| Xaitongmoin County | |
| Other Name: | Zhetongmön |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Tibet#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Xaitongmoin |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tibet |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xigazê |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Chabkha (Thongmon) |
| Area Total Km2: | 13,964.95 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 45573 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Xaitongmoin government |
| Coordinates: | 29.425°N 88.256°W |
| Tib: | བཞད་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་། |
| Wylie: | bzhad mthong smon rdzong[2] |
| Zwpy: | Xaitongmoin Zong |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 谢通门县 |
| T: | 謝通門縣 |
| P: | Xiètōngmén Xiàn |
Xaitongmoin County or Zhetongmön is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.[3]
Ganden Lhading, which became a branch of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, was founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1650.[4] Renga Chode, a Shangpa Kagyu Monastery, was also founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1600.[5]
Tashi Gepel was a minor 14th century Kagyu nunnery.[6]
Takmo Lingka, a Sakya monastery, was founded here in 1436.[7]
Dratsang Monastery (Zhe Dratsang, chazang si), founded in the 15th century, was a Nyingma or Sakya monastery. It also became a Gelug monastery in the 17th century.[8]
Gonga Choding, a Nyingma monastery, was founded in 1500, and converted to Gelug in 1650.[9]
A Gelug hermitage, Ngulchu Chodzong, was known for its printery.[10] [11]
The county was home to the 16th century main estate of the Thon Pa family.[12]
Xaitongmoin County is divided into 1 town and 18 townships.
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | ||||||
| Chabkha Town (Thongmon) | Chinese: 卡嘎镇 | [13] | ||||
| Townships | ||||||
| Dagmoxar Township | Chinese: 达木夏乡 | |||||
| Capu Township | Chinese: 查布乡 | [14] | ||||
| Chuzhig Township | Chinese: 春哲乡 | |||||
| Zêxong Township | Chinese: 则许乡 | |||||
| Nyangra Township | Chinese: 娘热乡 | [15] | ||||
| Tsozhi Township | Chinese: 措布西乡 | [16] | ||||
| Nartang Township | Chinese: 纳当乡 | |||||
| Qingtü Township | Chinese: 青都乡 | |||||
| Qêqung Township | Chinese: 切琼乡 | |||||
| Mübaqêqên Township | Chinese: 美巴切勤乡 | |||||
| Lêba Township | Chinese: 列巴乡 | |||||
| Tarding Township | Chinese: 塔定乡 | |||||
| Rungma Township | Chinese: 荣玛乡 | |||||
| Tongmoin Township | Chinese: 通门乡 | |||||
| Danagpu Township | Chinese: 达那普乡 | |||||
| Danagda Township | Chinese: 达那塔乡 | |||||
| Namoqê Township | Chinese: 南木切乡 | [17] | ||||
| Ringqênzê Township | Chinese: 仁钦则乡 | [18] | ||||