Shangri-la
Shangri-la (香格里拉, Xiānggélǐlā), formerly known as Zhongdian (中甸, Zhōngdiàn) and sometimes 'Gyalthang' in Tibetan, is where you really start to breathe in the Tibetan world – if you can breathe at all, given the altitude.
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Attraction in Shangri-laGanden Sumtseling Gompa - Attraction in Shangri-laPudacuo National Park
- Attraction in Shangri-laDeqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Museum
- Attraction in Shangri-laNapa Hai
- Attraction in Shangri-laBǎijī Sì
- Attraction in Shangri-laGyalthang Ringha Monastery
- Attraction in Shangri-laGuishan Buddhist Temple
- Attraction in Shangri-laZhuǎnjīng Tǒng
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