evidence: Tawang has had a chequered political history. It was under the Tibetan administration till 1950, when Tibet lost its autonomy, and became a part of the Peoples’ Republic of China. Tawang thus came under the control of the Chinese. It was in the year 1951, that India finally took control of Tawang. [...] Tawang town is the headquarters of the Tawang District of the Northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is close to the LAC (Line of actual control) with China. [...] Tawang is famous for the Tawang Monastery and the proximity to Bumla Pass on the Indo-China border.