Shangri-La: From Myth to Reality in Yunnan, China 

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Gei Xiong: And now here is my secret, a very simple secret : "It's only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (The Little Prince)

I long for that kind of life

Sorry - these people do worry about corrupt politicians who can disrupt their lives to the point of gov't leaders' pictures within their temples? They live where the gov't tells them they can - even at the beginning of this vid it was mentioned how the gov't came in and 'researched' the area and set it up as a tourist destination ($$ for the Gov't)... they have all the same issues of a 'modern' culture with no way to fight against them without any of the benefits. But they do choose to live together in harmony as much as they can - like most people who choose to live in rural areas of the world.

Did you go there? There are corrupt politicians, traffic jams, everywhere in the World. China is no exception. There are still tensions between communities. Don't idealise a country since you go there and talk to the people who live there. By the way, it's a nice country where you can meet nice people.

Paul Daystar nmsl

BlessAll2015KC Interesting

Water & Sky : Seriously,? You must be one of the paid hacks of the Chinese communist party. Remember China invaded Tibet and is still occupying it to-date. The local Tibetan people are being displaced, imprisoned in “re-education” camps, or forcibly relocated. China is a totalitarian regime with no regards for human rights that’s why a lot of rich Chinese people immigrate to the West.

Yes. Too bad it's dangerous for North Americans to visit right now. I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable going to China as long as the CCP rules to roost. Right now, they want more westerners come to as tourists to boosts their economy and reputation.

No wonder they're happy.

THE real Shagrila exist in the NEW EARTH, in the high astral 4th D, next to the Void.. it is made of crystals. Vibrates piezzo-electric. The trees , the soil , everything is made of breathtaking crystals. the residents were humans that have become immortals. they have bodies made of light. You can visit this place in your sleep if you have developed your immortal body of light.

What prophecies?

@Troll King western ---materialist--- perspective

it's a physical place too though

For me, gardening would make it paradise. I'd be canning and preserving like a madman. It's about purpose and peace. And I'd find a husband and give him massage everyday.

Not at all. Read the book.

It's not in Pakistan and never was, it's in Tibet and some say Yunnan , that's how the author intended it , so yes it's not a commercial stunt

@@sabrina1380m thanks for the information

Get out of Tibet, idiot, dont like, you could leave

Depends on what you encounter after. I think Amelia Earhart met with foul play, if she survived the crash at all.

True

Most people dont know you can belong to any religion and still be Buddhist

its same thing.nothing in whole universe is above the buddha.

@@defenderofnation6955 That shows that you know nothing about Buddha and Buddhism.

It 's exactly Tibet not China. ###

Robert Kusuma In Kathmandu.

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@Wolithung Kikon It was stolen by China, yes. One day it will be free again from those filthy commie rats.

That being, the government, not the people. I went to Beijing in 2016 and everyone was very kind.

That's is Yunnan Province, China. Many Tibetans left Tibet for the roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools the Dalai Lama never built. The Sichuan Province also has a significant number of Tibetans.

Of course. Anything Chinese is propaganda

Given China's recent history, definitely. Tibetans are monitored closely and are not allowed to leave. Many of them would like to go to Nepal, where there is religious freedom, but the CCP's army won't allow that.

Phillip Woon only you fouls will see everything as propaganda

GaslitWorld f. Melissa B so smart and you can be a counselor for your president

Tibet is China since 1300 years ago,, what is strange about it ? The western spirit is divider, instigators, always want to divide every nation , America is belong to Indians native America , the European face even doesnt look like Indian, but Tibetan look like Chinese , because theybare Chinese Tibeto, they are Chinese blood,,, remember that ,

@@dellythezar8047 Try asking a tibetian if they think they belong to china

Won by right of conquest, at least the chinese let the tibetans live unlike the native americans 👍

steven klopping tibet belongs to tibetan not chinese

Delly Thezar do ur study welll tibet is not a part of china since the mongolian empire tibet was always a independent and spiritual country and those day tibet even try to help chinese from the mongolian army because tibet had a teacher student relationship with mogol

Tibet belongs to China, so yes

Maize simply arrived by trade a long time ago.

why not say us want to make Hawaii part of US ?

