Shannan-Tsetang

Chongye Burial Mounds holds the largest tombs of Tibetan Kings that gives evidence of Tibet’s pre-Buddhist culture.

Dorje Drak Monastery is a famous Tibetan Buddhist monastery and one of the six big Nyingmapa monasteries.

Drakmar Drinzang is the birthplace of Trisong Detsen, one of the three Great Tibetan Kings in the Royal Dynasty.

Samye Monastery, Tibetan’s first monastery and first college, is located in Shannan Region, Tibet.

Sheldrak Cave is a main visiting site in the lower Yarlung Valley as the entrance to the Yarlung Valley above Sheldrak Monastery.

Tradruk Monastery is also known as Changdu Monastery in Chinese. It is located in the Yarlung Valley, Shannan prefecture, Tibet.

Built by the first Tibetan King, Yumbulangang was the first Tibetan palace and the summer palace for Songtsen Gampo.

Founded by Rigzin Terdak Lingpa in 1676, Mindrolling Monastery is one of the six major monasteries of Nyingma School in Tibet.

Yamdrok Lake (4,441m), also known as Yamdrok Yumtso or Yamzho Yumco, is located at the Nangartse County of Shannan Prefecture.

Yamalung Hermitage is on the trekking route from Ganden Monastery-Samye Monastery trek and it is said to be the end point of the trek.

Yeshe Tsogyal is known as the Mother of Tibetan Buddhism and a female founder of Nyingma. The Tsogyal Lhatso is the birthplace of Yeshe Tsogyal.