If you have been to Tibetan Buddhism region, such as Tibet and Nepal, you may familiar with those praying flags. People believe they can receive blessings by hanging praying flags.

Different flags represent different blessings respectively. There are five different colours, which represent five element: Sky(Blue), Cloud(White), Fire(Red), Water(Green) and Earth(yellow). There are Buddhas and towers above and below the flags accordingly. There are four animals in each corner: Dragon (Power), Golden wing Bird(Knowledge), Tiger(faith), Lion(Brave). Last but not least, the White horse with Three Refuges (Buddha, Dharma, Sang-ha) are placed in the middle.

Breezes blew through the praying flags with the rustling noise, sound like a monk saying prayers.

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相信去過藏傳佛教傳播的地方，如西藏、尼泊爾的人對經幡不會感到陌生。不丹人也相信掛起經幡，讓經幡隨風而飄，代表時時誦經唸佛，以得到祝福。

經幡一般有藍、白、紅、綠、黃五種顏色，上面印有以藏文寫的祝福語句和吉祥圖案。

五種顏色分別代表五種元素: 天空(藍)、白雲(白)、火(紅)、水(綠)和土地(黃)，經幡上下邊中間是佛祖和佛塔，四角分別是代表力量的龍(右上)，智慧的金翅鳥(右下)、信心的老虎(左下)和無畏的獅子(左上)，中間白馬則背負佛、法、僧三寶，寓意佛法普及。也有部分經幡只留中間白馬，但整體意義也是一樣。

穿過吊橋，細聽山谷微風吹過，經幡隨風飄揚，發出沙沙聲。閉起雙眼，加點幻想，果然有點僧人唸佛的意境。