Author: Zhang Zhi-Fan

Several months ago, way back in from Nanjing to Shanghai, Hu Wen telephone interview with the East of a travel agency manager in Yunnan Day: World War II, a U.S. military aircraft fails the Burmese border, was forced to land in a grassland unknown injured U.S. soldiers rescue the locals, the security back to the base, where one person back to the U.S., has written a novel, the title "Lost Horizon", The book describes the local customs and folklore, it is leisurely quietly life, away from the war, residents of simple kindness and warm hospitality. The local people call their own land that the "Shangri-La." The novel became a bestseller after the release, but the ideal world where to find the book? "Shangri-La" Where? The travel agency's manager, said: According to the details of the book scene, after research, should be Zhongdian, Yunnan Province.
Wen later, has long been fascinating the mind does not want a few days later actually got his wish, a dream come true.
Nine-member delegation flew to Kunming, and then to Lijiang, the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, residents mostly Naxi, county Dayan Town, the Metro has a very modern Toyota station wagon on the road parallel with the old carriage is to a scene. Naxi Ren homes rather pay attention to, and Han Jiangnan ancient houses are similar crafted, the color may be more gorgeous. Namely, Dayan Town Lijiang Old Town, leisurely into the Old Town, there is suddenly a sense of Kate, it seems Jiangnan Zhouzhuang. The streets paved with stone streaky, streets, such as into the maze. Old age homes, their far greater than the size of Zhouzhuang, the street with old silver, imitation ancient pottery, batik clothing, Naxi hieroglyphs on canvas and other crafts for sale, town-nosed, blue-eyed foreigners, Naxi people, Tibetans, Hui people, Han Chinese shuttle, Yourenruzhi, "Hello" "Male veni, the" [Naxi language "thank you" meaning], market selling huge success, very busy.
The next day, our car picked up a few kilometers to the Yulong mountain, the Yulong mountain over 5000 meters above sea level, the Peak snow, lying like a crystal Yulong Mountain, overlooking the Peak, clouds and hazy, mysterious, holy feeling wells up. Mountain huts scattered with beautiful, cordial warmth, by cableway several hundred meters, to Mid-levels, through the forest, its roads Jie Wei wooden plank road, both sides of the spruce Bitian, huge trees lying, to fend for themselves; the way the air fragrance, a variety of unknown wildflowers in full bloom, walking a few years, eyes suddenly see the light, the vast cattle and sheep grazing on a leisurely, snow-capped mountains, blue sky, white clouds, green grass, to the delight everyone here excited and become a child camel, happy, hip Le slapstick and catching up with cattle and sheep, forget the earth's Fan Xinshi. Shanghai people tend to think they superior, in fact, life in the natural environment, nowhere near as many Tibetan people, I have often thought to reflect the cost of modern civilization, or so-called values. Energy consumption in large numbers the way of life does not appear to comply with the laws of nature, and finally subject to nature's punishment. Intense work hard to make money, is it worth it? Life is short, why not Youran the end, however, their health. But we can overcome yourself? Be able to give up their all?
The next day Chengju Wang Zhongdian, that Jianchuan County, Jianchuan for the Tibetan Autonomous County, residents are mostly Tibetan, street fairs and Tibetan clothing, ram's horn, cattle skulls, knives, turning the possession of pot and so sold on the street the case of a Shanghai man, aged about 60 and more worn out clothes, wearing a military shoes, shoulder hung an iron pot, in addition to the camera, the dress simple, slightly a conversation, know-have already visited the country, it is about places in the evening to together, this in vain, to the Xuhui District, a high-level villa, his father was originally a large textile factory Shanghai boss, who pass music, joy of travel, love photography, speaks English, every one to Jieyou diary, very detailed, like can be described as mentor, Cuxi turn to night, will benefit greatly from each other to stay mailing address. Abroad the event known to have been enjoying themselves! The next day, tour Zhongdian a prairie, rolling hills, fragrant grass luxuriant, its shaped like a King, "The Sound of Music" film in the Austrian mountain scenery, children in singing my heart, thanks to human nature, thanks to such a beautiful the environment, then later to visit a Tibetan family, which is probably the Tibetan travel agency designated exclusively for the visit, housing particularly spacious, about 200 square meters, two-story wood-structure, and outside walls and second floor of the middle of the living room, four sides set up the master bedroom, children room, living room is very elegant central government set up a stove to produce excellent for cooking, cooking tea, Kaohuo, stoves over the top for ventilation, without chimney or pipe over the mainland seem simple, the owner invited us Wai furnace group sit, drink yak butter tea, barley Shouzhua surface, but also eat yogurt taste like Shanghai, cheese, barley noodles fragrant, like the Shanghai fried flour, good food, butter tea, and cheese is not unpalatable, and perhaps specifically for the Mainlanders and improved you? During the meal, I have been together in prayer known as "le," meaning auspicious (), expressed his thanks.
Due to a tight schedule, too late to a movement of people regarded as a divine beauty of the lake, I learned to ride, riding, walking, about to spend two days time, deeply sorry.
I feel like I have not really arrived in the book called "Shangri-La", this is my life-long regret. After very difficult to have an opportunity.
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