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"Searching for Shangri-la": Deep into the origin of the Shangri-la myth

IfyouhappentobeinBeijingandarelookingtofindalittlesliceofparadise,youmightnothavetosearchtoofar.AjointexhibitionpresentingtheworkofHimalayanexplorersLaurenceBra

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Meet Shangri-la : Permanent Happy Land

APDWriter:ZengXinlanTheBritishauthorJamesHiltondescribedShangri-lainhisnovelLostHorizonin1933asaremote,idylliclandwhereresidentslivehundredsofyearsinaharmonious

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Foreign food chains brave risks for a bite of Iran

Foryears,Iranianshavehadtoputupwiththelikesof"MashDonalds"and"PizzaHat".NowrealWesternfoodfranchiseshavefinallyarrived,butdoingbusinessinIranisnotforthefaint-he

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Driver kills eight people dancing on Bolivian highway

AtruckdriverkilledeightpeoplewhoweretakingpartinafestivalalongahighwayinthenorthwestofBolivia,announcedthecountry'spolicecommander,AbeldelaBarra,onThursday.This

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"Shangri-la complex" stymies rational perception of Tibet

Since British novelist James Hilton introduced the fictional "Shangri-la" to Western readers eight decades ago, foreign minds have often perceived Tibet as a mystical but harmonious paradise.