Shangri-La County is one of the counties with the largest land area and the lowest population density in Yunnan Province. Because of its scale, primitive gullies and peaks abound. These inaccessible places contain many secrets of nature.

Shangri-La County, formerly known as Zhongdian County, is called "Jiantang" in Tibetan, and it is said that it is the fief of the third son of the Tibetan king together with Batang and Litang. According to the historical records in Modern Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was the capital of Tubo China, and Tubo took Zhongdian as the frontier stronghold and managed and controlled Nanzhao for 70 years. The Yuan Dynasty was directly under the jurisdiction of Zheng Xuan Academy, and after the middle of Ming Dynasty, it was under the military and civilian government of Lijiang, Yunnan. In the second year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1724)

Zhongdian Guild Hall was established in 1998 and belongs to Yunnan Province.

May 1950 10, Zhongdian was peacefully liberated. It belongs to Lijiang District Administration Office. 1957 In September, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was established, and the state capital was located in Zhongdian County. 200165438+February, with the approval of the State Council, Zhongdian County was renamed Shangri-La County.

Shangri-La County is located in the southern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the hinterland of Hengduan Mountains. This is the intersection of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, and it is also the hinterland of the world-famous "Three Parallel Rivers" scenic spot. Total area 1 16 13 km2. In addition to the main ethnic groups, there are more than ten ethnic groups in Shangri-La County, including Han, Naxi, Yi and Bai, with a total population of nearly130,000 and a population density of 654.38+00/km2.

Shangri-La County is adjacent to Daocheng and Muli counties in Sichuan Province in the east; The west and south face Lijiang County and Weixi County across the Jinsha River; The north and Deqin County are separated by a strip of water.

There are towering snow-capped mountains, vast grasslands and deep valleys in the territory. There are 470 snow-capped mountains over 4000m above sea level, among which the most famous ones are Balagengzong Snow-capped Mountain, Du Lang Snow-capped Mountain and Haba Snow-capped Mountain. Mountains and rivers, magnificent, myriad gestures. "The mountains are steep and thundering, and the dead trees and vines are faint." Tiger leaping gorge attracts Chinese and foreign tourists with its majestic momentum; "A line divides the gutter, and two mountain gorges compete for stones as doors". Many stone gates on the desolate ancient tea-horse road and the colorful rift valley in the wonders of western Yunnan have opened their arms to tourists with their unique scenery.

Numerous quiet and mysterious alpine lakes, such as Bitahai, Shudu Lake and Napahai, in the depths of snow-capped mountains, the hinterland of grasslands, call people to unveil their beautiful veils. These lakes are clean and pure, with complete vegetation and no pollution.

Baishuitai, the largest flower spring platform in China, together with Xiagei Hot Spring, Tianshengqiao Hot Spring and Shangqiaotou Hot Spring, forms a picture of a famous spring and a famous stream.

The first bay of the Yangtze River is here, with weeping willows and dense rice, and a small bridge and flowing water paved a rural scenery in the south of the Yangtze River; The most vast pastoral area in Yunnan is here, where there are thousands of sheep and cattle, pastoral songs and intoxicating customs.

Shangri-La County has three climates: subtropical, warm and cold. The climate of Jinsha River Valley is dry and hot, while that of Snow Mountain is cold temperate and alpine. The local folk proverb says: the mountain is ten feet high, which is a world of difference; Four seasons in one mountain, ten miles in different days.

Religious culture is one of the most powerful cultures here, and Tibetan Buddhist culture has a profound influence on the clothing, food, shelter, transportation, speech and manners of Tibetans.

Magical and exquisite mountains and rivers and ancient national cultural accumulation have nurtured the kindness and broadmindedness of people of all ethnic groups in Shangri-La County, and also made the national festivals in this area unique. The Jockey Club on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the biggest festival in the county. At this time, experts gathered, famous horses roared, and the racecourse became a hero club. "Danba City" and "Gedong Festival" are two religious festivals with strange and mysterious forms and rich connotations. On February 8th of Naxi nationality, the Torch Festival of Yi nationality became the best way for people of all ethnic groups to vent their feelings.

People of all ethnic groups in Shangri-La County create their own beautiful songs and dances in their own unique aesthetic way, which has strong regional characteristics. Guozhuang in Dazhong Hall, Nishi's love dance and Wu Zhi's Reba all belong to Tibetan dances, but their styles and forms are different, or deep and dignified, or full of elegance, while Reba dance is passionate and unrestrained.

The dance steps of the Akabala dance of Naxi nationality are simple, while the Hulusheng dance and the opposite-foot dance of Yi nationality are lively and inspirational, which can arouse the enthusiasm of the audience.

Frequent cultural exchanges between different nationalities in history have created colorful national costumes, and the three-dimensional climate has forged rich architectural forms. There are 7 kinds of Tibetan costumes in China and 3 kinds of Naxi costumes. The architectural style of Tibetan dwellings in China almost covers the style of China dwellings except Dai architecture, while Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are heavy and majestic.

Delicious delicacies, water turns into gold. Shangri-La County is a famous forest kingdom, with timber reserves exceeding 1 100 million cubic meters and forest coverage rate reaching 36.4%. The wood produced here is delicate, thick and straight, as well as precious wood such as yew and Chinese fir. There are countless rare birds and animals in the virgin forest, such as golden monkey, red panda, wild bear, black musk deer, leopard, self-silver pheasant and so on. Shangri-La County produces a large number of valuable Chinese herbal medicines, such as Cordyceps sinensis, Fritillaria, Phyllanthus urinaria and Panax japonicus. There are many precious ornamental plants in Shangri-La County, such as orchids, Saussurea involucrata, primroses and lilies. In addition, there are abundant edible fungi, and the reserves of auricularia auricula, chicken fir and morel are amazing. Shangri-La County has set up wild mushroom markets such as Tricholoma matsutake to regulate the market transactions of a large number of wild mushrooms.

Shangri-La County is also very rich in mineral resources. There are more than ten kinds of discovered mineral resources, such as gold, silver, copper, manganese, tungsten, aluminum, lead and zinc. These deposits are characterized by abundant reserves and high grade.

Shangri-la has been mysterious and charming since ancient times. Just because the river is steep and the people of all ethnic groups in Shangri-La are hospitable by nature, it is difficult to make friends.

Nowadays, the moat has become a thoroughfare, the mysterious veil of Shangri-La has been unveiled, the journey of fairyland and Shangri-La has begun, the wave of developing Shangri-La has risen, the voice of Shangri-La people welcoming guests has been lit up, and the strange mountains and strange waters of Shangri-La are eagerly welcoming guests from all directions.