![]() ![]() In an attempt to fuel tourism to Pakistan, the Skardu Valley was promoted as the “true” locale that served as the inspirational source for Hilton. ![]() Nevertheless, the exact location remains unknown, and one can only speculate which place in the Greater Himalayan Region was the main inspiration for his depiction. It is undisputed that Hilton visited the Northern valleys of Pakistan a couple of years before publishing his book. Given the description of Shangri-La (a Tibetan word for “Heaven on Earth,”) one might not immediately think of troubled Pakistan as the proposed location of earthly paradise. ![]() Shangri-La is a fictional place described by author James Hilton in the 1933 novel “Lost Horizon.” It is described as a harmonious, peaceful, and isolated place, which was inspired by the mythical Buddhist kingdom of Shambhala. ![]()
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