[Explanation] On February 20, the reporter saw in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province that the 2023 Tibetan New Year cultural and tourism activities kicked off at the Moonlight Square in the ancient city of Dukezong.

　　[Explanation] While the people of Diqing are singing and dancing to welcome the Tibetan New Year, Shangri-La's rich and colorful Tibetan cultural experience also attracts many tourists to go sightseeing.

　　[Explanation] Recently, the travel photography market in Shangri-La is booming. In the ancient city of Dukezong, tourists can be seen wearing Tibetan costumes and transforming into "Tashi" and "Zhuoma" anytime and anywhere, leaving travel in the ancient city of Dukezong beautiful moment in.

Unique Tibetan costumes and ancient city buildings together constitute a beautiful "landscape".

　　[Concurrent] Tourists

　　We came here to experience a lot of culture. There are museums to visit, and we can learn about Tibetan culture. The scenery is also quite beautiful, and they are all very good. We came here to shoot in Tibetan clothes.

　　[Explanation] In the Thangka Art Center in the ancient city of Dukezong, the thangka painter Lu Rong, the team leader, is guiding tourists to experience Thangka painting.

　　[Explanation] Thangka is a scroll painting framed with colorful satin. It is a unique painting art form in Tibetan culture. In 2006, it was included in the first batch of China's intangible cultural heritage protection list.

Nowadays, tourists from all over the world not only watch and collect thangkas, but also hope to experience the process of drawing thangkas in person.

　　[Concurrent] Thangka painter Lu Rong, team leader

　　We make a draft, and they (tourists) are responsible for coloring. Tourists can also choose other (methods) if they have time. They can draw many kinds (patterns) based on their own imagination (creation).

More and more tourists come to us to experience thangka, one after another.

　　[Explanation] If you want to understand a place in depth, food culture must be an essential part.

In Shangri-La, Tibetan food is not only loved by locals, but also the first choice for foreign tourists to experience local traditional food culture.

　　[Explanation] In recent years, with the rapid development of social economy, more and more Tibetan restaurants have begun to innovate their menus, and some restaurants have also begun to focus on "ecological brands".

　　[Concurrent] Zhaxi Peichu, head of Karakal Tibetan Restaurant

　　We hope to bring the most authentic local ingredients to our guests.

In other words, in the whole process, what we want to bring to our guests is about our local culture and our traditions.

Because here, in our village, there are still many people who are sticking to our tradition, not using pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

We hope to bring this spirit and culture to our guests, and use this restaurant as a window to understand the authenticity behind our Shangri-La and its unique regional culture.

　　Reporter Du Xiaoxiao, Han Shuainan, Yunnan Diqing

Editor in charge: [Liu Xingchen]