The national handloom center at Khaling is a good option for shopping authentic Bhutanese textiles created with age-old indigenious techniques of dying and weaving. Lying a few kilometers off the small Khaling town, this center is a good place to understand the overall production process of Bhutanese textiles.

The Kanglung Zangtopelri Lhakhang is located in Kanglung 22km away from Trashigang. Built in the early 1970s at the initiative of the late Tamzhing Jagar, the Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs, the lhakhang houses some of the most intricately designed statues besides Shedra, a monastic school headed by a Khenpo. Kanglung is also home to Sherubtse College, the country’s first college and until recently the only college in the country.

This monastery was constructed by Venerable 8th Zuri Rinpoche in 2010. It showcases Bhutanese traditional architecture in full grandeur. It is a monastic school with monks as young as 5 years old.

The famous Radhi village known as the Rice Bowl of the East is located north of Rangjung village. A drive through the terraced rice fields is an unusual experience and one can visit the traditional farm houses and watch the Radhi women weaving. Radhi women are experts in weaving and are known for the silk textiles that has found their way into many handicraft shops in the capital town of Thimphu.

Further east from Trashigang, driving north will take you to another commercial hub in Trashigang, the Rangjung town. The Rangjung lhakhang is located on a small hillock overlooking the town. The temple built in the architectural style of the Tibetans has a monastic school supported by His Holiness Garab Rinpoche.

Founded in the late 1960s as a Higher Secondary School, Sherubtse College was until recently the only Institute of Higher Learning in the Country. It was run by Jesuits from Canada and Late Father William Mackey was its first Principal. The College has been instrumental in providing the much needed human resource for the country as much of the graduates were employed by various ministries, corporations and organizations.

Built in 1659, atop a spur overlooking the Dangmechu river, Trashigang dzong or ‘the fortress of the auspicious hill’ has been the political stronghold of eastern Bhutan for over 300 years. Trashigang Dzong is one of the most strategically placed dzongs in Bhutan. The present Dzong was enlarged by Dzongpon Dopola, in 1936.