Shangri La Yunnan Chine. ShangriLa Travel Guide Nestled high in the Himalayan foothills, it offers breathtaking scenery, a rich tapestry of Tibetan culture, and a serene atmosphere that makes it a true escape from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Shangri-La (Chinese: 香格里拉; pinyin: Xiānggélǐlā; Tibetan: སེམས་ཀྱི་ཉི་ཟླ།) is a county-level city in northwestern Yunnan province, China, named after the mythical land depicted in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon.It is the capital and largest city of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.It is bordered by the city of Lijiang to the south and Sichuan province.
Blue Moon Valley Shika Snow Mountain at ShangriLa, Yunnan, China Editorial Stock Photo Image from www.dreamstime.com
"When the sun shines upon the land the earliest, it is a place called Gyelthang It is about 7 km (4 miles) or a 20-minute drive from Shangri-La Ancient Town
Blue Moon Valley Shika Snow Mountain at ShangriLa, Yunnan, China Editorial Stock Photo Image
It's the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, sometimes called the Little Potala Palace, and the most important monastery in southwest China. Located only 5 km from the old town, it's a beautiful Tibetan temple built in 1679 Because it is situated on the Tibetan Plateau, Shangri-La has a high-altitude atmosphere highlighted by dramatic seasonal changes and daytime-to-nighttime temperature shifts.
Monastère Songzanlin temple tibétain à Shangri La Yunnan. It's the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, sometimes called the Little Potala Palace, and the most important monastery in southwest China. Shangri-la (香格里拉, Xiānggélǐlā), formerly known as Zhongdian (中甸, Zhōngdiàn) and sometimes 'Gyalthang' in Tibetan, is where you really start to breathe in the Tibetan world - if you can breathe at all, given the altitude.
Songzanlin Monastery, ShangriLa, Yunnan, China j3 Photograph by Dan Yeger Fine Art America. Sadly in 2014 a devastating fire tore through the old town, destroying over 200 wooden houses which were up to 1000 years old.… Songzanlin Monastery is the most important highlight in Shangri-La and should not be missed on any Shangri-La trip