Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecturelie inNorthwest Yunnan, The southeast boundary of the stateLijiang City, SouthwestNujiang Prefecture, The northwest neighborTibet Autonomous RegionNyingchi、Changdu, Northeast andSichuan ProvinceGanzi Prefecture、Liangshan Prefectureborder. Located in the transition zone from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the northern section of the Hengduan Mountains, the southeastern edge of the Meili Snow Mountain, the Jinsha River and the Lancang River run through the state border. Diqing Prefecture has traditionally belonged to the Kang District, historically an important town of the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road" and the core area of the World Natural Heritage "Three Parallel Rivers". It has also become a famous tourist attraction because of "Shangri-La".
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It has jurisdiction over 1 county-level city, 1 county, and 1 autonomous county.
- County-level city:Shangri-La
- County:Deqin County
- Autonomous County:Weixi Lisu Autonomous County
