Chimpu

Chimpu is not very hot in summer and not very cold in winter. It is an ideal place for preventing sun strikes and keeping off the cold, very suitable place for trekking. ‘Chim’ here refers to the Chim clan while ‘Pu’ means the upper part of a ravine. The ravine where Chimpu lies is a basin with a surrounding of mountains to three sides and then faces gradually to open slopes into a vast valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Being a famous holy land for cultivating Buddhism, Chimpu shares the same great reputation as the Samye monastery.