China News Agency, Lhasa, April 29th, title: The secret of "Youth" of Tibet Norbulingka after hundreds of years

　　China News Agency reporter Gongsan Ram

　　Tibet Norbulingka is not only a world cultural heritage, but also a 4A-level scenic spot in Tibet. It is a "check-in point" for tourists visiting Tibet.

　　As the "May Day" holiday approached, the reporter walked into this "baby garden".

Although many golden domes are being repaired, you can still feel the visual experience of the ancient buildings and the historical heritage behind them.

　　"Through traditional techniques such as golden roof gilding and ramming Aga earth, the ancient buildings with deep historical memory are kept in their original appearance." Norbulingka Golden Roof Repair and Protection Project Director Bian Ba ​​Zhuoma, shuttled to various repair points The construction site is busy with the repair work here.

　　Norbulingka was built in 1751 AD. It is the summer residence of the Dalai Lama in all dynasties. It is also the largest, most beautiful, and most ancient palace building in Tibet.

So far it has a history of 270 years.

In December 2001, it was included in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.

　　"The central government has always attached great importance to the protection of cultural relics of ethnic minorities, especially border ethnic areas, and has provided a certain percentage of financial support each year." Bian Ba ​​Zhuoma said that the cultural relics of centuries-old ancient buildings have remained undamaged. This benefited from the protection implemented by the central government at all costs.

　　In June 2002, the three major cultural relics protection and maintenance projects in Tibet officially started, with a total investment of 330 million yuan (RMB, the same below), of which the Norbulingka project invested 67.44 million yuan.

　　The Jinding gilt roof repair project was approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2017. The public bidding was completed at the end of 2019, and preliminary preparations were initiated at the end of 2020, with a special fund of 38.68 million yuan.

　　This time, gilt repairs were carried out on the golden roofs of 9 ancient buildings such as Jiansai Pozhang, and some palace roofs were made of Aga soil (in Tibetan, it refers to a weathered stone with strong viscosity and beautiful color, which is a traditional building material. ) And some cultural relics and facilities for rescue protection and repair.

　　Pemba Zhuoma believes that the protection and repair of ancient buildings and cultural relics should be "authentic" to ensure that their original appearance remains unchanged.

"Repair projects must go through strict survey, design, approval, project approval, and bidding procedures, and there should be no sloppy procedures in any link."

　　"The ultimate goal of our repairs is to protect the cultural relics." Bian Ba ​​Zhuoma introduced that Norbulingka also carries out scientific and technological protection projects, rescue protection projects and mural repair projects every year.

　　She believes that due to long-term wind and sun and rain erosion, ancient buildings will have varying degrees of disease.

Therefore, normal protection and repair are also one of the keys to "holding" Norbulingka's youthful appearance.

　　"Under the principle that the main body does not change, we will carry out minimal intervention." Bianba Zhuoma said that in order to keep the ancient buildings in their original appearance, the renovation still continued to use traditional techniques such as rammed Aga clay.

　　Awang Luozhu, an expert on ancient construction protection who has guarded Norbulingka for more than 40 years, said that the most exquisite and precious murals in Tibet are often painted in the top halls, so the roofing Aga clay craftsmanship is extremely important.

　　"On average, each square meter of Aga soil needs to be rammed for 7 days." Awang Luozhu introduced that "Aga" is a traditional technique for repairing ancient buildings that has been used in Tibet until now. The main materials used for paving are unique to the local area. The mud, mixed with a certain proportion of gravel, etc., is then tiled on the roof and the floor of the house, and then a team of dozens of Aga soil is rammed and meticulously polished to make it solid, seamless, bright and smooth.

　　Awang Luozhu said that the repairing craftsmanship of Aga soil can make the original appearance of ancient buildings "rejuvenated". "This is the essence of traditional craftsmanship."

　　"They are gilded, and they can't stay here for too long." When the reporter followed Awang Luozhu into a relatively secluded courtyard on the north side of Norbulingka, several workers wore protective masks to gild the golden roof components.

　　Awang Luozhu said that after marking and marking the damaged parts of the golden roof, they disassembled them, repaired and gilded the damaged copper parts, and restored the disassembled parts after the gilding was completed.

　　"Norbulingka is a treasure house of Tibetan culture and a testimony to the exchanges between Tibetans and Han nationalities. The murals in the temple can be regarded as masterpieces of the Qing Dynasty." Bian Ba ​​Zhuoma said that although the renovation project is multi-faceted, some palaces are expected to be in It is open on "May Day", "Norbulingka will be presented to tourists in the best state." (End)