How amazing the western Yunnan tourist loop is!

Shangri-la: The center of the sun and the moon

Also located in Diqing Prefecture, Shangri-la City boasts the first national park of China——the Pudacuo National Park where there are mirror-like alpine lakes, grasslands with plenty of water and lush grass, flower-blooming wetlands, and primitive forest.

Here, the Dukezong ancient town is the largest well-preserved traditional Tibetan house cluster in China. Walking in this 1,300-year-old town, visitors can find many traces left behind by the horse caravans in the old times.

Here, the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is known as the “Little Potala Palace”. Built on a mountain slope, the monastery is in a unique shape and is regarded as a “Tibetan Art Museum”.

Here, the Balog Zon is a fairyland on earth and also the most mysterious among all mysterious lands.

Here, deep in the forest, the Napa Lake forms a beautiful painting together with the snow peaks, grasslands, yaks and sheep.