Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, \\\”Shangri-La\\\” is 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 but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia�a permanently [...]

The Old Town of Lijiang is a famous UNESCO Heritage Site located in Lijiang City, Yunnan, China.
History
The town has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Lijiang old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. The [...]

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Kunming
Kunming is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the Spring City?or City of Eternal Spring?
Kunming is the political, economic, communications and cultural center of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government. It is also home to several [...]

Lugu Lake lies 200 kilometers (approximately 124 miles) from the center of Lijiang City, on the border between Ninglang County in Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province. The lake is like a beautiful pearl shining among the hills of the northwest plateau in Yunnan.
The lake is in the shape of a horse\’s hoof [...]