Trashigang Dzong
བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་རྫོང་
Built in 1659 on a ridge with cliffs on three sides overlooking the confluence of the Dangchu and Gamri rivers, it is the administrative and religious center of eastern Bhutan.
Trashigang Dzong, meaning 'Fortress of the Auspicious Hill', is built on a rock ridge several hundred meters above the valley floor. In the past only a single path led up to it, making it easy to defend. The dzong houses the district administration and the monastic community. Visitors may tour the courtyards and some temples with a guide. Entry requires formal dress (national dress, or long sleeves and trousers) and removing your hat. Each early winter, the Trashigang Tshechu features masked dances, and herders from the surrounding area arrive in their finest clothes. Below the dzong, the town of Trashigang has a prayer wheel pavilion and a market, and serves as the eastern hub for supplies and accommodation.
Opening hours
About 9:00 AM–5:00 PM on working days; open all day during festivals
Nearby sights
- Kanglung & Sherubtse College
- Gom Kora
- Duksum Iron Chain Bridge & Weaving Village
- Drametse Lhakhang
- Rangjung Woesel Choeling Monastery
- Radhi
- Chorten Kora
- Trashiyangtse Dzong & Institute for Zorig Chusum