I am not sure whether it should be Shangrila, Zhongdian or Diqing, i think they are all the same. This place is culturally Tibetans but politically Chinese, the locals speak mostly Tibetans among themselves and Mandarin to the tourists. We flew to Diqing from Kunming by Eastern China Air, ~1 hour flight from Kunming Wujiaba airport. Shangrila was surprisingly cold. We didn't know it would be so cold in late April. Ground temperature was 2ÂșC. We were approached by a group of taxi drivers and tourist touts as we came out from the airport. We eventually decided to hire a car to take us around Diqing. Our little hotel is named Happy Garden Hotel, we booked online. It's located somewhere close to the Museum and the Big Temple. The hotel location is central and it's also
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