Shangri-La

E319629
fictional place mythical location utopia

Shangri-La is a fictional Himalayan utopia depicted as a hidden, peaceful, and eternally youthful paradise.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Shangri-La canonical 10
Shambhala (mythic village or city) 1
Shangri-La (concept) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional place ⓘ
mythical location ⓘ
utopia ⓘ
appearsInWork Lost Horizon (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Lost Horizon
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy James Hilton ⓘ
describedAs eternally youthful paradise ⓘ
hidden valley ⓘ
peaceful paradise ⓘ
firstAppearanceDate 1933 ⓘ
firstAppearanceInMedium novel ⓘ
genre utopian fiction ⓘ
hasCharacteristic inhabitants enjoy long life ⓘ
inhabitants live in harmony with nature ⓘ
is ageless ⓘ
is harmonious ⓘ
is hidden from the outside world ⓘ
is isolated ⓘ
is peaceful ⓘ
is timeless ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact became a widely recognized symbol of utopia ⓘ
hasNameType coined to sound Tibetan ⓘ
hasTheme escape from modern civilization ⓘ
search for paradise ⓘ
spiritual enlightenment ⓘ
utopian ideal ⓘ
influenced hotel and resort names ⓘ
music and song titles ⓘ
numerous films ⓘ
popular concept of hidden Himalayan paradise ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
theme park attractions ⓘ
tourism marketing in Himalayan regions ⓘ
inspiredBy Tibetan Buddhist myths ⓘ
legend of Shambhala ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedInFiction Himalayas ⓘ
partOf Western literary mythos of lost worlds ⓘ
relatedConcept Arcadia ⓘ
Atlantis ⓘ
El Dorado (legendary city of gold) ⓘ
surface form: El Dorado

Shambhala ⓘ
settingFor adventure tales ⓘ
narratives about culture clash ⓘ
stories of spiritual transformation ⓘ
usedAsMetaphorFor ideal place of peace and happiness ⓘ
remote earthly paradise ⓘ
unattainable utopia ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lost Horizon → setting → Shangri-La ⓘ
Sondra Bizet in Lost Horizon → fictionalUniverse → Shangri-La ⓘ
subject surface form: Sondra Bizet
Sondra Bizet in Lost Horizon → setting → Shangri-La ⓘ
subject surface form: Sondra Bizet
Sondra Bizet in Lost Horizon → residesIn → Shangri-La ⓘ
subject surface form: Sondra Bizet
Kalki → birthplace → Shangri-La ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shambhala (mythic village or city)
Shangri-La dune fields on Titan → namedAfter → Shangri-La ⓘ
this entity surface form: mythical land Shangri-La
Lost Horizon (novel) → setIn → Shangri-La ⓘ
subject surface form: Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (novel) → introducedConcept → Shangri-La ⓘ
subject surface form: Lost Horizon
Robert Conway → setting → Shangri-La ⓘ
Robert Conway → relatedWork → Shangri-La ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shangri-La (concept)
High Lama → residence → Shangri-La ⓘ
High Lama → residence → Shangri-La ⓘ
this entity surface form: lamasery of Shangri-La
Lost Horizon (1973 film) → setIn → Shangri-La ⓘ
The Lettermen → notableSong → Shangri-La ⓘ
Lower Kachura Lake (Shangrila Lake) → nameOrigin → Shangri-La ⓘ
subject surface form: Lower Kachura Lake
this entity surface form: Shangri-La (fictional paradise)