the Victoria Cross and Havildar Karbir Pun was awarded the Indian Order of Merit for their joint actions along with other members of the 8th Gurkha Rifles on July 6. The dead Tibetan defenders were "lying in heaps," and it took a major effort using prisoners of war to move all the bodies away for burial. For several days the sappers were kept busy demolishing what remained of the fortifications at Gyantse, Tsechen and other places, often coming across hidden stores in the process. Between Gyantse and Tsechen: "Our way was strewn with corpses. The warriors from the Kham country, who formed a large part of the Tibetan army, were glorious in death, long-haired giants, lying as they fell with their crude weapons lying beside them, and usually with a peaceful, patient look on their faces." The way was now open to Lhasa. The British began the march to the capital on 14 July. Gyantse is often referred to by Chinese government as the "Hero City" because of the determined resistance displayed by the Tibetans defenders against a far superior force. Since the arrival of the Chinese The walls were dynamited again by the Chinese in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution, but little more seems to have been recorded about this turbulent period. However, the dzong has gradually been restored, and "still dominates the town and surrounding plains as it always did." There is now a small museum there outlining the excesses of the Younghusband expedition from the Chinese perspective. See also Palcho Monastery Footnotes References Allen, Charles. (2004). Duel in the Snows: The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa. John Murray (publishers), London. . Buckley, Michael and Strauss, Robert. 1986. Tibet: a travel survival kit. Lonely Planet Publications, South Yarra, Australia. . Dorje, Gyurme (2009). Footprint Tibet Handbook. Bath, England. . French, Patrick (1994). Younghusband: The Last Great Imperial Adventurer. Reprint: Flamingo Books, London (1995). . Kotan Publishing (2000). Mapping the Tibetan World. Kotan Publishing, Japan. Reprint edition (2004). . Vitali, Roberto. Early Temples of Central Tibet. (1990). Serindia Publications. London. . Dzongs in Tibet 14th-century establishments in Tibet Gyantse County Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Tibet