What about Shangri-La?

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

administrative division

As of 20 14, Shangri-La has jurisdiction over 4 towns and 7 townships (including 1 ethnic townships), and * * * has jurisdiction over 6 communities and 58 administrative villages. The towns and villages under Shangri-La's specific jurisdiction are: Jiantang Town, Xiaozhongdian Town, Hutiaoxia Town, jingjiang town, Shangjiang Township, Sanbanaxi Township, Luoji Township, Nixi Township, Gezha Township, Dongwang Township and Wujing Township. The municipal government is stationed in Jiantang town.

The origin of place names

Shangri-La, formerly known as Zhongdian County, is called "Jiantang" in Tibetan. According to legend, it is the fief of the third son of the Tibetan king, Batang and Litang. "Dian" seems to be Yi language, meaning "Bazi" and "Pingdu". Zhongdian is a Naxi language, which is a transliteration of "land", meaning "the residence of the chief" or "the place where yaks are raised". Shangri-La is the Tibetan language of Diqing, which means "the sun and moon in my heart". 1933, in his novel The Lost Horizon, james hilton first described Shangri-La, an eternal and quiet place far from the eastern mountains.

1996 10, the investigation of finding Shangri-La in Yunnan began. 1September 1997, the Yunnan provincial government held a press conference in Zhongdian County, the capital of Diqing Prefecture, announcing that Shangri-La, the paradise sought by the world, was in Diqing. 200165438+February 17, Zhongdian County was renamed Shangri-La County with the approval of the State Council. On May 5, 2002, a renaming ceremony was held.

climate

Shangri-La is located in the high altitude and low latitude zone, and the climate changes with altitude, which is six in turn.

Climatic zone. It is a typical "three-dimensional agricultural climate", and its climatic characteristics are as follows:

1, monsoon climate

Controlled alternately by the southwest monsoon and the southern branch of westerly jet, the wet and dry seasons are distinct. It is rainy from June to 65438+ 10, and the rainfall accounts for 10 ~ 80% of the annual precipitation, forming a wet season. 11~ There are many sunny days in May, with sufficient sunshine and large evaporation. Rainfall accounts for 10 ~ 20% of the annual precipitation, forming a dry season.

2. Stereo climate

Snow-capped mountains stand tall in the county, the valley is deep, and the climate changes with altitude. From the Jinsha River Valley at an altitude of 1.503 meters to the top of Haba Snow Mountain at an altitude of 5309 meters, there are six climatic zones in turn, namely, the north sub-region of the valley, the warm temperate zone of the mountain, the cold temperate zone of the mountain, the sub-frigid zone of the mountain and the cold zone of the mountain. The climate of the county is wide and narrow, forming a typical three-dimensional climate of "one mountain divided into four seasons".

3. Plateau climate

The county is located at 3 25' of the Tropic of Cancer, and the Shangri-La Plateau is dominated by Zhongdian Bazi, with an average elevation of 3,450 meters. The annual solar radiation energy is sufficient, the annual temperature difference is small, there is no summer all year round, and the average temperature is 5.5℃. However, the atmospheric transparency is high, the solar radiation is strong, the temperature rises rapidly during the day, the temperature drops rapidly at night, and the daily temperature difference is large. The daily temperature difference in dry season can reach 30℃, which can be described as "there are no four seasons in a year, and there are four seasons in a day".

4. Terrain and microclimate

Shangri-La is low in the south and high in the north, with warm and humid airflow in the south, relatively abundant precipitation, humid climate and relatively dry in the north. Shangri-La has a complex topographical structure and various climatic types are intertwined. In the same vertical climate zone, there is a single small topographic climate, such as forest climate, grassland climate and lake basin climate, which forms the climate characteristics of "different days in the middle"