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Xaitongmoin County

Xaitongmoin County or Zhetongmön (Tibetan: བཞད་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་།, Chinese: 谢通门县) is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Ganden Lhading, which became a branch of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, was founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1650. Renga Chode, a Shangpa Kagyu Monastery, was also founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1600.

Tashi Gepel was a minor 14th century Kagyu nunnery.

Takmo Lingka, a Sakya monastery, was founded here in 1436.

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.

Gonga Choding, a Nyingma monastery, was founded in 1500, and converted to Gelug in 1650.

A Gelug hermitage, Ngulchu Chodzong, was known for its printery.

The county was home to the 16th century main estate of the Thon Pa family.

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