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Shangri-La Travel Tips
Shangri-la is located in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Region, and it is a rare pure land where natural ecology and the traditional culture are perfectly preserved. The natural landscape and cultural landscape are quite abundant here which makes it a great tourism destination. There are 13 ethnic groups living here such as Tibetan ethnic group, Naxi ethnic groups, Yi ethnic group and so on. So Shangri-la is also a place filled with unique ethnic customs.
Here are some important tips for tourists to Shangri-la:
1) Except May-July and September-October, other times are not goof for your trip to Shangri-la due to the bad weather and inconvenient conditions.
2) Don't set your trip during the Spring Festival holiday; because the temperature is too low at this time no matter indoor or outdoor. The icy roads also make it quite inconvenient.
3) Don’t forget to bring your down jacket, gloves, and other cold-proof clothing to cope with the cold weather. In addition, to deal with the dry climate, it is also better to take sunscreen, sunbonnet, or sunglasses with you.
4) The weather in plateaus always changeable, so tourists are advised to take several plastic bags if they are going out to travel. So they can cover it on the camera when meet a rainy day and these plastic bags can also prevent the dust.
5) Diqing is of high altitude (3300 meters), which is unfavorable to do the vigorous exercises or drink too much wine. Eating more vegetables and fruit can help a lot to avoid altitude sickness. If it’s necessary, you can also rent a small oxygen tank from your hotel.
6) When you are traveling to snow mountains, in addition to cold-proof clothing, you also need to prepare a sunglass to avoid snow blindness.
These are some recommended things to do in Shangri-la:
1) Learning local dances and songs.
2) Looking for the See flowers which is the symbol of love and auspicious.
3) Appreciating the folk craft arts in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and Tibetan dwellings. These craft arts include murals, sculptures, earthenware and so on.
4) Riding a horse to run on the prairie can be really enjoyable that you can even not want to stop.
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