Shangri-La
It may not be easy to get to Tibet, but the opportunity to visit the "Little Potala Palace" is close at hand. The Songtsamlin Monastery is like an ancient fortress built on a mountain, with gilded copper tiles hiding lifelike Buddha statues and dazzling murals, silently expounding the art and heritage of Tibetan Buddhism. Pudacuo National Park is the first national park in China, with mountains, lakes, forests, meadows, and a variety of landforms. In the small village of Luo Rong in the hinterland of Pudacuo, you can walk into a Tibetan home and change into fine Tibetan costumes, and follow the villagers to find matsutake mushrooms and make yogurt.