Zhada,
which means in Tibetan "the place
where there are grass in the lower reaches
of river", is a County under the
administration of Nagri Prefecture.
Famous Tuolin Monastery and relic Guge
Kingdom stand there. Entering into Zhada
County, the clay forest standing on
both sides of Elephant Spring River
wind over more than five kilometers.
Some clay are like the warrior defending
the mountain top, some like thousands
of horses galloping, and some like devout
followers of a religion cultivating
themselves, standing there quietly.
From different view, you can get different
wonderful scenery.
The clay forest is called in Geology
"the Level Terrane Physiognomy",
which is formed by erosion of water.
It is the sediment stratum of lakes
and rivers, mainly composed by sandstone
and clay. Because the Level Terrane
is easy to develop its upright quality
and the sandstone like flour is qualified
with uprightness, the valley is deep.
Even a canaliculus can reach 100 to
200 meters.
This peculiar and mystic physiognomy
densely cover the whole Zhada County.
During the Xiangxiong and Guge Kingdom,
people made caves to live using this
kind of natural resource. Now, more
than 400 caves made by Tibetan forebears
are found in the clay forest, which
forms the the old building group.
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