Shigatse Dzong rising behind the tourist market |
Shigatse Dzong, like a miniature Potola Palace |
Shigatse Dzong was the former residence of the kings of Tsang |
Shigatse Dzong was destroyed during the Tibetan uprising of 1959 |
Looking for a way through Old Town to the castle, I stumbled into a dead end where a local boy volunteered to be my guide |
(I had left my official guide back at the hotel) |
The Shigatse Dzong has been reconstructed, though not yet open to tourists |
Southern face of Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong rising above Old Town |
The western end of Shigatse Dzong still with construction scaffolding |
Northwest corner of Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong from the northwest |
I'm happy to see that the government has taken steps all over Tibet to restore the monasteries and fortresses |
Staircase leading to the main entrance at the west end of Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
My local guide led me up a mountain trail to the west with good views of the castle and city |
Shigatse Dzong |
Prayer flags with Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
Puffy white clouds in the bright blue sky above Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong from the southwest seen from the trail from Tashilhunpo Monastery |
Shigatse Dzong with the flat roofs of Old Town |
Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong, dominating the city like Lhasa's Potola Palace |
Shigatse Dzong from the southwest |
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong |
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong rising above the Tibetan Old Town |
Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
Shigatse Dzong |
Back at the base of the south face of Shigatse Dzong |
Like the Potola, Shigatse Dzong has a red palace and a white palace |