Water & Sky so the Dalai Lama, who talks of nothing but peace and love, who fled on fear of being murdered, when he was still a child, is the evil mastermind? You cant possibly believe the things you are saying

Before the Chinese took control of Tibet, missionaries and explorers described Tibet as an "open sewer." LIfe expectancy was 33 years, but has risen to 55 years under the Chinese. My wife was Tibetan, she told a different story, most of what people believe has been highly politicized. The story of Hawaii is strangely similar.

what about the system of slavery in Tibet before the Communist rule?

My feeliing is that this is the Chinese government´s invention--fake location and history.

It's a tourist trap subventionned by the Chinese government. Many Tibetans get whealthy because of that. They have brand new temples, brand new houses and brand new cars. So it's a kind of trade agreement. China will not leave Tibet. They were invaded many times along their history.

Except it's not, it's more like a western take on buddissm

just see the decaying Havana once so beautiful

Salvador Dali Lama?

However, Shangri-La & the likes of it ( e.g. Bhutan) represent the richest areas on earth where happiness, compassion & the interconnected human spirit flourish. Obviously, your concept of poverty & wealth are restricted to only money & material possessions ( i.e. artificial creations ). Yes, having money enables you to buy things which may help to make life a little easier (e.g. lessening demanding physical labour & time spent on chores). But endless material possessions have never been shown to add more happiness to anyone's life. That is why very wealthy and enlightened people such as Warren Buffet ( founder of Berkshire Hathaway, USA ) & Bill Gates ( founder of Microsoft) have chosen to give their money away. They are much happier being philanthropists. W Buffet leads a simple life & lives with basics. People in Shangri-La are very wealthy in their humanity & spirituality. Such quality of life can never be bought with money.

It depends on how you define poverty. If you have plenty of food, loving association and peace, I find that the richest life possible. Wish I could live in such a place, but I wouldn't want to live under the spectre of the CCP. The Chinese food culture is varied and delicious.

@@BlessAllKC - As long as the air is fresh and their is enough food to eat, I think their wealth far surpasses anything we have in the US. And they do have access to electricity, but I don't know about plumbing. Whatever they do for that, must be sufficient as they're not spreading disease related to waste.

@@BlessAllKC I totally agree. Wealthy can be describe in many forms. And may I add CHUCK FEENEY should be included in the philanthropists group you've mention.

This is not true. Chinese have put a lot of money on this part of Tibet to prevent insurrection, people are quite whealthy and so peace is preserved. The Chinese buy "social peace".

For god sake, this place always belong to Yunnan more than 1000 years. You never understand multiple ethnics regions. And didn't even mention Tibet is part of China, like Texas of US. Don't let your funny logic to make you as a fool.

I want see you go to Tibet without Chinese passport.if Tibet is not china

@@coryplum5375 Occupied the other country that did NOT make you are the owner. Yes ,Tibet was occupied by China back in days, and that happened again after 1949 as the same as Uighur.

@@TriNguyen-ug1qv Tibet never been an independent country between 1911~1949 after Qing collapsed, they just like other warlords control couples of land in that period. As you are a Vietnamese, following you logic, is that TRUE for you that North Vietnam Occupied South Vietnam did NOT make northerns are owner? You may argue that NV and SV were one country before 1949, but hey, look further, Northerns also occupied south region in ancient time too. Think carefully before you talk.

Tri Nguyen vietnamese troll

Thats whats so sad about some of these beautiful anciet sites, a lot of them have been destroyed by opposing forces, every ancient wonder including the great pyramid have all recived damage from invaders, the pyramid being the only one left standing... its so hard ti keep these beautiful sites secret because people want to share then and let other experiance it... the evils in this world will never rest.. eh..

"The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts." Haggai 2:8

So you have just been brainwashed by it.

It was so relentlessly upbeat about China I only managed to get 3/4 of the way through. Too much of a good thing... Like having to eat 24 donuts

It's Tibet shangri-la