Ithebula le-Shibaozhai - i-Yangtze River Cruise Port Call
I-Yangtze River cruise e-China inezici eziningi ezivelele - indawo enhle, umlando othakazelisayo, isiko elithakazelisayo, nezici ezifana nethempeli laseShibaozhai, elihlukile kunoma yimuphi omunye umkhumbi ohamba emfuleni emhlabeni.
Enye yezinto ezenza iTheku leShibaozhai lihluke kakhulu umzamo owenziwe ekusindiseni iThempeli kusukela emanzini aseYangtze emva kokwakhiwa kweDamu leGorge ezintathu. Umzamo weMfula iYangtze wokulondoloza ithempeli wenziwa kusukela ngo-2005 no-2008, ngezindleko ezingaba ngu-R12 million, futhi ukubuyiselwa kwethempeli laseShibaozhai kuyakhumbuza ukuthi umhlaba uhlangana ndawonye ukugcina esinye sezikhumbuzo ezinkulu zaseGibhithe, u- Abu Simbel , kusukela emanzini akhuphuka eMfuleni iNayile ngemva kokuba idamu le-Aswan lakhiwe.
Ithempeli laseShibaozhai liyizitezi ezingu-12, ithempeli lekhulu le-18 leminyaka elakhiwe ebhange elikhulu elisenyakatho yoMfula waseYangtze waseChina. Itholakala ngamamayela angaba ngu-180 emgwaqeni ukusuka eChongqing, lapho iningi lomfula iYangtze liqala khona noma liyeke.
I-Shibaozhai (i-Stone Treasure Stronghold) yakhiwa ngu-Emperor Qianlong ngo-1750 edwaleni elikhulu elikhuphuka cishe ngamamitha angu-700 emfuleni. Ithempeli laseShibaozhai liyithokozo lokuzakhela, okwakhiwe ngaphandle kwezipikili. Leli sayithi ligubha umlando wasendulo mayelana nomgodi omncane odongeni lwethempeli lapho ilayisi lanyuka khona ukuze londle lezi zilo. Ngeshwa, lapho amakhokheli ajwayelekile ekhukhumeza futhi ekhulisa umgodi wokwenza irayisi igele ngokushesha, irayisi yoma ngokuphelele.
Ngaphambi kokuqedwa kweDamu leGorge ezintathu eMfuleni waseYangtze, izivakashi zahamba phakathi nendawo emincane yezitolo ezithengisa ngaphandle ethempelini, elaliyiqhwa elikhulu eliphakeme ngamamitha angu-164. Ngesikhathi uMfula iYangtze usuka echibini lawo eligcwele ngo-2009, amanzi afika eShibahozhai, ngakho-ke uhulumeni waseChina wakha udonga olufana ne-dike (cofferdam) oluzungeza iShibaozhai Temple ethengisa ibhuloho elide eligijima ukuxhuma isiqhingi esisha lapho iThempeli lahlala manje edolobheni.
Indawo yezitolo yashukumisela ukuba izivakashi ziqhubeke zihamba nge-gauntlet ukuze zifinyelele ethempelini.
Imikhumbi yokuhamba emfuleni ihamba ngomfula iYangtze njengoViking Emerald ehlala njalo eShibaozhai ukuze abagibeli bakwazi ukuhamba edolobheni, bewela ibhuloho, futhi bakhuphukele phezulu kwe-pagoda. Izinganekwane zithi ophakemeyo ukhuphukela ethempelini, cishe isifiso sakho noma amaphupho azogcwaliseka.
Lokhu kungase kube lula ukushiwo ukwedlula, ngoba igumbi ngalinye lethempelini leShibaozhai lifinyelelwa nge-creaky, isiteleka esingaguquki. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukukhuphuka akukubi kakhulu, ngoba sonke senze phezulu ekuvakasheni kwami kokubili eShibaozhai!