Diqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Yunnan is a major stop on the Shangri-la travel route. A 315-km section of the Kunming-Lhasa Highway conducts from Dali to Zhongdian County , theeat of the prefecture 659 km from Kunming . Situated where Jinsha, Nujiang and Lancang rivers run abreast on the southeast edge of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, Diqing's landscape encompasses snow-clad peaks, deep ravines, vast prairies, alpine lakes and virgin forests, a landscape with all the elements implied in the word "Shangrila". Major attractiona: Snow-Clad Meili Mountain, Hutiao Gorge on Jinsha River, Bitahai Nature Reserve, Baishui Terrace and Gedun Songtsan's Forest and Temple.
Diqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Yunnan is a major stop on the Shangri-la travel route. A 315-km section of the Kunming-Lhasa Highway conducts from Dali to Zhongdian County , theeat of the prefecture 659 km from Kunming . Situated where Jinsha, Nujiang and Lancang rivers run abreast on the southeast edge of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, Diqing's landscape encompasses snow-clad peaks, deep ravines, vast prairies, alpine lakes and virgin forests, a landscape with all the elements implied in the word "Shangrila". Major attractiona: Snow-Clad Meili Mountain, Hutiao Gorge on Jinsha River, Bitahai Nature Reserve, Baishui Terrace and Gedun Songtsan's Forest and Temple. 