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Shangrila

Shangrila (香格里拉, Xiānggélǐlā; སེམས་ཀྱི་ཉི་ཟླ, Semkyi'nyida; formerly Zhongdian 中甸 Zhōngdiàn in Chinese, and Gyalthang རྒྱལ་ཐང། in Tibetan) is in Yunnan Province. The second town with this name is in Sichuan, and known as the gateway to Yading National Park.

110km

27.8333399.701667

Dali

Dali (大理; Dàlǐ) is a city in Yunnan Province in China famous for its old town and handicrafts.

310km

25.70027778100.15638889

Yuanmou

Yuanmou is a rural county in Central Yunnan. It is administratively part of Chuxiong Prefecture.

430km

25.70785147101.87264245

Yunnan

Yunnan (云南; Yúnnán) is a province in southern China, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam as well as the Chinese provinces and regions of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet.

489km

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Three Parallel Rivers

80km

27.89598.40638889

Potatso National Park

national park of the People's Republic of China

138km

27.82599.99527778
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Deqin

China
Someday we will visit Deqin or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Deqin

Deqin is a county in the Hengduanshan Mountains in Yunnan province. 80% of its 55,000 inhabitants are Tibetan. If you can deal with the altitude (3,550m) it makes a great place to hike from, and if you can not then just hanging out in town is also very rewarding. A small piece of Tibet, accessible without expensive permits.

Dêqên occupies the northwest corner of Diqing Prefecture, and in latitude has a range of 27° 33'−29° 15' N and in longitude has a range of 98° 36'−99° 33' E, covering an area of 7,596 square kilometres (2,933 sq mi), bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the northwest and Sichuan to the northeast. It is located in the central part of the Hengduan Mountains, and contains the valleys of the Salween, Mekong, and Jinsha Rivers.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

4.1°C-6.2
Precipitation: 8.8 mm

Feb

4.5°C-5
Precipitation: 19 mm

Mar

6.8°C-2.4
Precipitation: 52.3 mm

Apr

10.1°C0.6
Precipitation: 56.8 mm

May

15°C4.7
Precipitation: 47 mm

Jun

17.9°C8.6
Precipitation: 60.8 mm

Jul

18.1°C9.6
Precipitation: 118.5 mm

Aug

17.7°C9.4
Precipitation: 112.2 mm

Sep

15.9°C7.7
Precipitation: 73.1 mm

Oct

12.8°C3.3
Precipitation: 46.9 mm

Nov

8.8°C-1.6
Precipitation: 19.8 mm

Dec

5.6°C-5
Precipitation: 6.9 mm
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