Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress, today one of the best preserved dzongs in Tibet, perched high above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of grey brown rock. Gyantse is often referred to by the Chinese as the "Hero City" because of the determined resistance of the Tibetans against far superior forces during the British expedition to Tibet of 1903 and 1904. This page from The Illustrated London News gives the British perspective on the episode calling it, 'the citadel that defied the British arms for nearly two year months'. Inset is a photograph of Lieutenant John Duncan Grant (1877-1967) an officer of the British Indian Army who led the assault on the fort. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his efforts that day.