Shangri-La

synonym of an earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia
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Shangri-La

Summary

Shangri-La is a mythical location[1]. Shangri-La ranks in the top 5% of mythical_location entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,304 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shangri-La is the creator of James Hilton[3].
  • Shangri-La's instance of is recorded as mythical location[4].
  • Shangri-La's GND ID is recorded as 4107680-1[5].
  • Shangri-La's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0201vh[6].
  • Shangri-La's present in work is recorded as Lost Horizon[7].
  • Shangri-La's present in work is recorded as Lost Horizon[8].
  • Shangri-La's present in work is recorded as Lost Horizon[9].
  • Shangri-La's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19696791[10].
  • Shangri-La's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4020-56920[11].
  • Shangri-La's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/TheShangriLa[12].
  • Shangri-La's Lex ID is recorded as Shangri-La[13].
  • Shangri-La's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 156191[14].
  • Shangri-La's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/49f73b5d-fb41-4f41-a04d-d7687b379468[15].

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Works and Contributions

Shangri-La is the creator of James Hilton[3]. Things named for Shangri-La include USS Shangri-La[16], an aircraft carrier[17] and Shangri-La[18], an albedo feature[19].

Why It Matters

Shangri-La ranks in the top 5% of mythical_location entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,304 views/month).[2] Shangri-La has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Shangri-La is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for Shangri-La include USS Shangri-La[16], an aircraft carrier[17] and Shangri-La[18], an albedo feature[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shangri-La. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shangri-la
MLA “Shangri-La.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shangri-la.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shangri-la_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shangri-La}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shangri-la}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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