Tsetang

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Tsetang (also Tsedang or Tsethang; Tibetan: ཏྩེ་ཐང་; Wylie: Rtse-thang; ZWPY: Zêtang) is a small village located some 200km from the holy city of Lhasa in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. It is situated near the flank of Mount Gongbori [3400m] and is home to the ruins of the ancient Gajiu Monastery. It is known as the cradle of Tibetan's civilization. Samye, Tibet's first monastery, is located 30 km from Tsedang and was founded in 779 by King Trisong Detsen.

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