Where is Shangri-La?
By Simon Chapman and D J Clark | China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-11 06:54
The geographic and cultural locations in James Hilton's iconic novel may have remained a mystery for one simple reason
Shangri-La, something people know but can't define. Is it an earthly paradise? A hotel chain? A Chinese city or town? A Tibetan Utopia?
The word first appears in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon, written by English author James Hilton. It is described as some hidden valley with a lamasery overlooking it and a perfect snow-coned peak rising above, whose inhabitants have learned the secret of inner peace and extraordinary long life.
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