Innovative Biodiversity Preservation

Yksm s hstrcl twn, jst 40 km nrth f Gylshng cty n th Gylshng dstrct n th Nrthst ndn stt f Skkm. t ws th frst cptl f Kngdm f Skkm stblshd n 1642 D by Phntsg Nmgyl wh ws th frst Chgyl (tmprl nd rlgs kng) f Skkm. Th crntn st f th frst mnrch f Skkm s knwn s th "Thrn f Nrbgng". Yksm s whr thr s th Nrbgng Chrtn nr th Nrbgng thrn, th plc Nmgyl ws crwnd nd svrl mnstrs nd lk. Th dynstc rl f th Chgyl lstd fr 333 yrs. Th Chgyl stblshd th frst mnstry t Yksm n Skkm knwn s th Dbd Mnstry n 1701, whch s prt f Bddhst rlgs plgrmg crct nvlvng th Nrbgng Chrtn, Pmyngts Mnstry, th Rbdnts rns, th Sng Chlng Mnstry, th Khchplr Lk, nd th Tshdng Mnstry. Fr th Bht cmmnty f Skkm, Yksm hs spcl rlgs nd cltrl sgnfcnc. t hs nmbr f fms Bddhst mnstrs nd hstrcl mnmnts s wll s ncnt Grkhs smll Vllg. Bng t th hd f th Khngchndzng Ntnl Prk nd s th bs cmp fr trkkng t Mt. Khngchndzng, t hs lrg nflx f mntnrs frm ll prts f th wrld. Th vllg ppl, s stk hldrs n bdvrsty prsrvtn f th Rthng Ch vlly, whr th vllg s sttd, hv plyd sgnfcnt rl n trndsttng nd prmtn f ctrsm n th r. Th nhbtnts f ths vllg hv mst sccssflly dptd prmtn f ctrsm nt nly n th rgn bt ls fr thr smlr rs n Skkm. Yksm s ths cnsdrd mdl vllg fr c-trsm.