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An ethnic Tibetan has continued to develop new ways to showcase Shangri-La's traditional culture to visitors from around the world, Fang Aiqing reports.

Arro Khampa boutique hotel is located in Dukezong town in Yunnan province's Shangri-La. Its founder, 49-year-old ethnic Tibetan Dakpa Kelden, and his team ceremoniously greet guests with khata - silk scarves traditionally presented to visitors - to the soundtrack of a xianzi (a two-stringed bowed instrument) strummed by one of the employees.

The hosts start singing and dancing long before their guests arrive. It's natural in Tibetan communities, where a saying goes: "If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance."