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1、Lost horizonJames Milton Shangri-LaIntroduction to the authorJames Hilton (19001954) Bestselling English novelist Academy Awardwinning screenwriterLost Horizon (1933)Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934)English life between the two world wars, its celebration of English character, and its honest portrayal of li

2、fe in the early twentieth century. StoryShangi -LatravelersHimalayasConwayA British Rutherford The novel impresses me for the following reasons:1. Shangri-Las eternity and tranquility. 2. The harmonious coexistence of eastern and western elements in Shangri-La3. The anti-war theme1. Shangri-Las eter

3、nity and tranquilityPeople there never grew old. he found it difficult to guess his age; his smallish and somehow undetailed features, together with the moist clay texture of his skin, gave him a look might either have been that of a young man prematurely old or of an old man remarkably well preserv

4、ed. Shangri-La was a beautiful paradise. 1. Shangri-Las eternity and tranquilityThere was hardly any stir of wind, in contrast to the upland gales that raged the night before; the whole valley was a land-locked harbor, with Karakal brooding over it, lighthouse-fashion At Shangri-La, all was in deep

5、calm. In a moonless sky the star were lit to the full, and pale blue sheen lay upon the dome of Karakal People believed in moderation. 1. Shangri-Las eternity and tranquilityour prevalent belief is in moderation. We inculcate the virtue of avoiding excess of all kinds even including, if you will par

6、don the paradox, excess of virtue itself. We rule with moderate strictness, and in return we are satisfied with moderate obedience our people are moderately sober, moderately chaste, and moderately honest. 2. The harmonious coexistence of eastern and western elements in Shangri-LaReligionsBuildings

7、and equipmentLearningLamaismChristianityBuddhism TaoismTibetan monasteryWestern domestic installationCentral heatingReligious doctrineModern science LanguageMusic 3.The anti-war themep 1933 p Dissatisfaction and resistancep World Warp Great depression Impact 香格里拉市原名中甸县。香格里拉，是迪庆藏语，意为“心中的日月”。1933年，詹姆斯希尔顿在其长篇小说失去的地平线中，首次描绘了一个远在东方群山峻岭之中的永恒和平宁静之地“香格里拉”。1996年10月，在云南寻找香格里拉的考察启动了。1997年9月，云