Shangri-La is located in Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with an area of about 1 16 13 square kilometers. Shangri-La means "the sun and moon in my heart" in Tibetan, formerly known as Zhongdian County, and it means "building a pond" in Tibetan. Shangri-La has many beautiful and famous scenic spots, such as Dukezong Ancient City, Gadansong Zanlin Temple and Shika Snow Mountain.
brief introduction
The average elevation of Shangri-La is 3,459 meters, the highest point of Shangri-La is balague Sect, with an elevation of 5,545 meters, and the lowest point is Han Ji, Loki. Poster 1503 meters.
Shangri-La Tibetan area has a long history, including Pudacuo National Park, Dukezong Ancient City, Gadansong Zanlin Temple and many other famous scenic spots.
Shangri-La Pudacuo National Park is the first national park in China. In Tibetan, "Pudacuo" means that God helps to reach the other side of the lake by boat.
History and culture
Shangri-La, formerly known as Zhongdian County, is called "Jiantang" in Tibetan. According to legend, it is the fief of the third son of the Tibetan king, Batang and Litang. "Dian" seems to be Yi language, meaning "Bazi" and "Pingdu". Zhongdian is a Naxi language, which is a transliteration of "land", meaning "the residence of the chief" or "the place where yaks are raised". Shangri-La is the Tibetan language of Diqing, which means "the sun and moon in my heart". 1933, in his novel The Lost Horizon, james hilton first described Shangri-La, an eternal and quiet place far from the eastern mountains.
Shangri-La, formerly known as Zhongdian County, is called "Jiantang" in Tibetan. According to legend, it is the fief of the third son of the Tibetan king, Batang and Litang. "Dian" seems to be Yi language, meaning "Bazi" and "Pingdu". Zhongdian is a Naxi language, which is a transliteration of "land", meaning "the residence of the chief" or "the place where yaks are raised". Shangri-La is the Tibetan language of Diqing, which means "the sun and moon in my heart". 1933, in his novel The Lost Horizon, james hilton first described Shangri-La, an eternal and quiet place far from the eastern mountains.
Main attraction
Haba Snow Mountain
Haba Snow Mountain Nature Reserve is located in the southeast of Shangri-La County, with a total area of 2 1908 hectares, 30 kilometers away from the county seat. As a provincial protected area, it was established in 1982. The main peak is 5396 meters above sea level, and the lowest elevation is Bian Jiang Administrative Village, only 1550 meters, with an elevation difference of 3896 meters. The whole protected area is more than 4000 meters above sea level, with cliffs, high mountains and rocky beaches and stepped landforms, which are subtropical, temperate, cold temperate and frigid zones in turn. The temperature difference from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is 22.8℃. This nature reserve is a cold temperate coniferous forest type nature reserve established to protect the natural landscape vertically distributed in alpine forests and the wild animals and plants inhabiting here.
Pudacuo
Pudacuo is the first national park in China, located 22km east of Shangri-La County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In Tibetan, "Pudacuo" means that God helps to reach the other side of the lake by boat. The water quality and air quality of Pudacuo National Park have reached the national first-class standards.
Pudacuo is mainly composed of Bitahai and Shudu Lake, with an altitude of 3500m to 4 159m, which is an important part of the "Three Parallel Rivers" scenic spot. There are geological landforms, lakes and wetlands, forest meadows, valleys and streams, and rare animals and plants in the park. The original ecological environment is well preserved.