Han Peacock said with a smile: "On July 20, 2013, the key project of the Social Development Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, "Exploring the Source of Ancient Zhangxiong Civilization" and the Chinese Translation Project of Ancient Zhangxiong Buddhism Tripitaka was launched in the capital.

The Chinese translation project of the Kangyur, known as the encyclopedia of ancient Western and Tibetan societies, is jointly promoted by the center and the Qamdo Zizhu Monastery in Tibet, and is planned to be completed in 10 years. This is the benefit of the predecessors planting trees and the later generations enjoying the shade. ”

"Ugh!" Huangshan didn't know what to say.

After a while, Huang Shan spoke again: "Boss, what are you going to do with this grotto?" I mean, do we develop it ourselves, or do we work with people? ”

Han Peacock was stunned for a moment and stopped moving: "You're right, no matter what, I can't be busy myself, I seem to be too excited, how many of these things can I find out by myself?" It seems that it is necessary to plan well. ”

Han Peacock stopped moving, and everyone who followed him breathed a sigh of relief, Han Peacock was like a crazy demon here, busy for more than ten hours, and now it was completely dark.

"Boss, shall we spend the night here, or shall we go back?" Huang Shan asked cautiously, the conditions here are too poor, and the most important thing is that their group of people appeared here very suddenly, if you want to keep it secret, it is best to go back.

Han Peacock thought for a while and said: "Go back and inform Madame, we will stay here for one night, this place cannot be given up lightly, of course, we are not afraid of being discovered, remember to let Madame bring in dinner." ”

Huangshan looked at Han Peacock normally. Cai said: "Boss, why don't you go back first, we will watch here, and wait for you to come over tomorrow." ”

"No, I've wanted to come to this place for a long time, but I haven't had time, this time I came by chance, how can I enjoy the scenery of the snowy plateau." Han Peacock said with a smile.

Huang Shan said: "If that's the case, why don't we have dinner?" ”

"Dinner? Are you prepared? Han Peacock asked curiously.

Huang Shan said with a smile: "I patrolled around during the day and saw some animals. I hit two. ”

"That's wild animals." Han Peacock said with a smile.

Huang Shan said curtly: "It's not bad for these two." Also, we grabbed a few and sent them to that space. ”

"Well done, the space was empty, there was nothing but plants. It's also nice to add some critters. Han Peacock followed Huangshan and they walked down the grotto.

See two or three cauldrons below. It's all boiling. A smell of meat came to my nose.

"What did you hunt?" Han Peacock said.

Huang Shan said: "Yellow sheep, there are more than a dozen of us, and one yellow sheep is enough." In the pot is stewed pork ribs, and the remaining four legs of lamb are going to be roasted and eaten. ”

"What about water? Where does the water come from? "When he came in here, Han Peacock didn't see water around, and in this kind of place, no water is a big problem.

Huang Shan said: "Turning over this small hill, there is a lake over there, there seems to be no problem with the water source here, and the group of yellow sheep we met was found in the water source." ”

Han Peacock nodded and didn't say anything, there were originally people living here, there must be a water source, and there seems to be no shortage of water in the Ali area, but this place is vast and sparsely populated, and on average, the water source is a little scarce.

The lakes in Ali area are dotted, because it is a plateau, the terrain difference is very large, so the water resources reserve of 20,000 kilowatts, there are more than 80 large and small rivers in the whole region, more than 60 lakes, the total flow of 9,500 kilometers in the territory, and the basin area is nearly 60,000 square kilometers.

The four major rivers originating from the Gangdis and the Himalayas, the Shiquan River, the Xiangquan River, the Maquan River, and the Peacock River, flow into India and Nepal in the northwest, southwest, and southeast directions, respectively, and become the upper reaches of the Indus, Sutrej River, Brahmaputra River, and the Gogra River, a tributary of the Ganges, and finally join the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.

Ali is therefore known as "the top of a thousand mountains and the source of ten thousand rivers". The total water resources reached 16.757 billion cubic meters, and the hydropower reserves were 759,300 kilowatts.

In addition to water resources, Han Peacock also knows that the Ali region is rich in geothermal energy, including the Shiquan River - the Yarlung Zangbo River tropics, the Kunlun Mountains - Hoh Xili tropics, and the Gangdis Mountains - Nianqing Tanggula Mountains tropics.

There are more than 30 kinds of mineral resources have been proven, and there are 254 ore sites, including salt, boron, aluminum, miscanthus salt, chromium, silver, gold, etc., especially gold.

There are also many animals living here, the wild animals of Ali Plateau have bison, wild ass, yellow sheep, longhorn sheep and wild cattle, and there are various wild birds such as water eagles, white water ducks, swans, water pigeons, and black-necked cranes by the lake in the west, so it is not strange to meet a group of wild yellow sheep here.

"It's bacon, right?" Seeing the two captives, busy there, Han Peacock said curiously.

"Sir, this is indeed bacon, Tibetan bacon, and these, barley wine, butter tea, yogurt." A man said.

