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Gyantse Dzong 江孜宗山Jiāngzī Zōngshān
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Shigatse, Tibet
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shigatse
- Region
- Tibet
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Gyantse Dzong
Gyantse Dzong is a fortress on a steep rock above Gyantse that was the seat of one of Tibet's major districts; the castle dates mainly from the late 14th century. In July 1904 British troops of the Younghusband expedition stormed it after months of fighting with Tibetan defenders around the town, and the site is now presented as a memorial to that resistance, with old gun positions, a monument and a museum. On the way up are restored rooms of the old district government, and the top looks over the old town and Palcho Monastery.
How to get to Gyantse Dzong
In the centre of Gyantse, about 90 km by road south-east of Shigatse; steps climb from the front of the hill and a road reaches the halfway hall from behind; carry your passport for road checkpoints.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Palcho Monastery 白居寺 (under 10 km), Pala Manor 帕拉庄园 (under 10 km), Nenying Monastery 乃宁曲德寺 (10 km).
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