Dongzhulin Temple

Refined rooms with outdoor showers in a genteel resort with a spa & dining, plus free breakfast. Surrounded by mountains, in a series of Tibetan farmhouse-style villas, this polished, secluded resort is 9 km from the naturally formed Tiansheng Bridge over Fulu River, and 23 km from Diqing Shangri-la Airport. Warm, 1- and 2-bedroom rooms feature carved wood furniture and colorful Tibetan decor. All offer free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs, along with tea and coffeemaking facilities, minibars, and outdoor showers. Some add in-room wooden soaking tubs and/or fireplaces, and 1 adds day beds for spa treatments. Breakfast is included. Dining options include an elegant Tibetan restaurant, a Mongolian Yurt, and a cozy tea lounge. There’s also a spa.

Shangri-La is a county-level city in northwestern Yunnan province, China, named after the mythical land depicted in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon. It is the capital and largest city of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Ganden Döndrubling or Dongzhulin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, China around 1574. At the time of founding, the monastery followed Kagyu tradition. Around 1670s, the monastery was converted to Gelug tradition.