How far is it from Dali to Shangri-La?
It is about 309 kilometers from Dali to Shangri-La. There are the following ways from Dali to Shangri-La:
Take the bus directly from Dali to Shangri-La at Xiaguan Passenger Terminal, which takes about 4 hours.
You can take the PolyU Expressway by car, which takes about 3 hours.
1. Shangri-La climate
1. Monsoon climate
Subject to the alternating control of the southwest monsoon and the south branch westerly jet stream, the dry and wet seasons are distinct, and it rains from June to October. The weather is frequent, and rainfall accounts for 10 to 80% of the annual precipitation, forming a wet season. From November to May, there are many sunny days, sufficient sunshine, large evaporation, and rainfall accounting for 10 to 20% of the annual precipitation, forming a dry season.
2. Three-dimensional climate
The county has towering snow-capped mountains and deep valleys. The climate changes with altitude, from the Jinsha River Valley at an altitude of 1,503 meters to Haba at an altitude of 5,309 meters. On the top of the snow mountain, there are six climate zones: valley north subtropical zone, mountain warm temperate zone, mountain temperate zone, mountain cold temperate zone, alpine sub-frigid zone and alpine frigid zone. The county's climate is wide and narrow, forming a typical three-dimensional climate of "one mountain with four seasons".
3. Plateau climate
The county is located on the northerly Tropic of Cancer 3°25′, with the Shangri-La Plateau dominated by Zhongdian Bazi and Zhongdian Bazi, with an average altitude of 3,450 meters and solar radiation all year round. There is abundant energy, the annual temperature range is small, there is no summer all year round, and the average temperature is 5.5℃. However, the atmosphere is highly transparent, the solar radiation is strong, the temperature increases sharply during the day, the temperature drops quickly at night, and the daily temperature range is large. The daily temperature range in the dry season can reach 30°C. It can be said that "there are no four seasons in a year, but four seasons in one day."
4. Topographic Microclimate
The terrain of Shangri-La is low in the south and high in the north. The south welcomes the warm and humid air flow from the south. The precipitation is relatively abundant and the climate is humid, while the north is relatively dry. Shangri-La has a complex topographic structure, with various climate types embedded and intertwined. Within the same vertical climate zone, there are individual small terrain climates such as forest climate, grassland climate, and lake basin climate, forming a climate characteristic of "different days in every mile".
2. Ethnic groups in Shangri-La
In addition to Tibetans, the main ethnic group in Shangri-La is Han, Naxi, Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Lisu, Lahu, There are more than twenty ethnic groups including Wa, Yao, Jingpo, Bulang, Buyi, Achang, Hani, Xibe, Pumi, Mongolian, Nu, Jinuo, Deang, Shui, Manchu, and Dulong.