Shannan region of Tibet, known as Yalong River in history, is located in the northern part of Himalayas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the southern part of Gangdise Mountain and Nyainqentanglha Mountain, and in the wide valley in the middle reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River. It borders Lhasa in the north, Linzhi in the east, Shigatse in the west, India and Bhutan in the south and southwest respectively. The boundary line is more than 630 kilometers long with a total area of 79,700 square kilometers. It governs 12 counties, and is inhabited by 14 ethnic groups with a population of about 330,000.

Shannan region has an average elevation of 3,700 meters, which is one of the areas with relatively low altitude on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Influenced by the warm and humid air flow in the Indian Ocean, the climate is warm and humid, with good climatic conditions, belonging to the semi-arid and semi-humid climate of the plateau. Collected the main historical and cultural tourism resources in Shannan. There are 9 state-level cultural relics protection units, 9 autonomous regional cultural relics 10, and 29 local (city) cultural relics.

With the economic and social development in Shannan region, the income of urban and rural residents has increased rapidly, the consumption structure has accelerated, and the quality of life has improved significantly. In 20 10, the per capita income of farmers and herdsmen in the whole region reached 4,329 yuan, the disposable income of urban households reached 14 179 yuan, and the savings deposits of urban and rural residents increased from 370,000 yuan in 1959 to 2,364 million yuan. Housing conditions have improved significantly. At present, the per capita living area in rural areas has reached 42 square meters, nearly twice the average level of the whole autonomous region, and the per capita living area of urban residents has reached 33 square meters.

In 20 10, the GDP of Shannan region was 5.305 billion yuan, which was 5.8 times that of the earliest recorded 1990 of 278 million yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 14.8%, which was higher than the average growth rate of the whole autonomous region. The per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen was 4,329 yuan, 40.2 times of the earliest records of 1975 and 1007.7 yuan, and also higher than the per capita income of farmers and herdsmen in the whole autonomous region.