Chongye (Chingwar Taktse)

Chongye (Chonggye), in the Yarlung area of south-central Tibet, is the old heartland of the Tibetan kings, with their royal tombs nearby. The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, was born in 1617 at Chingwar Taktse castle in the Chongye valley.