Shedi Grassland on the Yunnan Plateau

Shedi Grassland on the Yunnan Plateau Shedi Grassland, Is this name beautiful or meaningful? Neither. Shedi Township is a highland town in Qiubei County, Yunnan (elevation over 2,500 meters), Underdeveloped and poor. With the booming tourism of Qiubei Puzhehei, Shedi Grassland tourism has also been driven. Shedi is Yi language, She: ravine; Di: depression, Meaning green valley. There are sub-alpine pastures, plateau scenery, large stone basins, and large-scale wind power generation. Yangxiong Mountain in Shedi Grassland Scenic Area is the highest mountain in Qiubei County, With an elevation of over 2,500 meters. Shedi has 100,000 mu of grassland, The largest grassland in Yunnan Province, Developed by artificial cultivation in 1992, Not a natural grassland. The construction of large grasslands has brought about the development of animal husbandry in Shedi. The large stone basin is a place where tourists are more concentrated, It looks like a pocket version of the Yunnan Stone Forest. The grass quality of the plateau pasture is very good, The quality of the mutton is also first-class. Cut a piece of roasted whole lamb, Dip it in the sauce, The mouth is full of fragrance. The special geographical and climatic environment of the plateau, Cold, large temperature difference between day and night, Not suitable for growing any crops, The local Shedi purple potato (potato) was once the main food for some villages in Shedi to solve the problem of food and clothing. Now roasted potatoes have become a delicacy in the mouths of tourists. Large-scale planting of calendula on the Shedi Plateau, It is used for medicinal and pigment extraction. Another famous medicinal crop on the Yunnan Plateau is Panax notoginseng.