In the year 1893, James Hilton described an eternally peaceful
and quiet place among mountains in the East—— "Shangri-La" in one of his novels
for the first time. In the novel "Lost Horizon", an English diplomat Conway and
his brother Gorge scattered the English citizens and helped them leave the
dangerous region.
people found that Diqing Prefecture, the only Tibetan
region in Yunnan, China, has striking similarity with what’s described in the
tale regarding either on natural scenery or people’s way of living. Therefore,
the name of "DiqingShangri-La" spreads worldwide.