In 1959, it merged with Pundo Dzong (Chinese: 旁多两宗) to form the modern Lhünzhub County.

[2] Lhünzhub County is situated in central Tibet, approximately 65 km (40 mi) northeast of Lhasa.

Lhünzhub County is rich in mineral resources, including lead, zinc, copper, silver, gold, and gypsum.

[3][4] In the south the Pengbo valley has an average elevation of 3,680 metres (12,070 ft) with a mild climate.

By 2018, Lhünzhub County's population of protected wild animals had exceeded 30,000, including over 2,100 black-necked cranes.

[5][6] Medicinal plants and fungi include Cordyceps, Fritillaria, Rhodiola, and Ganoderma lucidum.

[8] The Pengbo valley is the main grain-producing region of Lhasa Municipality and Tibet, with a total of 11,931 hectares (29,480 acres) of arable land.

[13] Local enterprises prepare Tibetan medicinal plants and process wood products.

The reservoir is bordered by large swamps and wet meadows, and has abundant plants and shellfish.

[16] The Hutuoshan Reservoir in the Pengbo valley is the largest in Tibet, with planned total storage of 12,000,000 cubic metres (420,000,000 cu ft).

[17] Endangered Black-necked cranes migrate to the middle and southern part of Tibet every winter, and may be seen on the reservoir.

There are thirty-seven gompas including twenty-five lamaseries with 919 monks and twelve nunneries with 844 nuns as of 2011.

[9] Reting Monastery is located in Lhünzhub County and was built in 1056 by Dromtön (1005–1064), a student of Atiśa.