Yunnan is located in southwest China ... In a meadow south of Shangri-La, the new Pioneer Book Store, which also includes a café and a souvenir shop, breathes new life into several traditional ...

The concept of "Shangri-La" was popularized by British novelist James Hilton in his 1933 novel Lost Horizon. Hilton described a small, harmonious village nestled in the Kunlun Mountains where the ...

Hilton is said to have taken his inspiration for Shangri-La in part from the writings of the eccentric botanist Joseph Rock, whose tales of exploration and adventure in remote Yunnan, Tibet ...

In Yunnan (a province larger than Germany in ... past the tourist town of Zhongdian (recently renamed Shangri- La), the way becomes quieter. Prayer wheels spin "into a rainbow blur" along the ...

A gastronomic showcase: Where China meets the French "art de vivre" Nestled in the stunning landscapes of Shangri-La in Yunnan's northwestern highlands, the region's rich biodiversity, abundant ...

Benichou said he cherishes Yunnan's diversity in terms of ethnic culture, climate and topography. "From the snowy mountains of Shangri-La to the tropical rainforests of Xishuangbanna, with its ...