The rock on which thejong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmire spreads between the road and the shore.
1933,Robert Byron,First Russia, Then Tibet, Tauris Parke, published2011, page211:
When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding theJong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.
1990,Peter Hopkirk,The Great Game, Folio Society, published2010, page451:
However, the Tibetans refused to negotiate – except on the British side of the frontier – and withdrew into their fortress, orjong.
2011, Peter Harrison,Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas, Osprey, published2011, page14:
The origin of the Tibetandzong is not known although there is evidence of Chinese and Mongol influences in the style of their military architecture.
1975, Sheila Roberts,Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg:Ad. Donker,→ISBN, page28:
I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan. Nothing. Well throw it away. Nojong I am going to keep it.
, Oxford:Oxford University Press, September 2024.