Tangra Yumco

Dangra Yumco Lake, located in Wenbu Village, northern Tibet, next to the ruins of the Zhangzhung Kingdom, sits at an altitude of 4,530 meters. It is one of Tibet’s most famous sacred lakes and a very important holy lake in the Bon religion. The area is sparsely populated, and its crystal-clear waters are breathtakingly beautiful.Dangra Yumco Lake is shaped like a vajra, round at the top, narrow in the middle, and long at the bottom, surrounded by mountains on all sides. The summit of Mount Daguo to the south is perpetually covered in snow. Due to its easily defensible terrain and favorable climate, it was once the site of the Zhangzhung Kingdom’s royal palace. It is one of the areas with the most concentrated Zhangzhung relics in northern Tibet, a key to understanding the mysteries of Zhangzhung culture, and an important site for the study of Bon culture.