When is the best time to go to Shangri-La, and what month is the best?

It is best to go to Shangri-La from May to June. Shangri-La is the most beautiful in late spring and early summer. From the end of May to the beginning of June, it is mainly the Rhododendron Sea (although the time may be delayed with the weather). There are wild flowers in mid-June, such as iris.

Every year before and after the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the horse racing festival will be held in Shangri-La. Horse racing festival is the biggest traditional folk festival for people of all ethnic groups in Shangri-La County, and it is also a grand gathering of Tibetan people in spring.

Today, the Horse Racing Festival has developed into a grand exchange event of national sports competitions and folk cultural activities. Horse racing festival is usually held around the Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar and usually lasts for 3 days. The location is Wufeng Mountain Racecourse.

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Shangri-la attractions:

1, Haba Snow Mountain

Haba Snow Mountain Nature Reserve is located in the southeast of Shangri-La County, with a total area of 2 1908 hectares, 30 kilometers away from the county seat. As a provincial protected area, it was established in 1982. The main peak is 5396 meters above sea level, and the lowest elevation is Bian Jiang Administrative Village, only 1550 meters, with an elevation difference of 3896 meters.

2. Pudacuo

Pudacuo is the first national park in China, located 22km east of Shangri-La County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In Tibetan, "Pudacuo" means that God helps to reach the other side of the lake by boat. The water quality and air quality of Pudacuo National Park have reached the national first-class standards.