Amritsar

Amritsar is an important city in Punjab in northwest India. Close to the border with Pakistan, Amritsar is not only a fortress on the border with India, but also a holy city of Sikhism. Amritsar means "Nectar pond. The main economic activities of the region include tourism, carpets, textiles, agricultural products, handicrafts, and service industries. Amritsar is the distribution center of cotton, rice, forest, and animal husbandry products, and the industrial and commercial center. Cotton and wool textile, knitting, brocade, silk weaving and other industries play an important role in India. There are also machine tools, farm implements, electrical materials, chemical and food processing industries. Handicrafts include shawls, carpets, ivory carving, etc Want the dried fruit market. There are railways and highways leading to Delhi in the east, Lahore in the west and airports.



Amritsar Golden Temple, also known as Hamandir Temple, is the largest temple of Sikhism in India and is located in the center of Amritsar, a border city in India. The construction of the whole Golden Temple cost 750 kilograms of gold. This building, known as the "gem on the crown of Sikhism", is elegant in style and beautiful in shape. It has both the solemnity of Islamic architecture and the brilliance of Hindu architecture. It is the most important holy place of Sikhism, and pilgrims come here every day.









Zhalianwala Garden is only 5 minutes' walk away from the Golden Temple. It is the site of the Amritsar Massacre in 1919. On April 13 that year, soldiers of British Indian Army opened fire on unarmed religious people at a Sikh religious gathering. The shooting time was about 10 minutes, causing 1579 deaths, which is known as the Amritsar Massacre. This was one of the trigger points of the Indian independence movement.











Gobind Garburg is a castle with a long history. It was occupied by the army earlier and opened to the public from February 10, 2017, becoming a new attraction of Amritsar. The sound and light show at 7:00 pm, taking the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, once the great monarch of Amritsar, as a sample, restored the luxury life and fine art of Punjab kings before the British rule.





The vast and castle like university of Karsa was built in 1890. Its architecture is an excellent example of Saracen in India. It is said that the educated are all Punjabi social elites.









Baba Atar Temple is also the holy land of Sikhism in Amritsar. The temple has nine floors, symbolizing Atar's 9-year journey through the world. It is said that believers can obtain "their own" will and spiritual food when they come here to worship. Baba Atar is the eldest son of the 17th century founder Hadabindji. It is said that Hardy Binderjee's father was a devout believer and often taught his son to believe in God, "no one can interfere with God's will". He listened to his father's instructions, realized the unity of Brahman and me, and developed the inner light. His son Atar died at the age of 9 after creating miracles. Hardy Binderjee mourned for his son, so he built this temple to commemorate his dead son.