang zhung kingdom embraced the bon religion. History is of the founders of the bon religion sheen around zhang zhung the first generation of the king. Poor over fruit mountains west of the middle place, sizeable ruins group) of snow mountain, in the west when make harmony fault, grand and topography, rich kingdom capital of momentum. The site covers an area of 1 square kilometers, like a conjugate risks while standing stone castle stronghold. Due to near the lake, near the site of pastureland microclimate characteristics obviously, precipitation, forage thon, abounds in high quality small Kashmir goats, here can be found that northern herdsman's account.

Poor of about 20 km away from's village, the nima may drive to. If the above two zhang zhung of textual research is necessary, but they have one thing in common, that is have in zhang zhung strong range.

Zhang zhung civilization in ali area of more than one thousand six hundred years ago, has established several minority tribe kingdom, one of the most prosperous in addition to the tubo, to believe in "bon", the powerful kingdom of zhang zhung. Zhang zhung, in the local language means "land of dapeng". Zhang zhung, han history record "alone", is one of the earliest civilization of the Tibetan plateau. Experts research, namely totem for dapeng ancient zhang zhung. Zhang zhung heyday, during the tang dynasty in the central plains, called zhang zhung "goat with country" at that time. Ancient book record, zhang zhung without words, but according to the research of many Chinese and foreign tibetologist from existing relics prove that this one is not accurate.

According to the study of local person names, place names, ali region, now many places are the legacy of the ancient zhang zhung language; Research suggests that at the time (before sontzen gampo create Tibetan) zhang zhung our teachers is written in your own words the scriptures. Tubo later conquer zhang zhung region, promoting Buddhism and Tibetan, zhang zhung culture alive. Had a high civilization ancient zhang zhung, it formed its own unique zhang zhung culture not only, and is the birthplace of Tibetan traditional aboriginal religion "bon", tubo and even the entire Tibetan culture of later had a profound effect. However its mysterious demise left many historic mystery. Take great pains no wonder there are a lot of people still can't find clues about zhang zhung culture sites, this may be as one writer said "zhang zhung is nomadic. It does not belong to the land of civilization".

Ancient zhang zhung country is spitting in the Tibetan plateau before the rule on one side of the tribal nations. The rise time is still a mystery. Its territory west of ali area hillock rinpoche, is zhang zhung; So far eastern qamdo Ding Qing, is for the next zhang zhung; Across the northern Tibet is nima, "Mr. Zhang zhung. Zhang zhung palace when make harmony fault, which was set up in the lake. Zhang zhung kingdom has connected with ancient Persian. Zhang zhung bon.

Zhang zhung kingdoms rise in the Tibetan plateau in western and northwestern areas of six ahead of tubo alliance at least two centuries, according to the same period of the bon religion classic describe, ali, ladakh (Kashmir), is "zhang zhung inside", is the heartland who hid (Lhasa, xigaze, shannan and linzhi), etc, zhang zhung "; many kang (naqu, amdo, changdu) as "zhang zhung outside '. Sphere covers almost the whole of the Tibetan plateau, and across parts of qinghai, sichuan. Zhang zhung strictly is not country, is a large, strong tribal alliance. Later, Sue LTD, tubo has arose in the northern Tibet and the south, gradually weakened zhang zhung. Three major tribal wars with each other, each other into fragments.

Zhang zhung kingdom king the last generation of fan li xiu was akamatsu's complicity in the queen, when he is in the lake to the assassination, lead to the collapse of zhang zhung. Zhang zhung already has a high level of civilization at that time, had founded his own words, and is the birthplace of bon religion. Its words and old Kashmir and the side cover the spectrum of the gujarat (India) related to text, later than zhang zhung culture of Tibetan has reference.

According to archaeological studies and through the records, zhang zhung in the 10th century BC has been in a remote corner of the Tibetan plateau in western and northwestern areas of rise, and before the tubo building relations with the tang dynasty. 6-7 centuries AD, zhang zhung has been based on animal husbandry is given priority to, supplemented with agriculture. Had a high civilization ancient zhang zhung, it formed its own unique zhang zhung culture not only, and is the native traditional Tibetan religious - the birthplace of bon religion, tubo and even the entire Tibetan culture of later had a profound effect. Zhang zhung dynasty heyday, who with a strong military power, most of its territory, including the Tibetan plateau and the western part of qinghai, sichuan, and Kashmir and ladakh. Later, tubo rise gradually in the Tibetan plateau, to the eighth century a.d., completely conquered zhang zhung. Since then, zhang zhung kingdom culture suddenly disappeared, the text documents, such as palace site so far little information, left the eternal realm.

Zhang zhung kingdom site is located in the geographical position naqu nima county's township office not far from poor, here