Memories explores the layered significance of the glaciers on Xiannairi Mountain in Daocheng Yading. In this Tibetan region, glaciers serve not only as environmental archives but also as vital components of local culture and faith. Daocheng Yading is a pilgrimage site for Tibetan Buddhists, where Kora—a ritual circumambulation around sacred mountains—is performed. Pilgrims believe that a single circuit around the mountain can purify a lifetime’s sins, and each journey embeds prayers into the glacier, allowing the ice to carry forward generations of spiritual devotion. The deeper layers of ice hold the oldest memories of these practices and beliefs.

However, with the intensifying impacts of climate change, the accelerating glacial melt threatens the disappearance of this cultural and spiritual heritage.

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