Dear Sis, How have you been?[qh]
亲爱的姐姐，你最近好吗？[qh]
I'm having a good time on my holiday. Do you remember how it was our dream to find Shangri-La some day?[qh]
我假期玩得很愉快。你记得我们曾梦想有一天能找到香格里拉吗？[qh]
You know that place in James Hilton's Lost Horizon. Well, now I can safely say that I've been there![qh]
你知道的，那地方出现在了詹姆斯·希尔顿的《消失的地平线》里。现在，我确信地说，我到过那里了！[qh]
Before you get too excited, I must admit that this Shangri-La is the name of a city in Yunnan, China, and not the place in the book![qh]
你不要太兴奋哟，我必须承认这香格里拉是中国云南的一个城市名字，而不只是书里的！[qh]
I decided to come here because I wanted to experience the real Shangri-La for myself, even if it's different from the paradise we read about. So far, I really like it here.[qh]
我决定到这里来是因为我想亲自体验真正的香格里拉，即使与我们在书中读到的乐园不同。到目前为止，我真的很喜欢这儿。[qh]
On Monday, I left Lhasa at noon, and after changing flights once, I reached Shangri-La -- also called "Zhongdian" -- at eight in the evening.[qh]
星期一中午我离开了拉萨，在换乘了一次航班后于晚上八点到达香格里拉，这也叫“中甸”。[qh]
The airport is not far from the city, so my taxi ride to the hotel was very short. That night, I was so exhausted that I had a quick bite to eat and then crashed.[qh]
机场离市区不远，坐出租车就一会儿就到酒店了。那天晚上，我很累，匆匆吃过晚饭，然后就倒头入睡了。[qh]
Yesterday, I went to the Potatso National Park. The park covers such a wide area that the admission ticket for the park includes a bus tour, as it is the only way to see all the major sites in one day.[qh]
昨天，我去了普达措国家公园。公园占地面积很大，以至于门票里还含有一趟巴士之旅，因为这是唯一能在一天内看遍所有主要景点的方式。[qh]
Just to give you an idea of how large the place is, imagine a park that spans across vast forests, wetlands, lakes, meadows, and several villages![qh]
为了让你大概了解这个地方有多大，你可以想象一下一个这样的公园，它跨越多片广阔森林、湿地、湖泊、草地和数个村庄！[qh]
On the bus, I made friends with the passengers around me, and they said that I had definitely picked the right season to visit the park.[qh]
在巴士上，我和身边的乘客交了朋友，而且他们说我毫无疑问地选对了游览公园的季节。[qh]
The autumn scenery, they said, would be absolutely picture-perfect.[qh]
他们说，秋天的风景绝对是完美的。[qh]
On top of its beautiful scenery, the park is also famous for its rich biological diversity.[qh]
美丽的风景之外，公园还以生物多样性而为人所知。[qh]
Did you know that Potatso makes up less than one percent of China's total land area, but it contains more than 20 percent of the country's plant and animal species?[qh]
你知道吗？普达措只占中国土地面积不足百分之一，但却有整个国家20%以上的动植物品种。[qh]
The black-necked cranes were my favourites. I saw two of them at the picturesque Bita Lake![qh]
这里的黑颈鹤是我的最爱。我在风景如画的碧塔海看到了其中两只！[qh]
At Shudu Lake, the first stop on the bus tour, we saw horses, cows, and yaks enjoying the sunlight and eating grass contentedly.[qh]
在属都湖，也就是巴士之旅的第一站，我们看到了好多马、奶牛以及牦牛，它们在享受着阳光，惬意地吃着草。[qh]
As a nature lover like me, I'm sure you can imagine how delighted I was by this sight.[qh]
作为一个像我一样热爱自然的人，我相信你能够想象见到这样的风景我是多么地开心呀。[qh]
Bita Lake, however, is absolutely my favourite place in Potatso. Just imagine, a beautiful lake, blue skies, majestic mountains, and golden trees all around me.[qh]
不过，在普达措，碧塔海绝对是我最喜欢之地。稍微想象一下吧，一片美丽的湖，蔚蓝的天空，雄伟壮观的群山，还有环绕在我身旁的金色的树木。[qh]
In such tranquil surroundings, I could easily believe myself to be standing in James Hilton's Shangri-La.[qh]
在如此宁静的环境里，我无疑会认为自己就是置身于詹姆斯·希尔顿的香格里拉。[qh]
For those who live in cities like we do, spending time in nature can be an incredibly rejuvenating experience.[qh]
对那些像我们一样生活在城市里的人，能在大自然中消磨时光会是一种极好的恢复活力的体验。[qh]
Tomorrow, I am going hiking at the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Fingers crossed that there will be good weather![qh]
明天，我就要去虎跳峡徒步旅行。祈祷天气会好！[qh]
Anyway, I need to get some sleep now since tomorrow's going to be a long day, but I'll tell you all about it when I get back![qh]
不管怎样，我现在需要睡觉了，因为明天会是漫长的一天，不过，我回来后会告诉你一切的。[qh]