The site possesses eight large mounds of earth resembling natural hills that are believed to contain eight to ten buried Tibetan kings.

[citation needed] It is in a temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon climate zone, with an annual frost-free period of about 125~53 days.

[citation needed] The annual rainfall is 345 millimeters and natural disasters, mainly droughts, floods, hail and pests are common.

Ethnic handicrafts forms most of the industrial sector and products include buckets, kettles, Tibetan cabinets, bowls, bracelets, necklaces, incense, butter lamps, etc.

[citation needed] Commercial, financial, telecommunications, hospitals, schools and other public facilities are located in this small political, economic, and cultural center.