Ithempeli laseShibaozhai - i-Yangtze River River Port of Call
Uhambo lwe-Yangtze River e-China lunamandla amaninzi - indawo enhle, imbali ekhangayo, inkcubeko enomdla, kunye nempawu ezifana nethempile yaseShibaozhai, eyahlukileyo nayiphi na enye inqanawa yomlambo ehlabathini.
Enye yezinto ezenza i tempile yaseShibaozhai eyahlukileyo ngumzamo owenziwe ekusindiseni iTempile ukusuka emanzini aseYangtze emva kokumiswa kweDam ezintathu yeGorge. Inzame yomlambo yaseYangtze ukugcina iThempeli yenzeke ngo-2005 no-2008, ngexabiso elimalunga nama-$ 12 yezigidi, kwaye ukubuyiselwa kwethempeli laseShibaozhai kukukhumbuza ihlabathi eliza kunye ukugcina esinye sezikhumbuzo ezinkulu zaseYiputa, u- Abu Simbel , ukusuka emanzini aphakama eMlambo iNayile emva kokuba idama le-Aswan lakhiwe.
Ithempeli laseShibaozhai liyi-12 ibali, itempile yekhulu le-18 eyakhiwe kwinqanaba elide elisenyakatho yeMlambo yaseYangtze yaseChina. Itholakala malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-180 ezantsi ngaphantsi kweChongqing, apho ininzi iMlambo iYangtze ihamba khona okanye ihambe.
I-Shibaozhai (i-Stone Treasure Stronghold) yamiswa nguMlawuli wase-Qianlong ngo-1750 kwidwala elikhulu eliphakama malunga ne-700 ukusuka emlanjeni. Ithempeli laseShibaozhai liyinto yolonwabo yokwakha, eyakhelwe ngaphandle kwezipikili. Le ndawo ibhiyozela umlando wamandulo ngokuphathelele umgodi omncinci eludongeni lwetempile apho irayisi yakhankanya ukunyusa iidonki. Ngelishwa, xa iidonki eziqhelekileyo ziba nekratshi kwaye zandise umgodi ukwenza ukuba irayisi iqhume ngokukhawuleza, irayisi yomile ngokupheleleyo.
Ngaphambi kokugqitywa kweDama leGorge ezintathu kuMlambo waseYangtze, iindwendwe zazihamba ngeempahla ezincinci zangaphandle zithengisa kwiTempileni, elaliyidwala elikhulu elinamanqina angama-164. Xa umlambo waseYangtze wenyuka waya echibini lawo elipheleleyo ngo-2009, amanzi afikelela kwisiseko seShihohozhai, ngoko urhulumente waseTshayina wakha udonga olufana ne-dike-like (cofferdam) ejikeleze i-Shibaozhai etempileni yendlu kwaye wongeza ibhuloho ende ejikelezayo ukuxhuma isiqithi esitsha apho Ithempeli lahlala phantsi kwidolophu.
Indawo yokuthengwa ihambele ukwenzela ukuba iindwendwe ziyaqhubeka zihamba nge-gauntlet ukuya kwiTempile.
Umlambo ohamba ngeenqanawa uhamba ngomlambo waseYangtze njengoko iViking Emerald ihlala ihlala eShibaozhai ukwenzela ukuba abagibeli bakwazi ukuhamba ngedolophu, bawela i bhulorho baze banyuke phezulu kwipagoda. Imithetho ithi iphakamileyo iya kunyuka etempileni, mhlawumbi isifiso okanye amaphupha akho aya kuzaliseka.
Oku kunokuba kulula ukutsho kunokuba kwenziwe, kuba umgangatho ngamnye weThibaozhai ethempelini ufikeleleka nge-creaky, esingaqinisekanga. Ndiyicinga ukuba ukunyuka kwakungekho mbi kakhulu, kuba sonke senze phezulu ekuhambeni kwam amabini eShibaozhai!