Deqin

Deqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, an ethnic autonomous prefecture in Yunnan Province, with its capital in Shangri-La City, is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, at the junction of Yunnan, Tibet, and Sichuan provinces. Shangri-La in Tibetan means 'the sun and the moon in the heart', originally named 'Zhongdian', and Tibetan name 'Jiantang'. In the 1930s, the novel 'Lost Horizon' by British writer James Hilton was yearned for by the world, and it was soon made into a film of the same name and won several Oscars, making it well known to the world. The history of the Shangri-La Tibetan area is long, the natural scenery is brilliant, and it has attractions such as Pudacuo National Park, Dukezong Ancient City, Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, and Tiger Leaping Gorge. 🌍Address: Deqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 🚗Transportation: High-speed rail ⛱️Surroundings: Dukezong Ancient City 💬Language: Mainly Tibetan ⚠️Note: The temperature in the plateau area varies greatly, and the temperature difference between day and night is large