This area which now takes on the name of Shangri La in 2001 mostly for marketing reasons. The town is split between Tibetan and Han Chinese residents, as well as a fair smattering of Naxi, Bai, Yi and Lisu, with the surrounding countryside entirely Tibetan. Such images as the great Yangtze river (third longest in the world), Tiger leaping gorge, and the Tsongzanling monastary are displayed.
Matthew Laurence 
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