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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.

110km

28.598.9

Lijiang

Lijiang (丽江; Lìjiāng) is a small city in Yunnan Province, China. It was once the capital of a small kingdom and is a busy world heritage listed tourist town today.

112km

26.87017100.23437

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.

380km

25102
Sights (7)

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery

monastery and former palace of local government

3.0km

27.8633333399.70416667

Potatso National Park

national park of the People's Republic of China

32km

27.82599.99527778

Tiger Leaping Gorge

75km

27.23593611100.13248056

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Mountain massif or small mountain range in China

89km

27.09833333100.175

Black Dragon Pool

Black Dragon Pool is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk north of the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan province, China. It was built in 1737 during the Qing dynasty and offers views of the region's tallest mountain, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, over its white marble bridge.

110km

26.88760833100.233275

Lugu Lake

122km

27.7100.8

Three Parallel Rivers

144km

27.89598.40638889
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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.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

6.9°C-9.8
Precipitation: 10.1 mm

Feb

7.2°C-6.5
Precipitation: 16.5 mm

Mar

9.4°C-2.7
Precipitation: 33.6 mm

Apr

12.5°C0.2
Precipitation: 30.9 mm

May

16.8°C4
Precipitation: 37 mm

Jun

19.4°C9
Precipitation: 76.8 mm

Jul

19.4°C10.4
Precipitation: 154.4 mm

Aug

19.1°C9.8
Precipitation: 146.7 mm

Sep

17.6°C8
Precipitation: 83.7 mm

Oct

14.7°C2
Precipitation: 45.1 mm

Nov

11.3°C-5.1
Precipitation: 11.3 mm

Dec

8.6°C-9.6
Precipitation: 4.7 mm
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