Shangri La
July 10th 2011 Shangri La (Zhongdian) maybe Diqing
Who knows where we really are. The town’s name was changed to Shangri La in 2001 to try and tap into the tourist trade. Anyway we are a long way from anywhere on a plateau, snuggled between mountains on the border with Tibet.
The Tibetan influence is very strong here though it is obvious who is in charge and it stems from Beijing. A massive amount of money is
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