# Tang Chuu

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| subdivision_name1 = [Bhutan](/source/Bhutan)
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| river_system      =[Mo Chhu](/source/Mo_Chhu)
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The '''Tang Chuu''' is a tributary of the [Mo Chhu](/source/Mo_Chhu) in western [Bhutan](/source/Bhutan).

==Course==
It originates in the [Himalayas](/source/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](/source/Mo_Chhu), which later takes on the name of [Sankosh](/source/Sankosh_River), at [Wangdi Phodrang](/source/Wangdue_Phodrang_District).<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](/source/Bumthang_District) 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](/source/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](/source/Membartsho) (Burning Lake). [Pema Lingpa](/source/Pema_Lingpa) found many of [Guru Rinpoche](/source/Padmasambhava)’s [terma](/source/Terma_(Buddhism_%26_Bon)) 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](/source/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>

==References==
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== Sources ==
* [https://windhorsetours.com/sights/sights_view.php?country=bhutan&placeid=618 TANG VALLEY]

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Category:Rivers of Bhutan

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