
Trandruk Temple is considered to be one of the first Buddhist temple built in Tibet. It was built by King Songtsen Gampo in the seventh century. After king Songtsen Gampo moved the capital to Lhasa, from time to time, he would come back to his hometown with his Chinese queen Wen Cheng and stay in temple. Therefore, Trandruk Temple becomes the Winter Palace of Songtsen Gampo. The temple is located not far from Tsedang on the way to Yumbulangang, it is about 7km south of Tsedang. The tombs of the Tibetan kings are located in the Chonggye County, 28km from Tsedang. It is believed that all the eariy Tibetan kings are buried here. Today only 11 of them are still visible. The biggest and most easily recognizable tomb belongs to king Songtsen Gampo. It is said than the king's two queens were also buried with him here.

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