{{Infobox river | name = Tang Chuu | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | source1_location = | mouth_location = Mo Chhu | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Bhutan | progression = | length = | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | river_system =Mo Chhu | tributaries_left = Yenyer Chhu | tributaries_right = }}
The '''Tang Chuu''' is a tributary of the Mo Chhu in western Bhutan.
==Course== It originates in the Himalayas near Thowadra Gompa. It receives numerous hill streams, including the Yenyer Chhu.<ref>{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=WccyXOY2uecC&q=Tang+Chhu&pg=PA276 | title =Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide |last= Bart Jordans|work = p. 280 - map | date =9 September 2010 | publisher =Cicerone Press | isbn =9781849651899 |access-date = 2010-08-16 }}</ref> It joins the Mo Chhu, which later takes on the name of Sankosh, at Wangdi Phodrang.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/L8853E/L8853E02.htm | title =Physiological Survey |work = River System of Bhutan |publisher =FAO Corporate Document Repository |access-date = 2010-08-16 }}</ref>
==Bumthang== There are four major valleys in the Bumthang region: Chokhor, Tang, Ura and Chhume.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.kulagangri.com.bt/bumthang.php|title =Kula gangri tours and Treks|access-date =2010-08-16|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110706162637/http://www.kulagangri.com.bt/bumthang.php|archive-date =2011-07-06}}</ref>
Tang is the most remote of Bumthang’s valleys. It is at a higher altitude than Chokhor. The poor soil does not support much agriculture but people in the valley raise sheep, and higher up the mountains yaks. When buckwheat flowers bloom in October, the valley turns bright pink.<ref name=brown>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GJvvxP-eS_EC&q=Tang+Chuu&pg=PA177 | title = Bhutan |author1=Lindsay Brown |author2=Bradley Mayhew |author3=Stan Armington |author4=Richard W Whitecross | date = 15 September 2010 | publisher = Lonely Planet | isbn = 9781742203140 |access-date = 2010-08-16 }}</ref> Farmhouses are scattered in the valley and on the hills. Gamling{{Clarify|reason=This is the one and only mention of this village. Is it a famous village for any reason? Why is it a wealthy village? And where do these wall paintings hang?|date=September 2025}} is a wealthy village, with wonderful wall paintings{{Vague|reason=Where do these paintings suddenly pop up from? Are they in houses? why is important to know for the reader?|date=September 2025}}. It is well known for yathra weaving, a method of weaving with wool unique to the Bumthang area.<ref name=fish>{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=WccyXOY2uecC&q=Tang+Chhu&pg=PA276 | title =Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide |last= Bart Jordans|work = p. 276 | date =9 September 2010 | publisher =Cicerone Press | isbn =9781849651899 |access-date = 2010-08-16 }}</ref>
==The Burning Lake== A picturesque pool in the Tang Chuu is known as Membartsho (Burning Lake). Pema Lingpa found many of Guru Rinpoche’s terma here. He was guided in a dream to the place where the river forms a large pool resembling a lake. On seeing a temple in the water he dived in and returned with a treasure. The next time he came he was followed by a big crowd with many sceptics. Forced to prove himself he took a lighted lamp in his hand and proclaimed that if he was false he would die but if he was true he would return with the lighted lamp. He returned with a statue, a treasure chest and the lamp still burning. The pool came to be known as Membartso or the Burning Lake.<ref name=brown/>
==Fishing== The Tang Chuu is famous for trout fishing.<ref name=fish/> It is one of the best outdoor fishing spots in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.myfishmaps.com/intl-fishing-maps/Bhutan/fishing-Water_Locations/Stream/Bhutan/Tang_Chu/| title = Tang Chu |publisher = My Fish Maps |access-date = 2010-08-12 }}</ref>
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== Sources == * [https://windhorsetours.com/sights/sights_view.php?country=bhutan&placeid=618 TANG VALLEY]
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