Shangri-La
Fictional location in the Himalayas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山),[1] described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains.[1] Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia – an enduringly happy land, isolated from the world. In the novel, the people who live in Shangri-La are almost immortal, living hundreds of years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance.
| Shangri-La | |
|---|---|
| Lost Horizon location | |
| Genre | Novel |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Valley |
Ancient Tibetan scriptures mention the existence of seven such places as Nghe-Beyul Khembalung.[2] Khembalung is one of several Utopia beyuls (hidden lands similar to Shangri-La) which Tibetan Buddhists believe that Padmasambhava established in the 9th century CE as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife.[3]