There are 16 national cultural relics across 18 sites, and 85 autonomous region-level key cultural relic protection units across 500 sites. It is the birthplace of Tibetan culture.
Nyingchi was called Gongbu in ancient times, meaning the "Throne of the Sun" in Tibetan. It is one of the birthplaces of Tibetans and other ethnic groups.
It occupies an important strategic position as it links eastern and western Tibet, and is a major gateway to the northern part of the central Tibetan economic zone.
