Himalaya

South of Gyantse, high Himalayan ridges rise above the valleys of western Tsang. The Nyang River flows through the cultivated country around Gyantse towards the Yarlung Tsangpo, while mountains divide its basin from the Himalayan borderlands. The fortress and monasteries of Gyantse stand amid a landscape of valleys and snow-covered heights. Paths over the southern ranges connect this part of Tibet with the lands beyond the main mountain chain.