 It is the site Yangpachen Monastery, which was historically the seat of the Shamarpas of Karma Kagyü and the Yangbajing International Cosmic Ray Observatory.The area is famous for the Yangbajain Geothermal Field, which has been harnessed to produce electricity for the capital Lhasa.There is a thermoelectric power plant on the edge of the Yangbajain field covering 20–30 square kilometers.