ジャンツー

Also known as Gyangzê, Gyangzê Chongdai

Gyantse, officially Gyangzê Town (also spelled Gyangtse; ; ), is a town located in Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in Tibet (after Lhasa and Shigatse), but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gyantse
Settlement.official_name: Gyangzê
Settlement.native_name: ·
Settlement.image_skyline: Gyantse.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Old Gyantse and Palcho Monastery from Gyantse Dzong
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Tibet topography
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tibet Autonomous Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2