Brief information on Gyangtse Old Street  

Gyangtse is an old city located 90 kilometers from Shigatse. As early as in 1206 during the Yuan dynasty, the Palkhor Monastery has been established there.

Located right outside the monastery, Gyangtse Old Street is long and comfortably wide, paved with flagstones and clay. On both sides of the street are one or two storey houses built in traditional Tibetan style and decorated with white walls and vermeil door. Some families still keep the cattle barn under the rooms people live in, with cow-dung on the walls of their house.

Walking along the street, you will hardly see a car or lorry driving through as ox wagons are still the most common everyday mode of transportation for the local residents, although a bicycle supplements them sometimes. Therefore, the air here is excellent, unlike other urban areas that are heavily polluted.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Gyangtse Old Street if you plan to visit Gyangtse Old Street and have language problems.

   

Chinese Pinyin: Jiang Zi Lao Jie
Location: east of the city