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Changzhu Monastery

The Changzhu Monastery locates on the east bank of the Yalong River in the district of Lhoka. There is a legend behind the Changzhu Monastery. It is said that once upon a time, the site of the Changzhu Monastery was an extremely deep lake. In the lake there was a five-head dragon. After Srontsan Gampo got the control of Tibet, he wanted to drain the lake and build a castle there. So he invited two Masters to lure a big bird to attack the dragon. The two Masters, first of all, imitated the sound of the bird and lured the dragon out, and then they imitated the sound of the dragon to lure the bird out. So the dragon and the bird started a fight. The bird at last chopped off two of the dragon's heads with its wings. Seven days later, the lake disappeared. Some pearls were buried as the cornerstone for the Changzhu Monastery. That is how the Changzhu Monastery got its name.