The movie "Red River Valley" tells the love story and tragic heroic legend that occurred in Tibet in the early 20th century, in the film, the British army invaded, thousands of Tibetan compatriots fought hard to resist, heroic and tenacious, defending the country, this history of blood and tears occurred in Gyantse County, Shigatse City, Tibet.
There is a famous scenic spot in Gyantse County, called Gyantse Ancient Castle, which was originally built by the last bekaozan of the Tubo Dynasty, and later the king of Gyantse built a castle on the basis of the palace, where the government and temples coexisted at that time.
The city of Gyantse County was built some earlier than Shigatse, and it is located on the important road of commercial travel, the land is fertile, and it has important political, religious, and commercial significance, so the British army invaded Shigatse, and Jiangzi is a place of contention. The British army relied on its advanced weapons and rich combat experience to carry out the war of aggression, while on the Tibetan side, the soldiers with backward weapons and the unarmed people fought to the death for more than two months by relying on their tenacious will, and the British army suffered heavy casualties. In order to win this battle, all the men aged 16 to 60 in Gyantse participated in the battle, but not long after, the British army sent reinforcements, coupled with the incompetence of the Qing government, and the accidental explosion of the gunpowder depot, the Jiangzi soldiers and civilians, who originally had a little advantage, could not bear it at all, and after three days and three nights of bloody fighting, they found that they were unable to fight back, and the people and soldiers who were still alive jumped off the cliff, and all the anti-British warriors died. Since then, Gyantse has also had the name of "Hero City".
To this day, Gyantse Zongshan still retains the forts left behind to resist the invaders, and Zongshanxia erected the Monument to the Heroes of Gyantse Zongshan for these heroes. Moreover, the site of the Anti-British Resistance against The Tsang tsang Ofe Islamic Republic of Gyantse is the only well-preserved site of the former Tibet local government "Zong" (宗).
Because of this history, Gyantse Castle has become a place that many people want to visit, and it is becoming more and more famous, but in addition to Gyantse Castle, there are many places worth visiting.
There is a temple called Baiju Temple in the western suburbs of Jiangzi County, the full name is "Auspicious Wheel On the Wheel of Joy Vajra Rushiba Altar City Ritual Track Great Perfume Sea Temple", is a very typical Tibetan Buddhist temple combined with pagoda and temple, built during the Ming Yongle years, because it was a time when various sects of Tibetan Buddhism were in dispute, so Baiju Temple is also very special, not only the temple and the pagoda are natural, the temple also accommodates the three sects of Gelug, Sakya and Shalu, and multiple sects chant together in the prayer hall, coexisting under one roof. It is unique among Tibetan monasteries.
The cultural landscape of Gyantse is very rich, in addition to martyr sites, temples, and noble manors, Pajuelakang Manor is one of them, located in the west of the current City of Gyantse County, is the main manor of the famous Noble Pala family in Tibet, and is also the only well-preserved noble manor in Tibet, its integrity is amazing, and the buildings and property are basically maintained in their original appearance.
The natural features of Gyantse are also lamentable, and the Karola Glacier is located at the confluence of Gyantse County and Langkazi County, and is one of the three continental glaciers in Tibet. The Karora Glacier not only has a good name, but also a beautiful scenery, with colorful ice Tallinns, majestic ice tongues, clouds and mist at the top of the mountain, and blue sky reflecting the beauty of the place, just like a grand work left by an oil painter who has spent his life trying his life.
There is also the beautiful Jinga Cave, a naturally formed cave with very realistic mirazhipa, arhat statues, elephants, shoes, dragons, snakes and the sun and moon. Legend has it that it used to be a lake, surrounded by dense forests, but there were many beasts and birds, resulting in the inability of humans to survive here, and Master Lotus Split the Lake Forest for the sake of the people's livelihood, and finally formed the current landform.
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