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.
Shangri-La is the fourth solo album by Mark Knopfler, released in 2004. It continues his recent storytelling style of songwriting. "Boom, Like That", which started receiving airplay in some areas of the United States in September 2004, was inspired by Ray Kroc's autobiography "Grinding It Out" and the starting of Mc Donald's, using many of Mr.
"Shangri-La" is a popular song. It was written by Carl Sigman (lyricist), Matt Malneck, and Robert Maxwell in 1946.
Shangri-la is a large, dark region of Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after Shangri-La, the mythical paradise in Tibet. It is thought to be an immense plain of dark material.
"Shangri-La" is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. The song appeared on the 1969 concept album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire).
Shangri-La is a song recorded by Electric Light Orchestra.
Shangri-La was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Dutch by Gerard Joling.
Shangri-La is a musical with a book and lyrics by James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee and music by Harry Warren.