Monk Tang's Scripture-Drying Platform

　　Introduction      The Tongtian River flows from the northwest to the southeast across the Yushu Grassland, stretching nearly a thousand kilometers and nurturing all life on the grassland. On the south bank of the Tongtian River Bridge stands a massive rock, surrounded by several ancient cypress trees adorned with hanging scripture banners. Legend has it that when Monk Tang was returning from his journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures, he passed by the Tongtian River. Having forgotten the old turtle’s request, the turtle flipped him and his companions into the river. After reaching the shore, they dried their soaked scriptures on this very spot. Miraculously, the words from the scriptures imprinted onto the rocks, and the imprints remain visible and legible to this day.    

　　 Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai