Bazaars Purang has two bazaars, catering to Nepali traders. The riverside Humla bazaar has an extensive collection of shops dealing mainly in Chinese consumer goods such as clothes and household equipment. It takes its name from the Nepali Humla region to the south. At the time of writing, a vehicle bridge that will take the road over the river alongside the older footbridge was under construction here.
The Darchula bazaar, a 15-minute walk to the west, has lines of mud-walled buildings, some of them roofed with white canvas. There's a large trade in Tibetan wool in this bazaar as well as tinned food, cloth and necessities such as rice, sugar and flour. The focus of trade is with the Darchula district of Nepal, several days' walk to the south. Goods from India are also traded here.

Monasteries In the hills above the trail between the bazaars are caves, one containing the Gokung Monastery. Many of the caves have doors and windows and have been made into substantial dwellings. Towering over the town from its hilltop position above the Darchula bazaar is the ruined Simbiling Monastery. In 1949 Swami Pranavananda described this monastery, which housed 170 monks, as the biggest monastery in the region. The Chinese shelled it during the Cultural Revolution and nothing remains apart from the crumbling walls. It's a steep and treacherous climb up to the monastery from the Darchula bazaar, anf ofcially you need a Permit from the Perang PSB.