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Shangri-la, the Lost Horizon

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Landform

The terrain of Shangri-la is higher in northwest and lower in the southeast. The altitude of highest point of Mt. Balagezun reaches 5,545 meters, and the lowest point is 1,503 meters. The climate changes with the various altitudes. The best time to visit Shangri-la best tours of China is from May to July and September and October.
Tourist Resources

Shangri-la County is the famous tourist place in the world. There are many natural treasures in this untraversed place. All rivers in Shangri-la belongs to Jinsha River water system, besides main steam of the Jinsha River Yangtze River tour, there are 244 large and small rivers, and the alpine lake of 298 (morainal lakes included). Shangri-la has many towering snow mountains, among them, there are 470 snow mountains with the latitude above 4000 meters. The most famed one is Haba Snow Mountain.

Duokezun Ancient Town

Shangri-la County was the important transport hub in Ancient Tea Route to connect Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, and Duokezun Ancient Town was the important stop in Ancient Tea Route. Duokezun Ancient Town was built in Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). It is the best preserved ancient town in Tibetan area.

Songzanlin Temple

Songzanlin Temple, also called as Guihua Temple, is five kilometers from Shangri La County. It is the largest scaled Tibetan Buddhist temple in Yunnan Province last minute China travel deals, and it also is the center of Gelug (a sect of Tibetan Buddhism) temples, which plays an important role in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhism culture dominates the religious cultures in Shangri-la, which has a powerful influence to the daily life of local people.

Haba Snow Mountain

Haba Snow Mountain Natural Reserve is located 130 kilometers southeast from Shangri-la County. With an area of 219 square kilometers, the altitude of its main peak is 5,396 meters. Haba Snow Mountain is famous for natural scenery of high mountain forest, and there are more species of endangered wild animals and plants. The vegetarians in natural reserve are well-preserved, and the natural scenery is protected completely. There are glaciers, marshes, ice lakes, flowers and so on. The azaiea in Haba Snow Mountain is the scenery that visitors can not miss. Among 850 species of azaiea in the world, there is about one fourth that can be seen in Haba Snow Mountain popular China travel package.

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