A Mysterious and Legendary Place - Shambhala

Even though we can get to the other side of the world in less than a day, there are still places that resist becoming everyday. Over the centuries they have accumulated tall stories like Manhattan accumulates tall buildings. So pack your compass, reading glasses and imagination for a journey to sites of myth and legend. Here is a place that are caught in the imagination more tightly than on any map for your China tour.

Shambhala, Tibet

The kingdom of Shambhala hides somewhere deep within the snow-stained peaks of the Himalayas. An enlightened, peaceful ‘Pure Land’ of Buddhist lore, it can be reached only by individuals who have racked up the appropriate karma. Explorers in the past century have set out to find Shambhala in Tibet, which is also where James Hilton placed it in his novel Lost Horizon (under the name of Shangri-la). Since no one has yet discovered the kingdom, perhaps the next best thing is the town of Zhongdian on the China–Tibet border. It was renamed Shangri-la in 2001, claiming to be the place’s inspiration.

I once read a Lost Horizon. In the novel, a high mountain which is higher than Mount Everest in unknown by people outside the mountain. The horizon of the novel happen to coming here named Shangri-la after air crash. Many tour company in China provide Shangri-la tours but I think the now Shangri-la we know is not the best place.