GASA TRASHI TSHONGMOEN DZONG:
The region is administered from the beautiful Gasa Trashi Tshongmoen Dzong, built in 1648. Named after the region’s protecting deity, Trashi Thongmoen, the Gasa Dzong has a unique circular shape with three Ta Dzong s(watchtowers) placed at strategic points. The watchtowers of the dzong are believed to resemble tormas or ritual cake offerings associated with ceremonies to appease the guardian deity Yeshey Gonpo or Mahakala.
 
HOT SPRING OR TSHACHHUS:
A famed series of hot spring or Tshachhus with renowned medicinal properties are another important natural resource in the district, drawing numerous locals as well as tourists. Some of these medicinal waters are only frequented by the local people of lunana and laya (sub-divisions of Gasa) because of their remoteness. Each year a number of tourists pass through the region along its popular trekking trails, including the famous Snowman, one of the longest and most arduous of treks in the world .The regions high altitude and extreme climate makes it difficult to practice agriculture but livestock is a manstay, particularly the rearing of yaks, which are often referred to by the region’s people as norbu rinpoche,or precious jewel.
There are some 13 well-known religious monuments in the region including Zabsel and Phulukha choeten, the Throe lhakhang, Dung Goemba, Drophel Choling, Yonzho Lhakhang, Jangchuk Choling, Sebji Goemba ,Bumpa Lhakhang,Tshozong Lhakhang and Dzongridra Lhakhang.
 
GASA WOMEN:
akes up another 19 percent of land use. The region also boasts the sources of two major river of Bhutan, the Phochu and the Mochhu, as well as one of Bhutan’s highest peaks, the Masagang.
 
The women of this region have facial features that are distinct from those women in Bhutan, and their great love of coral and turquoise jewelry, colorful clothing, and their conical bamboo has immediately set them apart in any crowd. Like other parts of Bhutan, weaving is a household enterprise, and the women use looms known as Zum to weave spun yak hair and wool into clothing that protect them from rain and moisture and keep them warm in the cold weather.
In the summer, the semi-nomadic people of Gasa’s two main regions to Laya and Lunana live in the mountains. They migrate to the warmer valleys at lower elevations to barter their produce of yak dairy and meat in the lower valleys as the cold winter begins to set in.
In recent years, the highly valued medicinal cash crop, cordyceps sinensis,has become a major source of income in the region, rivaling the traditional yak-based economy.