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1. Shangri-La has been the most ideal "wishful land" for Tibetan people since ancient times. Tibetan folk songs sing: "The earliest place where the sun shines is Tang Jie in the east, and the most unique pure land on earth is Shangri-La on the 0 River". Shangri-La County is located in the "big triangle" area of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in the northwest of Yunnan Province. It is a pearl of the national "Three Parallel Rivers" scenic spot, located in the heart of Shangri-La in Diqing. Shangri-La is a rare pure land that perfectly preserves natural ecology and national traditional culture. Known as "Mountain Garden", "Animal and Plant Kingdom" and "Non-ferrous Metal Kingdom". The first bay of the Yangtze River is V-shaped, wrapping this "ruyi treasure land" with the largest county-level land area in the province, and the Yunnan-Tibet highway runs through the whole territory. The population of the county is 6.5438+0.3 million. 26 ethnic groups, 9 of which are indigenous. It is a county with Tibetans as the main body, vast territory and rich resources. Shangri-La * * has 24 famous tourist attractions, is a region rich in natural and cultural landscapes, and is also one of the eight golden tourist hotlines in China.

2. Old Town of Lijiang is the central town of Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, with the geographical coordinates of East longitude 100 14' and north latitude of 26 52'.

The ancient city is located in the middle of the county, with an altitude of more than 2400 meters. It is a famous city with beautiful scenery, long history and splendid culture, and it is also a rare well-preserved ancient city of ethnic minorities in China.

1997 65438+On February 3rd, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously approved the inclusion of Old Town of Lijiang in the World Heritage List.

Old Town of Lijiang, also known as Dayan Town, is located in the middle of Lijiang Dam. It is the only ancient city without walls among the famous historical and cultural cities in China. It is said that because the hereditary ruler of Lijiang is surnamed Mu, building a city is bound to be like adding a wooden frame to the word "sleepy".

The name of Naxi nationality in Old Town of Lijiang is Miyamoto Branch, which is the granary and Branch is the market. It can be seen that Old Town of Lijiang used to be the place where granaries were distributed.

Old Town of Lijiang was founded in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the Ming Dynasty, once said in the Diary of a Journey to Yunnan that the beauty of the Tusi Palace in Zhongmou, Old Town of Lijiang lies in being king. In the urban area, "living in seclusion, touring the city with valleys" and "residential quarters, tiled houses" show Old Town of Lijiang's fame at that time. Old Town of Lijiang was once the seat of Lijiang Military and Civilian Mansion in Ming Dynasty and Lijiang Mansion in Qing Dynasty. It was called Dayan Lane in the Ming Dynasty, Dayanli in the Qing Dynasty, and renamed Dayan Town after the Republic of China.

Old Town of Lijiang, because it has concentrated the essence of Naxi culture and completely preserved the historical features formed since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, has been listed as a national historical and cultural city by the State Council and a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.