LosthorizonJamesMiltonShangri-LaIntroductiontotheauthorJamesHilton(1900–1954)BestsellingEnglishnovelistAcademyAward–winningscreenwriterLostHorizon(1933)Goodbye,Mr.Chips(1934)Englishlifebetweenthetwoworldwars,itscelebrationofEnglishcharacter,anditshonestportrayaloflifeintheearlytwentiethcentury.StoryConwayABritishThenovelimpressesmeforthefollowingreasons:1.Shangri-La’seternityandtranquility.2.TheharmoniouscoexistenceofeasternandwesternelementsinShangri-La3.Theanti-wartheme1.Shangri-La’seternityandtranquilityPeopletherenevergrewold.….hefounditdifficulttoguesshisage;hissmallishandsomehowundetailedfeatures,togetherwiththemoistclaytextureofhisskin,gavehimalookmighteitherhavebeenthatofayoungmanprematurelyoldorofanoldmanremarkablywellpreserved.Shangri-Lawasabeautifulparadise.1.Shangri-La’seternityandtranquilityTherewashardlyanystirofwind,incontrasttotheuplandgalesthatragedthenightbefore;thewholevalley…wasaland-lockedharbor,withKarakalbroodingoverit,lighthouse-fashion…AtShangri-La,allwasindeepcalm.Inamoonlessskythestarwerelittothefull,andpalebluesheenlayuponthedomeofKarakalPeoplebelievedinmoderation.1.Shangri-La’seternityandtranquility…ourprevalentbeliefisinmoderation.Weinculcatethevirtueofavoidingexcessofallkinds–evenincluding,ifyouwillpardontheparadox,excessofvirtueitself.…Werulewithmoderatestrictness,andinreturnwearesatisfiedwithmoderateobedience…ourpeoplearemoderatelysober,moderatelychaste,andmoderatelyhonest.2.TheharmoniouscoexistenceofeasternandwesternelementsinShangri-LaReligionsBuildingsandequipmentLearningLamaismChristianityBuddhismTaoismTibetanmonasteryWesterndomesticinstallationCentralheatingReligiousdoctrineModernscienceLanguageMusic3.Theanti-wartheme1933DissatisfactionandresistanceWorldWarGreatdepressionImpact香格里拉市原名中甸县。香格里拉,是迪庆藏语,意为“心中的日月”。1933年,詹姆斯·希尔顿在其长篇小说《失去的地平线》中,首次描绘了一个远在东方群山峻岭之中的永恒和平宁静之地“香格里拉”。1996年10月,在云南寻找香格里拉的考察启动了。1997年9月,云南省政府在迪庆州府中甸县召开新闻发布会宣布:举世寻觅的世外桃源—香格里拉就在迪庆。2001年12月17日,经国务院批准中甸县更名为香格里拉县。2002年5月5日,举行了更名庆典。Thanksforyourattention.