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Shangrila

Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, and particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world.

In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung.[1] Khembalung is one of several beyuls ("hidden lands" similar to Shangri-La) believed to have been created by Padmasambhava in the 8th century as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife (Reinhard 1978).

Many scholars believe that Shangri-La is Shambhala, a mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, which was sought by Eastern and Western explorers.

Tours
18-day Guangzhou Guilin Guiyang Kunming Lijiang Bullet Train Tour

18-day Guangzhou Guilin Guiyang Kunming Lijiang Bullet Train Tour

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18-day Guangzhou Guilin Guiyang Kunming Lijiang Bullet Train Tour covers the highlighted tourist attractions of Guangdong, Guangxi Guizhou and Yunnan in Southwest China.

16-day Southwest China Essence Tour

16-day Southwest China Essence Tour

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The 16-day Shanghai Guilin Kunming Dali Lijiang Shangrila Chengdu Leshan to Li River, Yangshuo, Longji Terraces, Stone Forest, Dali Lijiang Old Town, Panda Bases, Leshan Buddha, Mt.emei and more....

Attractions
Songzanlin Monastery

Songzanlin Monastery

The largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery like Potala Palace in Yunnan, Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is full of treasures such as golden josses, golden lamps, lections and silver censers.

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