In the novel "Lost Horizon" by British author James Hilton, Shangri-la is such an ideal place where people can find peace and beauty. A Chinese song writer used to say, "life is more than our daily grind, in distant lands poetry we find," which demonstrates that it's in many people's heart to get rid of normal life and go chase their real-life dream. The "Lost Horizon" Shangri-la exists in Yunnan Province, southwest China. It is a real-life legendary paradise for both humans and nature.

To know more about Shangri-la and the behind scene stories:

Snub-nosed monkeys send farewell gift to film crew

What is more worthwhile than hunting $1,000 mushrooms in the forest?

Hunting for precious matsutake in the Shangri-La forest

Glasshouse plant: The pagoda on the rocky mountain slope out of the mist

China's Flora Tour: The 'Purple butterflies' in the mountains

Bird's eye view of Shangri-La: The planet has something to tell

(Cover image via screenshot, video by CGTN Nature filming crew. Edited by CGTN's Xing Fangyu.)

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