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Xaitongmoin County
County in Tibet, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xaitongmoin County or Zhetongmön (Tibetan: བཞད་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་།, Chinese: 谢通门县) is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.[3]
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History

Ganden Lhading, which became a branch of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, was founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1650.[4] Renga Chode, a Shangpa Kagyu Monastery, was also founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1600.[5]
Tashi Gepel was a minor 14th century Kagyu nunnery.[6]
Takmo Lingka, a Sakya monastery, was founded here in 1436.[7]
Dratsang Monastery (Zhe Dratsang, chazang si), founded in the 15th century, was a Nyingma or Sakya monastery. It also became a Gelug monastery in the 17th century.[8]
Gonga Choding, a Nyingma monastery, was founded in 1500, and converted to Gelug in 1650.[9]
A Gelug hermitage, Ngulchu Chodzong, was known for its printery.[10][11]
The county was home to the 16th century main estate of the Thon Pa family.[12]
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Xaitongmoin County is divided into 1 town and 18 townships.
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