In the early 1930s, a riot broke out in Bascu (the author's fictitious name of a city in a certain country) in the South Asian subcontinent . British Consulate Consul Conway, Deputy Consul Marlinson, American Barnard and missionary Miss Brinklow evacuated Bascu in a small plane on May 20, intending to fly to Peshawar, Pakistan. During the flight, they found that the plane had left the original route and was flying along the Himalayas from west to east. The pilot was not the usual Feiner, but a stranger with weapons. The plane was hijacked and they were unarmed and helpless
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One night, the plane landed at the mouth of a narrow valley. The pilot was dying somehow, and the four passengers were safe. In the early morning of the next day, the pilot said intermittently before he died that this is a Tibetan area of China, and there is a lamasery called Shangri-la (Shangri-la) nearby. They can only find board and lodging there. When they were about to walk towards Shangri-la, an elderly Han Chinese surnamed Zhang who was able to speak pure English, surrounded by a dozen Tibetans, appeared. The old man told them that this place was called the Blue Moon Valley and it was the only way to enter Shangri-la. At the front of the valley, the snow-capped mountain shaped like a pyramid is called Karakal, which is over 28,000 feet above sea level. Zhang took them to climb the mountain and rock for almost a day, and finally passed through a sea of clouds and mist, and finally reached the center of Shangri-la, a lamasery. The Lamasery led the entire valley and formed the Shangri-la society. Shangri-la is inhabited by thousands of residents, mainly Tibetans. The residents have different beliefs and customs. There are religious sects such as Confucianism , Taoism , and Buddhism , but they are united and loved by each other and are happy and healthy. In all areas of Shangri-la, we adhere to the virtue of "moderateness" when dealing with religious sects, ethnic groups, people, and people and nature. It is believed that human behavior has three states: excess, inadequacy and moderation. Excessiveness and inadequacy are the root of evil, and only moderation is perfect. This makes Shangri-la society peaceful and peaceful.
There are many mysterious and wonderful things in Shangri-la. The most amazing thing is that the mountain people here are very long-lived, many are over a hundred years old and look young. The highest lama who has practiced Tibetan Tantric Yoga for a long time is over 250 years old and has governed Shangri-la for more than 100 years. However, the residents of Shangri-la will lose their youth if they leave the valley.
In Shangri-la , Conway had many conversations with Zhang and the Supreme Lama, discussing a series of religious and philosophical issues. Conway is a young man who is excellent in both "mental and physical". Through conversations, he has established a certain degree of "telepathy" with the supreme lama, and the supreme lama also intends to choose Conway as his heir-in fact, this is exactly what their plane landed in Shangri-la. reason. After a period of experience and observation, all four of them believe that Shangri-la is the happiest society they have ever seen. Conway is obsessed with the beauty and tranquility of Shangri-la , Barnard can't afford to leave Shangri-la's rich gold mines, and Miss Brinklow prepares to spread the religious teachings she believes in Shangri-la, and they are unwilling to leave Shangri-la. Only Marlinson always wanted to return to England, but the journey was so long that he could not go back alone. Marlinson finally caught the death of the supreme lama. When the caravan had the opportunity to deliver to Shangri-La, he asked Conway to leave Shangri-la as a companion, and Conway agreed to leave with them because of another mysterious Miss Luosen of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty in the Shangri-La Lamasery. When Conway appeared again, it was at the Missionary Hospital in Chongqing. He had lost his memory and Marlinson was missing. In Shangri-la, Luosen, who appeared to be only 18 years old, became the "oldest man he had ever seen in the eyes of a doctor." Woman", she died soon after sending Conway to the Missionary Hospital. On the way back to England by boat, Conway recovered his memory while listening to Chopin's piano performance. At this time, there was an indescribable sadness on his face. A kind of "cosmic, distant rather than personal sorrow. That night, he quietly left alone, without whereabouts."
