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Diqing
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English
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 迪庆 Díqìng.
Proper noun
en Tibetan autonomous prefecture p/Yunnan c/China.
en July 26, 1998 Charles Hutzler On Chinese Frontier, Tibetans Reclaiming Their Lives, Culture Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-26-mn-7218-story.html But Diqing is part of China proper, not Tibet, and its people appear reconciled to Chinese rule. https://web.archive.org/web/20261001120125/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-26-mn-7218-story.html 1 October 2026
en May 31, 2006 Jonathan Watts Welcome to Shangri-la. By order of the state council of the Chinese government The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/01/china.travelnews This fertile plainwas designated as Zhongdian, a county in the Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture of north-west Yunnan prefecture.
en 2014 Michelle Olsgard Stewart Constructing and Deconstructing the Commons Emily T. Yeh; Christopher R. Coggins Mapping Shangrila: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands Seattle University of Washington Press 9780295993577 Governance and Development: Comparisons between Dongwa and Shusong https://uw.manifoldapp.org/read/68486fbd-ef5e-4c76-8406-2ceeddaff3bb/section/7f739c3c-1151-434a-adff-e413ef1ab4a7 Diqing is a region experiencing rapid development transitions related to China’s Great Western Development strategy
Translations
Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 迪庆 Díqìng