Editing Langtang (section)

== Culture ==
Among themselves, the local inhabitants of the Langtang valley refer to each other as 'Langtangpa'. They generally follow [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and speak a Tibetan language that is closely related to the Tibetan spoken in [[Gyirong County|Kyirong]], southern Tibet. The Langtangpas regard the mountain [[Langtang Lirung]] as their 'yu-lha', their local country god. However, in the state census, the Langtangpas are categorised as [[Tamang people|Tamang]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lim |first=Francis Khek Gee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zu95DwAAQBAJ&dq=langtang+history&pg=PA57 |title=Imagining the Good Life: Negotiating Culture and Development in Nepal Himalaya |publisher=BRILL |year=2008 |isbn=978-90-474-4337-7 |pages=19 |language=en}}</ref> Langtang valley is believed to be the Beyul Dagam Namgo, one of the many [[Beyul|hidden valleys]] blessed by [[Padmasambhava|Guru Padmasambhava]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Langtang |url=https://www.nekhor.org/langtang |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Nekhor |language=en-US}}</ref>