Han Peacock knows that the Tibetan people mainly smoke and barbecue meat, supplemented by barley wine, butter tea, yogurt and other drinks.

The man saw that the Han peacock was rising again, and immediately said: "This is tsampa, tsamba is the main food of Tibetan compatriots, similar to fried noodles in the mainland, which can be divided into barley, peas, oats and so on.

Tibetan compatriots, whether they go to work in the fields, go up to the mountains to graze, or go out on a trip, they must carry the tsamba with them, and when they eat, pour some tsampa into the bowl and a small amount of ghee, and make tea and eat it. It is easy to carry, and it is a cooked food, in a place where the land is sparsely populated and fuel is scarce, it is indeed a kind of cheap and practical fast food. ”

"You're not Tibetan?" Han Peacock asked.

"I'm not, I'm Han, but my daughter-in-law is Tibetan, so I'm half Tibetan." The man answered Han Peacock's question with a flattering smile.

"Been here for years?" Han Peacock watched the man take out a wooden bowl from his arms, and knew that this guy was likely to be a Han who had grown up here since he was a child, and of course, maybe he was not a Han at all.

"Yes, our family has lived here for fifty or sixty years, but the old people in the family are all Han customs, so my Chinese can be spoken so well, this is butter tea, sir, please try it." As he spoke, the man lifted the butter teapot and shook it a few times, poured a bowl of butter tea for Han Peacock, and handed over the wooden bowl.

"Usually in the homes of Tibetan compatriots, butter teapots are simmered on top of the fire pit from morning to night, and at any time, you can drink fragrant and hot butter tea." Seeing Han Peacock take the wooden bowl, the man said happily.

Han Peacock took the wooden bowl and immediately put the bowl on a square table, Han Peacock looked at this square table in surprise, this should be a square table unique to Tibetans.

Seeing Han Peacock's movements, the man was even happier, because he knew that Han Peacock seemed to understand Tibetan customs, and although he was not Tibetan, as long as Han Peacock respected him, he might be fine.

When the Tibetan compatriots pour the tea, the teapot should be gently shaken several times to make the tea oil even, and the bottom of the pot should not be higher than the table, in order to show respect for the guests.

Tibetan butter tea, a kind of Tibetan drink, mostly eaten together with tsamba as a staple food, this kind of drink is processed with ghee and strong tea, first put an appropriate amount of ghee into a special barrel, accompanied by salt, and then inject the boiled strong tea juice, repeatedly pound with a wooden handle, so that the ghee and the tea juice are dissolved into one, and it is milky.

Some ethnic groups adjacent to the Tibetan people also have the habit of drinking butter tea, Han Peacock knows that butter tea is a good thing, especially when eating meat, butter tea is a daily essential drink for the Tibetan people, and it is necessary for Tibetan butter tea living on the Tibetan plateau.

When it is cold, it can drive away the cold, when you eat meat, you can get tired of it, when you are hungry, you can relieve your fatigue when you are sleepy, and when you are sleepy, you can also clear your mind, and tea contains vitamins, which can reduce the damage caused by the lack of vegetables on the plateau.

It can be said that butter tea is nutritious, mellow and delicious, and has a refreshing, nourishing effect, deeply loved by the Tibetan people, since the man is happy, Han Peacock does not mind respecting his habits, this point of tea rules Han Peacock still knows.

When guests are allowed to sit at a Tibetan table, the host takes a Tibetan butter tea wooden bowl (or teacup) and places it in front of the guest.

The host or housewife lifts the butter teapot and shakes it a few times, pours a full bowl of butter tea for the guest, when pouring the tea, the teapot should be gently shaken several times to make the tea oil even, and the bottom of the pot can not be higher than the tabletop, in order to show respect for the guest.

When the host again lifted the butter teapot and stood in front of the guest, the guest took the bowl, dipped a little tea with his ring finger, and sprinkled it three times, offering it to the gods, the dragon, and the earth spirits.

Gently blow it in a ghee bowl to blow away the oil flowers floating on the tea, then take a sip and praise: "This butter tea is so good, the oil and the tea are inseparable." "You can't drink tea too quickly and too quickly, you can't drink it to the end, leave about half of it, and wait for the owner to add it before drinking.

The guest puts the bowl back on the table, and the host fills it again, just like that, adding while drinking, generally drinking three bowls is auspicious, and not drinking it all in one sip.

The average enthusiastic host will always fill the guest's tea bowl with a bowl, and if you don't want to drink it again, don't touch it; If you drink half of it and don't want to drink it anymore, the host fills the bowl, you put it on the table, and when the guest is ready to leave, you can drink a few more sips in a row, but you can't drink it dry, and you should leave some tea base in the bowl.

Han Peacock has seen these things from books, the Internet, or TV, but he has never done it himself, and now that he has this kind of almost, he will naturally not let it go.

After drinking butter tea, Han Peacock smiled and watched this pseudo-Tibetan compatriot busy working there, he made barbecue meat this time, not only roast mutton, but also roast mutton trotters. (To be continued......)