Located by Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) Valley, 3400 meter height above sea level and 195km away from Lhasa, Tsedang is the capital of Shannan Prefecture as well as a major tourist destination in Tibet with its mild climate and rich natural resources.  

Tsedang is the hometown of tribes and an important place of origin of the Tibetan culture, so it is reputed as 'the cradle of Tibetan Civilization'.

Legend has it, genius had lived here long before human being resided in Tibet. After the Gods of the genius who were said to be a monkey and a female devil got married, they had six monkey sons became the ancestors of the six tribes of Tibet respectively. So Tsedang literally means 'monkey's playground'.