Taktser or Tengtser or Hongya Village is a village in Shihuiyao Township, Ping'an District, Haidong, in the east of Qinghai province, China. Tibetan, Han and Hui Chinese people populate the village which is notable as the birthplace of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
View of the village of Taktser
House where the 14th Dalai Lama was born
Ping'an District formerly known as Ping'anyi, is an administrative district and the seat of the city of Haidong, in the east of Qinghai Province, China, located about 35 km (22 mi) east from Xining. Its postal code is 810600, and its population is 127,480, 29.4% of whom belong to ethnic minorities. The area is known for its Selenium resources.
Ping'an, Haidong