a place that is extremely beautiful and where everything seems perfect, especially a place far away from modern life 香格里拉；（远离现代生活的）世外桃源 More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sourcesWord OriginFrom the name of an imaginary valley in Tibet in James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon, where people do not grow old.Word Originfrom Shangri (an invented name) + la Tibetan ‘mountain pass’.