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Place in Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Gyantse (Chinese: 江孜, Tibetan: རྒྱལ་རྩེ་), is a city in Xigatse Prefecture.
There are buses running from Xigatse and Lhasa (via Xigatse) to Gyantse on a regular basis. However, most people arrive by organised tours from the capital.
Read in the guideThe town itself is quite small & most sights can be seen on foot. Taxis are available, but watch out for illegal taxies. Tibetan people are friendly, sometimes they invite you to ride with their horse carriages!
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