What is "chentang"

Chentang, officially Zhêntang Town is a town in Dinggyê County, in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a border town on the China-Nepal border and lies on the Pum River. At the time of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,043., it had 6 communities under its administration.

There is a significant population of Xiarba people in the vicinity. Buddhists, they are stated to be good dancers, with similarities to many ethnic groups in Nepal.