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3. Shangri-La is an interesting lost city because its
origin comes from a modern and very fictional
work. James Hilton’s 1933 novel “Lost
Horizon” tells of a mystical valley hidden in the
Kunlun Mountains in Tibet which is completely
untouched and unspoiled by modern ways.
Shangri-La is described as a harmonious utopia
and its inhabitants are said to be imparted with
all of the wisdom of the human race and they
enjoy near-immortality. It is believed that Hilton
drew inspiration from other Asian traditions
such as the concepts of hidden lands like the
Beyuls and Shambhala, but there is also
historical evidence from the 16th century which

4. showed that people long ago sought hidden
harmony in Tibet. A Western Jesuit priest heard
tales from the court of Monghul emperor Akbar
that there existed a place in Tibet which was the
origin of all religions. The priest sketched a
strange map which showed Tibet as a great
white blank except for a place labelled
‘Manasarovar lacus’ (Lake Manasarovar). Next
to this place was the annotation ‘Here it is said
Christians live’. The priest’s young successor, a
Portuguese Jesuit named Antonio Andrade,
undertook a religious quest in pursuit of this
mythical community but sadly found nothing
near the region marked on the map.
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