In his search for the mythical Shangri-La, Laurence J. Brahm embarks on the ancient Tea Caravan Trail in Yunnan,China. His journey takes him across Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Lugu, Zhong-dian, and Kawagebo, In these cities that have been developed into popular tourist spots, he learns about the waning cultures of the ethnic minorities such as the Bai,the Dai, the Yi, the Naxi and the Mosu.He meets various individuals, including the famous Chinese dancer Yang Liping,who fight bard against the onslau

KUNMING
Sampling Disillusionment
A Peacock
Loft Dreams
DALI
Glasshouse on a Lake
Mountain Dreams
LIJIANG
Searching for Joseph Rock
Finding Xuan Ke
No Dreams
Last Dreams
LUGU
Tiger Folk
Nation of Women
The Horse can Tell
ZHONGDIAN
White Water Terraces
A Street on the Tea Caravan Trail
White Horse Buddha
KAWAGEBO
Temple Where Buddha Flew
Seeing the Mountain
Finding the Key
Moving Clouds
Entering the Mountain
Ascending the Mountain
The Blind Man and the Temple
Conversation, with a Stone
Conversation with a Dakini
Reaching the Glaciers

To find it, follow the Tea Caravan Trail, It will lead you from Dali to Lijiang and past the Tiger Leaping Gorge to Zhongdian. Along the way, there are many sacred mountains.
Yang Liping
Shangri-La may only be an ideal from a Philosophical perspective, but a place where humanity and environment are in harmony and spirituality exceeds materialism can De achieved.
Qi Zhala
It is within, Actually Shangri-La s Shambnala, In Tibetan Buddhism. the king of Shamb-hala lives in a realm between the sun and the moon within each person
Beru Khyentse Rimpoche