Jyekundo

Jyekundo stands in the Batang valley, where mountain streams join on their way to the upper Yangtze. Known also as Gyêgu, it grew as a trading place at the meeting of routes across the Tibetan plateau. Caravans travelling between Xining, Ya'an, Lhasa and other centres passed through the district, making the settlement a gathering place for merchants and pastoralists. Above the town stands Dondrub Ling, a monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.