zyj07212021-02-27👍696 it was the british writer james hilton’s novel, the lost horizon, some 50 years ago, that brought fame to an unknown and uncontaminated place- shangri-la – a household name. the novel described in great detail the stunning scenery in the area: the azure sky, the breathtaking beauty and the hospitality of unsophisticated people who welcome weary travelers to their homeland. in tibetan, shangri- la means a place of good fortune and luck. located in the midst of three rivers; the torrential jinsha, langcang and nujiang, shangri-la is a sacred scenic region with distinguishing features. scores of years have witnessed the failure of numerous efforts to seek out and pinpoint the exact location of this dreamland. a few years ago, after years of persistent searching and researching, the government of yunnan province finally declared the discovery of shangri-la and the long lost horizon was recovered in diqing, this stunning prefecture in yunnan province.