GYANTSE, Tibet — The white fortress loomed above the fields, a crumbling but still imposing redoubt perched on a rock mound above a plain of golden rapeseed shimmering in the morning light. A battle ...

'The supreme moments of travel are born of beauty and strangeness in equal parts," Robert Byron wrote. In Gyantse, Tibet, he found beauty, strangeness -- and pleasure. In the early 1930s, the British ...

For most visitors to the Tibet Autonomous Region, the name Gyantse does not bring a familiar ring as compared with larger cities like Lhasa, Nyingchi, Yadong and Xigaze. But the minor city is a firmly ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Intimate documentary series following a year in the life of the society living in and around Gyantse, Tibet's third largest town. Through a handful of powerful and engaging characters, follow the ...

Asia Society's Director of Education Jessica Kehayes visited Tibet from May 14 through 22 of this year. The gallery above showcases some of the photos she took on her trip, and Kehayes describes her ...

The New York Times revisits the history of the British in Gyantse, Tibet and looks at how the government is trying to shape the narrative: These days, Gyantse resembles other towns in central Tibet.

Gyantse is often called a "Heroic City" as a stronghold in the fight against British aggression at the turn of the last century. In the late 19th century, the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) succumbed to a ...