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Gyantse Dzong:
Gyantse Dzong/ Fortress is one of the best preserved Dzong in Tibet perched high
above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of grey brown rock. The Gyantse
Fortress was constructed in 1390 and guarded the southern approaches to the
Tsangpo Valley and Lhasa.

Gyantse is often referred to by the Chinese as the "Hero City" because of the
determined resistance of the Tibetans against far superior forces during the
British expedition to Tibet of 1903 and 1904. This Fortress is famous for patriotic
story.