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香格里拉 Shangri-la (中甸 ZhongDian)

        中甸(香格里拉)位于云南省西北部，縣城中習鎮是迪慶藏族自治州州府所在地，距昆明700公里。全縣總面積11330.46平方公里，總人口12萬余人。中甸高原地處中甸在雪山（也稱沙魯里山）南緣，青藏高原東南部。地形由西北向西南傾斜，金沙江環繞縣境西南和東南，在南端形成萬里長江，縣城海拔3276米。中甸的植物資源非常丰富，森林覆蓋率近40%，是云南的林區之一。從麗江到中甸(香格里拉)，沿途皆可看到蒼蒼茫茫的大森林。春夏之季，滿山遍野到處是杜鵑花、綠絨蒿花、報春花、龍膽花、百合花，景色絢麗多姿，令人陶醉。
　　中甸(香格里拉)是云南著名的牧區，草地面積達100余萬畝。在全省各縣中，人均土地面積和林地、草地占有量都居第一，草場場地開闊，水草并茂，草質優良，民展畜牧業具有悠久的歷史。大草甸上到處是牛群，它和遠處的白云，山頂上未消溶的白雪，近處的森林，藏族村舍，帳篷等，組成了一幅幅天然畫圖，令人大飽眼福。夏季，是迪慶牧區的黃金季節，也是游客到中甸最美好的時光。
　　中甸(香格里拉)除了藏族占40%，漢族占23.8%外，還有 僳、納西等民族，每年農歷五月初五的賽馬會，屆時四方賓客云集，爭看賽馬、射箭等比賽。新正藏歷年和春節也十分隆重﹔正月十五"默默欽波"（大祈禱）在較大的寺院舉行酥油花展迎佛會﹔西月十五佛祖成道日，盛行郊游﹔七月"旺果"轉郊節，為秋收前男女集會﹔冬月"價冬"節，為寺廟跳神舞會。
云南城市月平均氣溫表
溫度:攝氏度
月份
1月
2月
3月
4月
5月
6月
7月
8月
9月
10月
11月
12月
昆明
7.8
9.38
13.2
16.7
19.3
19.5
19.9
19.2
17.6
  15.0
11.5
8.3
大理
8.6
10.5
14.2
17.8
20.3
20.8
20.8
20.1
18.5
16.0
11.7
8.3
西雙版納
15.7
17.7
20.9
24.1
25.6
25.6
25.3
24.9
24.4
22.5
19.3
16.2
麗江
5.9
7.5
10.4
13.3
16.6
17.8
18.1
17.3
16.0
13.3
9.0
6.3
香格里拉
-3.8
-1.6
1.7
5.2
9.5
12.6
13.2
12.5
11.1
6.5
0.8
-2.9
德宏

9.9
11.2
16.2

20.6
22.6
22.5
22.0
21.8
20.6
19.7
18.6
14.2

　

　

　

　

　

　

香格里拉 Shangri-la (中甸 ZhongDian)

        Shangri-la, a popular word after World War II and one frequently adopted by stores, hotels and restaurants, signifies a "heaven away from the turmoil of the mundane word". Actually, "Shangri-la" is a Tibetan word which means "land of sacredness and peace."

　　The word "Shangri-la" first appeared in its westernized form in James Hilton's novel The Lost Horizon. This book tells the story of three American pilots who, when flying over the Sino-Indian air route during World War II, crash-land in the midst a beautiful landscape. This place of tranquility and peace is described as having "snow mountains, grasslands, Tibetan people, red soil plateaus, with three rivers flowing traversing the landscape". After being rescued by the local Tibetan people, the three American pilots finally return home.

　　According to the historical record, in 1944 there was indeed an American transport plane which crashed in the town of Zhongdian within Yunnan province while flying over the Sino-Indian air route. After a careful investigation into these events, it was determined that the beautiful "Shangri-la" described in "The Lost Horizon" is, in fact, the city of Zhongdian, located in the Deqen Tibentan Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.

　　Even Today, Zhongdian County remains an untainted natural paradise which retains a mysterious and bewitching quality.

　　Visitors to the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture are sure to find themselves in a land where mysterious tranquility pervades every inch of the ever-changing scenery.

　　Three snow-capped mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, tower magnificently over the landscape. The region is crisscrossed by the Golden Sand, Mekong, and Yangtze Rivers. These snowy peaks form a beautiful backdrop whose beauty is a feast to behold. Mirror-like lakes, scattered across the vast expanse of grassland, look like rich jewels inlaid on a beautiful tapestry. Cattle graze leisurely in the meadows, where exotic flowers and luxuriant grass wave at the request of the gentle breeze. In the depths of the surrounding forests is an exotic world of rare birds and animals.

　　Mother Nature has endowed Shangri-la with bountiful natural wealth, making the land a happy home for the 100,000 Tibetans, Lisus, Naxis and Yis who call the area their home. As is this pristine natural environment, these nationalities are all kind, honest, extremely hospitable to outsiders. The lamasery of "Shangri-la" is Guihua Temple, or Songzanlinbu Lamasery in Tibet. The lamasery, with 800 lamas, resembles Butala Palace of Lasha in its layout. The five-story Tibetan style building is covered with wooden carvings and gold-plated copper tiles. You may have a look at the Gallery of Tibetan Religion and Culture in Deqen.

　　A highway links Zhongdian to Kunming by a distance of 700 kilometres, and by 1999 an airline route will have been commissioned between the two places. Now, it is possible to book either a seater bus or sleeper bus from any large bus station in Kunming.

Climate In Yunnan Area
Climate
temperature: centigrade
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kunming
7.8
9.38
13.2
16.7
19.3
19.5
19.9
19.2
17.6
  15.0
11.5
8.3
Dali
8.6
10.5
14.2
17.8
20.3
20.8
20.8
20.1
18.5
16.0
11.7
8.3
Xishuang Banna
15.7
17.7
20.9
24.1
25.6
25.6
25.3
24.9
24.4
22.5
19.3
16.2
Lijiang
5.9
7.5
10.4
13.3
16.6
17.8
18.1
17.3
16.0
13.3
9.0
6.3
Shangrila
-3.8
-1.6
1.7
5.2
9.5
12.6
13.2
12.5
11.1
6.5
0.8
-2.9
Dehong

9.9
11.2
16.2

20.6
22.6
22.5
22.0
21.8
20.6
19.7
18.6
14.2

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