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Mysterious Shangri-la in autumn

&$ &$Herdsmen's dwellings nestle at the foot of Haba Snow mountain of Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan province. Located in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Region, and situated in the southeast fringe of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Shangri-la is a land of... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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