Located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, in the hinterland of Hengduan Mountain area of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces.

Shangri-La borders Daocheng and Muli counties in Sichuan Province to the east; The west and south face Lijiang City and Weixi County across the Jinsha River; The north and Deqin County are separated by a strip of water. The city has a total area of 11,613 square kilometers.

Shangri-la, which means "the sun and the moon in my heart" in Tibetan, is the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, in the hinterland of Hengduan Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces, and also the location of the world natural heritage "Three Parallel Rivers" scenic spot.

In Pudacuo National Park in Shangri-La, there are two plateau lakes: the Duhai Lake and the Bitahai Lake.

near the county seat, there are Songzanlin Temple (also known as Little Potala Palace and Guihua Temple in Chinese), one of the top ten monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, Baishuitai, the birthplace of Naxi nationality, and other landscapes. It is said that there are two other valleys nearby named "Xiangge" Canyon and "Lira" Canyon.

On May 5th, 22, it competed with Nujiang Prefecture, Lijiang County in Yunnan Province and Daocheng County in Sichuan Province for the title of "Shangri-La", which was later approved by the State Council and renamed as "Shangri-La" by Zhongdian. Shangri-La is one of the largest cities with the lowest population density in Yunnan Province.

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Geology and geomorphology

Shangri-La is located in the east of Sanjiang longitudinal valley area of Hengduan Mountain on the southeast edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Shaluli Mountain range enters the county territory from Ganzi, Sichuan Province, and is surrounded by two branches. The Jinsha River enters the county territory from Tuzhao wall, flows south to between Sasubi and Lijiang Shigu in Jinjiang Township, and suddenly turns northeast until the Luojiji Letter flows into Pingzi, Sichuan Province.

Shangri-La has become a majestic place with narrow ends and wide middle, with "Snow Mountain as the city and Jinsha as the pool". The general trend of county topography is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast. The highest point in balague is 5,545 meters above sea level, the lowest point is 1,53 meters above sea level, and the elevation difference is 4,42 meters, with an average elevation of 3,459 meters. According to the morphology, county landforms can be divided into mountains, plateaus, basins and river valleys.

Ethnic groups

Shangri-La includes Han, Naxi, Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Bo, Lahu, Wa, Yao, Jingpo, Bulang, Buyi, Achang, Hani and Xibe besides the main ethnic groups.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shangri-La.