Zhongdian is referred to Shangri-la and becomes worlds famous, for British writer James Hilton depicted in his novel "Lost Horizon" that a British diplomat and three of his friends landed in a snow-capped mountain area during a flight from China to India due to lack gasoline, they were rescued by local Tibetan and spent some time in a very beautiful place. Later, they came back to seek for the plane but failed. The only thing they remembered was the Tibetan word "Shangri-la". Now much evidence has proved that "Shangri-la" is right here in zhongdian.