Shangri-La is a primarily Tibetan county, formerly called Zhongdian County but was renamed after the fictional land of Shangri-la to encourage tourism

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Shangri-La is a primarily Tibetan county, formerly called Zhongdian County but was renamed after the fictional land of Shangri-la to encourage tourism. Many travellers use the town as a gateway into Tibet, but the town itself is a tourist destination

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