Shangri La attempts to ignore all national and regional boundaries and detach itself from human activities, existing in the perfection of "raw" nature. Although this comes at a loss of excluding the diversity of the people in the region and the richness of their culture, I hope this helps Shangri La remain disinterested and undivided along ethnic lines.
On the other hand, with the increasing dominance of human beings over nature, one can hardly abstract Nature in pure isolation. There is always some kind of association of the unknown with the known and established world. Yet, references to human beings and human artefacts, wherever made, are primarily for identification or within an historical setting.
Finally, Shangri La, here, is a personal notion, not a fictional place.
Search for Shangri La - Demystifying and confining the bounds of Shangri La. Here's an Introduction to the Himalaya.
Himalaya Cruise - Cruise above the clouds, parallel to the panorama of the Himalayas, "closing-up" with the click of a button!
The Pinnacles - Identify the peaks, some 275 known ones here, that make up the Himalaya Range, east to west. Also, take a look at
the Ascent to Everest page.
Portraits of the Himalayas - Enjoy this collection of picturesque Himalayan peaks and landscapes! Also see some Paintings of the Himalaya.
Vistas of the Himalaya - Drink in the beauty of wide Himalayan vistas from such scenic spots as Kakani, Daman and Dhulikhel...
The Romance of Shangri La - Romanticised views and events of the Shangri La
The Shangri La Country! - Meet the country of high mountain tarns, glaciers, iridescent birds, elusive animals ...
The Shangri La Family - Real places within or related to Shangri La
Shangri La Superlatives - The highest, deepest, widest, most, etc of the world Shangri La has to offer!
Himalaya from Space - includes the best-ever picture of Everest taken from space!
National Parks and Conservation Projects in the Shangri La region.
Pollution in the Himalayas - "The highest junkyard in the world!"
Are the Himalayas Greening? - abstract of a thesis on exploring Global Vegetation Index 1982-90
Himalayan Research and Info Links
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