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  Shangri La County
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| Coordinates: 27°50′N 99°42.1′E / 27.833°N 99.7017°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Diqing Prefecture |
| Area | |
| - Total | 11,613 km2 (4,483.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 130,000 |
| - Density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 674400 |
| Area code(s) | 0887 |
| Website | http://www.xianggelila.org/ |
Shangri-La County (simplified Chinese: 香格里拉县; traditional Chinese: 香格里拉縣; pinyin: Xiānggélǐlā Xiàn) is a primarily Tibetan county in northwestern Yunnan Province in southwest China and the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
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Name
The county was formerly called Zhongdian County (Chinese: 中甸县 Zhōngdiàn Xiàn) but was renamed in 2001 after the fictional land of Shangri-La in the 1933 James Hilton novel Lost Horizon, in an effort to promote tourism in the area. The local Tibetan population refers to it by the name Gyalthang (Tibetan: རྒྱལ་ཐང་རྫོང་). "Shangri-La" or "Zhongdian" may also refer to Jiantang Town (建塘镇 Jiàntáng Zhèn), the capital of the county.
Towns
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National Park
Transport
- The town's airport is Diqing Airport. Covering an area of 225 hectares, it is one of the biggest airports in the northwest of Yunnan Province. There are flights to Kunming, Chengdu, Lhasa, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
- Many travelers use the county town as a gateway into Tibet, either travelling many days overland by jeep to Lhasa, or by flying from the city's airport. However, the town itself is a tourist destination, primarily due to the nearby Gandan Sumtseling Monastery (Chinese: 松赞林寺 Sōngzànlín Sì), Pudacuo National Park, and Tiger Leaping Gorge.
- China National Highway 214
See also
- Shangri-La
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site
External links
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- Shangri-La County Official Website
- Shangrila from Wikitravel
Coordinates: 27°50′N 99°42.1′E / 27.833°N 99.7017°E
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