'''Tang Valley''' is one of the four valleys of Bumthang District, Bhutan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tang Valley, Bumthang Bhutan|url=https://www.windhorsetours.com/sights/bhutan/Tang%20Valley.html|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.windhorsetours.com}}</ref>
{{Infobox settlement | name = | official_name = Tang Valley | settlement_type = | pushpin_map = Bhutan | coordinates = {{coord|27|45|8|N|90|40|40|E|region:BT|display=inline,title}} | translit_lang1 = | timezone1 = Bhutan Time | utc_offset1 = +6 | area_total_sq_mi = 511 | area_total_acre = 1388.74 | elevation_m = 2800 - 5000 | population_total = 1816 }}
It is located 11 km away from Jakar, the administrative center of Bumthang District, Bhutan. It trails higher up the lake called Mebartsho.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tang Valley travel|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bhutan/tang-valley|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}</ref> == Etymology == Guru Rinpoche in his attempt to subdue Khikha Rathoe, a son of Trisong Detsen, flew Khikha Rathoe and his ministers on a wooden aeroplane. As the aeroplane flew higher it caught fire and Guru Rimpoche landed it on a rock in a valley in Bumthang. It is believed that the valley was named after the sound the aeroplane made on landing: 'Tang'. <ref>Wangdi, Nima. “Palace of the Exiled Tibetan Prince.” Kuensel Online, Kuensel, 27 Dec. 2016, https://kuenselonline.com/palace-of-the-exiled-tibetan-prince/. </ref>
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== Resource == * [https://books.google.com/books?id=GJvvxP-eS_EC&q=Stan+Armington.+Lonely+Planet+Bhutan Lonely Planet, p.177] * [https://windhorsetours.com/sights/sights_view.php?country=bhutan&placeid=618 TANG VALLEY]
Category:Valleys of Bhutan
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