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The geographical location of Xishuangbanna, Lijiang Shangri-La

Lijiang:

It is located at the junction of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the northwest of Yunnan Province. The urban center has an altitude of 2,418 meters. It is also known as the "four most well-preserved ancient cities" along with Langzhong of Sichuan, Pingyao of Shanxi, and Shexian of Anhui, which are also among the second batch of national historical and cultural cities. Located at 100.25 East longitude and 26.86 North latitude, it borders Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the north, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture to the south, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua City to the east. The total area is 20,600 square kilometers. It governs Gucheng District, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Yongsheng County, Huaping County, and Ninglang Yi Autonomous County. It has 69 townships (towns) and 446 village committees. The city's permanent population is 1.2008 million, of which the Han population is 503,200, accounting for 41.90% of the total population; the minority population is 697,600, accounting for 58.10% of the total population. Lijiang has been a multi-ethnic place since ancient times. There are 12 ethnic minorities living in Lijiang for generations, including 233,700 Naxi people, 201,400 Yi people, and 106,200 Lisu people...

Shangri-La:< /p>

Located in the triangle area of ??Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in the northwest of Yunnan Province, it is located in the heart of Diqing Shangri-La. Yunnan Shangri-La is a rare pure land in the world that perfectly preserves the Shangri-La scenery and preserves the natural ecology and national traditional culture. .Shangri-La is a county dominated by Tibetans, with a vast territory and rich resources.

Shangri-La is known as the "Great Mountain Garden", "The Kingdom of Animals and Plants", and the "Kingdom of Non-ferrous Metals". Traveling 315 kilometers north along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway from Dali, you can reach Central Town, Zhongdian County, the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is 659 kilometers away from Kunming and can be reached in 50 minutes by plane. Zhongdian has 24 famous tourist attractions. It is an area rich in natural and cultural landscapes and is one of the country's eight golden tourist hotlines.

Yunnan Shangri-La is located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at the northern end of the southern section of the Hengduan Mountains, in the hinterland of the "Three Parallel Rivers", forming a unique integration of snow-capped mountains, canyons, grasslands, alpine lakes, virgin forests and ethnic customs. The landscape is a multi-functional tourist scenic spot. There are continuous snow peaks in the Shangri-La Scenic Area, including majestic Kawagebo Peak, the highest peak in Yunnan Province. In Zhongdian County alone, there are 470 snow-capped mountains with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, and deep canyons. The most famous ones are the Jinsha River Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lancang River Gorge and other grand canyons, as well as vast alpine grassland pastures, vast virgin forests and Dotted with mountain lakes, Diqing's natural landscape is magical, steep, yet beautiful. Shangri-La is home to 13 ethnic groups, including Tibetan, Lisu, Han, Naxi, Yi, Bai, and Hui. They are united and harmonious, and have maintained the characteristics of their own ethnic groups in their traditional customs such as lifestyles, clothing, residential buildings, and wedding etiquette. The unique customs of each ethnic group have been formed.

The main scenic spots (spots) of Shangri-La include Tiger Leaping Gorge, Bita Sea, Songzanlin Temple, Baishui Terrace, Napa Sea, Yila Grassland, Meili Snow Mountain, Baimang Snow Mountain, Xiaozhongdian Flower Sea , Tibetan home visits, Shangri-La Grand Canyon, Samage Nature Reserve, Bodhidharma Cave.

Xishuangbanna:

Located in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan, with 21°08′~22°36′ north latitude and 99°56′~101°50′ east longitude. It belongs to the Tropic of Cancer Tropical humid area in the south. Due to the high incident angle, the altitude angle at the winter solstice is as low as 45°. This area is rich in heat, warm all year round, and evergreen all year round. It has the characteristics of "always summer without winter, and autumn becomes autumn once it rains". The year is divided into two seasons, namely the rainy season and the dry season; the rainy season lasts for 5 months (late May to late October), and the dry season lasts for 7 months (late October to late May of the following year). The amount accounts for more than 80% of the annual precipitation. This area is rich in heat, warm all year round, and evergreen all year round. And because it is close to the ocean, it is controlled by the southwest monsoon of the Indian Ocean and the southeast monsoon of the Pacific Ocean. It is humid and rainy all year round, so the forests are dense and dense, and there are many plants. Therefore, Xishuangbanna is known as the "Kingdom of Plants". United Nations on October 8, 1993 UNESCO officially accepted Xishuangbanna as a national nature reserve and an international biosphere reserve. At a glance from the world map, you will find that almost all other areas at the same latitude of Xishuangbanna are vast and uninhabited deserts or Gobis. Only the 20,000 square kilometers of land here are like an emerald inlaid in a crown, which is particularly dazzling. . In this fertile land, there are 1/4 of the animals and 1/6 of the plants in the country. It is a veritable "animal kingdom" and "plant kingdom".