out of the unknown, a photo from Qinghai, West

Photographer's Note

Tongren is a largely Tibetan town and county in Qinghai, China. It is called Repkong in Tibetan and has several interesting Tibetan Buddhist temples and gompas. Tongren is known as a center of thangka painting.

This picture was taken during a day out in the area
north of the town. I found this small ensemble of religious buildings quite fascinating, quite original too. They can be found near the Wutong monastery, but I couldn't really figrue out what they represented. Well, nevermind, beauty is enough.

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song title reference: Died Pretty

holmertz, pajaran, macondo, ikeharel, aryazies, Royaldevon, cornejo, macjake, PaulVDV, worldcitizen has marked this note useful

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holmertz (75285) 2018-01-08 3:14

Hello Benny,
It looks like there's a Christmas tree standing on the roof of every building, but I guess that's not a correct interpretation. It's certainly a fascinating view, and very colourful too. I've never seen anything like it. And I've never heard of "Died Pretty". ;-)
Regards,
Gert

dta (92372) 2018-01-08 3:14

Hello Benny ,
A great subject , as you say quite original , and a splendid capture , full of colors , with a attractive sky as a parfect backdrop to the temples .
Regards

macondo (20417) 2018-01-08 4:23

Hi Benny.
Your note was informative, but as you say, in the end the beauty of the structures is enough. They're certainly unusual and colorful, and the sky has a polarised look which makes a great background. As Gert says, they do look a bit like Christmas trees those things on top of the cuboid structures.
Regards,
Andrew

Tue (61732) 2018-01-08 8:27

Hallo Benny,
Wat een mooie foto van deze zeer speciale bouwwerken, de torens zien er erg bijzonder uit en bovendien heel kleurrijk. De kleuren zijn sowieso heel aansprekend in dit fijne licht.
Lars

kasianowak (12945) 2018-01-08 13:11

Hi Benny
They are fascinating. I've never seen anything like this, especially with those decorated poles on the roofs.
Great light and colours and the best angle to present the beauty of these buildings.
Best wishes
Kasia

carlo62 (73868) 2018-01-08 14:54

Ciao Benny
questo luogo è molto bello, la tua foto è ottima per mostrarcelo.
Qui si respira tutta la severità e devozione di questo popolo.
Saluti
Carlo

ikeharel (93890) 2018-01-08 21:31

Hello Benny,
The blue sky "allow" the viewer to be objective and appreciate the wonderful colors of the 5 cubical temple-complex and the decorative elements.
Attractive site, well shown.
Have a nice new day,
Ike

aryazies (265) 2018-01-09 3:55

Hello Benny,

Thank you for sharing this superb picture as well as useful note, which I have never seen/heard before. What a great picture you have here with all the ornaments and the tones contrast, too. As well as the sky behind the buildings makes it a perfect, congratulations!

Best Regards,
Ary

emka (129847) 2018-01-09 15:18

Hello Benny, I haven't seen similar kind of stupas, they are usually round. here they are square and with interesting "tops". Beautiful colours and sharpness. Fascinating place.

Kind regrads Malgo

Royaldevon (57546) 2018-01-11 7:23

Hello Benny,

These buildings surely are unusual!
I have never seen anything like them!
They resemble ornate candles in cuboid holders, you know, when they have been lit and the colourful wax runs down the stems!
You must have been fascinated by their appearance and thank you for taking such sharp photographs, to give us an experience of their shape and form.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

cornejo (57640) 2018-01-11 11:23

Hello Benny, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting set of religious buildings, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

macjake (86297) 2018-01-14 10:57

Hi Benny
I was going to comment on your Greece photo, but then I happened to notice this and I said to myself....WHAT THE HECK IS THAT. and reading your note...yes, beauty is enough.
it looks almost comical, very unique and strange indeed.
we may never see these on TE again, glad you posted it
cheers
Craig

Silvio1953 (179255) 2018-01-15 7:38

Ciao Benny, great view of fantastic architecture, superb sky, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

PaulVDV (44098) 2018-01-16 10:06

Hallo Benny,
Effectief wel een heel exotisch beeld van China of beter gezegd van Tibet.
Kleurrijk en met prachtige motieven.
Nooit eerder zag ik zoiets.
De wolkenlijnen zorgen voor een prachtige achtergrond.
Vele groeten, Paul

worldcitizen (11644) 2018-02-24 16:09

Hello Benny,
This is definitely something unique and beautiful. The artistic quality and colors are masterful. I wonder how old these structures are. They look great against the bright, blue sky.