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| Picture No | 11007716 |
| Date | 1904 |
| Description | Gyangtse Fort, taken by the British 6 July 1904 |
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Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress, today one of the best preserved dzongs in Tibet, perched high above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of grey brown rock. 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.
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| Source | Illustration by H. W. Koekkoek in The Illustrated London News, 16 July 1904 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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