Meadow Of Shangri-La - 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 Happy Land, Isolated From The Outside World. The Word Also Evokes The Imagery Of Exoticism Of The Orient. The Story Of Shangri-La Is Based On The Concept Of Shambhala, A Mystical City In Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Photo