Deqin County
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Dêqên County is located in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
province, China
.
(Dwb), which is remarkable for its latitude. Although mean maximum temperatures, as in Lhasa
and Shigatse
, are above freezing even in January, minima are below freezing from November to March and occasionally fall below −10 C. The town is nonetheless a little warmer during the winter than Shangri-La County
to the east despite being slightly higher in elevation, due to its more southerly aspect. Rainfall is heavily concentrated between June and September and snowfall is rare but still causes major transport problems in the winter.
Deqin can be reached by many daily buses traveling North from Kunming - Dali - Lijiang - Zhongdian - Deqin.
The route is a very scenic and most of it is a newly built highway apart from the Zhongdian to Deqin section which is a winding mountain road through the scenic North Yunnan/Tibetan mountains.
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
province, China
China
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Climate
Being located at an altitude of 3500 metres (11,482.9 ft), Dêqên has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb) that borders closely on a humid continental climateHumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
(Dwb), which is remarkable for its latitude. Although mean maximum temperatures, as in Lhasa
Lhasa
Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
and Shigatse
Shigatse
Shigatse is a county-level city and the second largest city in Tibet Autonomous Region , People's Republic of China, with a population of 92000, about southwest of Lhasa and northwest of Gyantse...
, are above freezing even in January, minima are below freezing from November to March and occasionally fall below −10 C. The town is nonetheless a little warmer during the winter than Shangri-La County
Shangri-La County
Shangri-La County is a primarily Tibetan county in northwestern Yunnan province, Southwest China and is the location of the seat of the Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.-Name:...
to the east despite being slightly higher in elevation, due to its more southerly aspect. Rainfall is heavily concentrated between June and September and snowfall is rare but still causes major transport problems in the winter.
Transportation
- China National Highway 214China National Highway 214China National Highway 214 runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunnan. It is 3,256 kilometres in length and runs south from Xining towards Tibet, and ends in Yunnan Province.-Route and distance:-External links:*...
Deqin can be reached by many daily buses traveling North from Kunming - Dali - Lijiang - Zhongdian - Deqin.
The route is a very scenic and most of it is a newly built highway apart from the Zhongdian to Deqin section which is a winding mountain road through the scenic North Yunnan/Tibetan mountains.