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2006-08-15 06:07:52 · 6 answers · asked by celina 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British writer James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Himalaya. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. The story of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
2006-08-15 06:12:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shangri-la - A paradise on earth. The hidden paradise described by English novelist James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon (1933).
2006-08-15 13:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by king_con 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a name, I believe from oriental cultures, that is the equivalent to "Eden" or "Val-Hallah". The best word to describe it would be "Utopia", which basically means that it is an idealistic place where everything is perfect and serene.
2006-08-15 13:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by baldninja2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a mythical perfect place, like Utopia.
2006-08-15 13:16:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a fictional place in the book lost horizon by james hilton. it somewhere in the himalayas
2006-08-15 13:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by xiy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with all above description.. there is also a place with this name in northern area's of pakistan, n it is definaltly the most beautiful area just like mystery...
2006-08-15 13:22:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