A Place deeply moving with simplicity and a sense of humour

Beautiful Kaptong village with rich environmental well-being and friendliness.

Kaptong Community School.

A beautiful house roofing with banana dried leaves and CGI sheet at Kaptong village

Derthang Choeten( Stupa) on the junction between Bjoka Gewog Centre road  and Remadu village located alike castle on the sky.

A hidden valley of Kaptong village  enriched with cultures and beautiful environment

These places was explored and  visited during our annual germplasm expedition and  collection on 12-01-2019 to 24-01-2019 at Bjoka and Ngangla  Gewog( Block) under Zhemgang Dzongkhag( district)

A Stupas infront of Remadu Community Lhakhag

A Remadu Community Lhakhang ( Temple)

A largest bamboo species I had ever seen in the Remadu village

Adhatoda vasica  plant, usually its flowers were taken as curries as it contain medicinal properties. Called Khasermo momnang ( Sharchop dialect). Vernacular name in english is Malabar nut.

Kharapshing( Especially designed wooden structure ) with Lalpati flower.

Traditional greeting item  or beverages serving to guest still in practice.

People and environment out there are great and living in harmony with nature. They cultivate cereal crop varying from Druna Rinchen Nga( Five traditonal crops) to Drunaghu( nine tradtional crops) mostly of cereals and some oil seeds crops. Despite growing fruits crops , weaving bamboo products also most popular. Above all, there community rich culture and tradition are still intact and that's why every visitors were happy and returns with good memories. They are self sufficient and farm road connectivity, electricity, telecommunication networks and basic schooling and health facilities were also present.  So, i hope and pray that people of these communities will stay and success with same spirit of  peace and prosperity for all times to come.