Sightseeing in Yangtse

Yangtse Dzong

Yangtse (alt.  1700m)

Trashiyangtse is a small village with a garden aspect and a lovely place from where to launch couples of hours stroll into surrounding countryside. The Dzong was built in the later 1990s when the new district was created. A very interest art school is worth the visit. Also Trashiyangtse is famous for its wooden containers and bowls

Places of Interest in TRASHIYANGTSE

Chorten Kora
Constructed near the river, it is based on the stupa of Bodhnath in Nepal and was built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Loday. During the second month of lunar calendar there is an interesting celebration here, known as 'Kora'

Bomdeling
About one hour walk from Chorten Kora, Bomdeling is the winter resting place of a flock of black-necked cranes


SAMDRUP JONGKHAR
The road from Trashigang to Samdrup Jongkhar was completed in 1960s and it enables the eastern half of the country to access and benefit from trade with the south as well as across the Indian border. There is little to see in this area but it was being used mostly as a convenient exit town however due to disturbances in adjoining Indian territory, the exit route has been closed