This impressive former merchant’s house is now a government museum thick with political spin on the evils of feudal exploitation. Don't be put off, enough fascinating fragments remain to give a picture of upper-class Tibetan life a century ago. Displays include bottles of imported port and Lady Florence maraschino cherries from Australia, some fine silks and furs, an HMV record player and a pair of rusty roller skates. The manor is just outside Gyantse town, on the road to Shigatse.
The servants' quarters across the road are popular with Chinese tourists learning about the horrors of preliberation Tibet.
