Shangri-La is a long-standing mysterious Eastern legend. Whether in ancient times or in modern times, this word represents a distant pure land and is an Eastern version of Utopia.
Different from simple wealth, due to religious influence, Shangri-La represents more of a pure and flawless holy land in the heart. It is a pearl on the snow-covered plateau and represents freedom, tranquility and no distracting thoughts.
Through the mouths of eminent monks, such legends have endured for a long time, and there are even many novels based on them. Countless adventurers with faith have found their own tranquility here after experiencing many disasters.
In fact, this legend also has a basis in reality. What many people don’t know is that there are not only bare mountains and year-round snow on the plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters, but also at the southern foot of the Himalayas and at the foot of Mount Everest.
, the warm and moist airflow from the Indian Ocean has created an oasis here, which is called Everest’s Little Jiangnan.
In addition to the dense vegetation and green trees, there is also a community of humans living here for generations. They are called Sherpas.
Sherpa actually means Eastern people. They basically live together on the border between China and Nepal, mainly in Nepal, but there are also more than 1,000 people in China.
Further up the Sherpa villages and deep into the Himalayas, there are several villages located in this subtropical jungle. They are Chinese residents who are not included in the population data because they are Hong Kong residents.
The leftover tribe of the Bala Guardians, in terms of Chinese dynasty, they are from the Ming Dynasty.
The so-called legendary Shambhala is Kama Taj under the leadership of Ancient One, and these mysterious villagers who have never had contact with the outside world since the Ming Dynasty are the fellow villagers of Ancient One.
A village that has been transformed through joint efforts.
Due to the influence of magic, hunger and poverty have long been eliminated in the village, of course, the standard hunger and poverty of the Ming Dynasty.
The people here basically have no worries about food and clothing. Most of them still follow the natural life rules of sunrise and sunset. They have escaped countless wars and still live a contented life as a small farmer to this day.
Of course, with the development of time, they naturally had some exchanges with the outside world, mainly trading with the Sherpa people at the foot of the mountain, mostly in exchange for things.
The residents of Shambhala have been nourished by magic for generations and have mastered magic skills that ordinary people cannot master. They can produce a small amount of precious medicinal materials, leather and ores, and have more medical methods than ordinary people. Basically, as long as people are still
One breath can save you.
In order to avoid incest marriage, they also intermarry with people outside Shambhala, mainly with Sherpas, and occasionally with magicians or foreigners who pursue here. They especially like adventurers who stray into this place, because after many hardships, they still
Being able to get here proves that they not only have a firm heart, but also a strong body and excellent genes.
This situation has continued into modern times. Many of the beautiful legends about Shambhala were spread by adventurers who have visited here. However, the residents of Shambhala did not comment on this. They did not feel that outsiders were a disturbance. On the contrary
Yes, they hope that more outsiders can help them improve their genes.
Of course, Kama Taj is in a deeper place, and even the residents of Shambhala cannot easily reach the magic holy land. However, due to their many contacts with magic, there are also many children born in Shambhala who have magical talents. Ancient One
It is impossible to prevent them from going home to visit relatives, so for many years, the magicians of Kamathaj and the residents of Shambhala have lived in harmony.
Mages can generally be self-sufficient, but there are some things that need to be purchased from the Shambhala village. Although the residents of Shambhala yearn for magic, they also know that magic is a double-edged sword. If you explore too deeply, it will be difficult for ordinary people to
Said it was a disaster rather than a blessing.
They have spent hundreds of years in peace and harmony. The pattern they have maintained is that the mages trade with the residents of Shambhala, and the residents of Shambhala trade with the Sherpas. Everyone can get what they want.
Yes, the days are pleasant and contented.
But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this situation gradually began to change. Mainly because the Sherpa people provided electricity and built roads in the villages where they lived in China. The green cars of China Post began to come and go, bringing benefits to all residents here.
All the supplies they need for life.
From a village to a small town, schools and hospitals have gradually been established in the town. Seriously ill patients can also be taken to big cities for medical treatment by car. People are becoming less and less dependent on barefoot doctors and magical medicine.
With the development of the times, tourism has gradually begun to rise. Teahouses, B&Bs, theaters and other buildings that do not produce daily necessities have gradually emerged, which also means that this town has got rid of the status of an isolated plateau island and has begun to compete with most of the country's
Most small towns have also entered modernization.
This has led to a problem, that is, they no longer rely so much on the residents of Shambhala who live in seclusion deep in the Himalayas. Those old people who have seen the elusive guardians of Shambhala have also learned to press light switches and turn on taps for tap water.
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The newly built highway allows modern cars to drive up, instead of having to carry it on the shoulders as before. The younger generation no longer does heavy work. Most of them are engaged in live broadcasts of Internet celebrities or rehearsing Sherpas.
The song and dance toured the country.
With good sanitary conditions, the disease rate will naturally decrease, the labor intensity is low, and it is also beneficial to life span. After the popularization of education, everyone knows that they need to take antipyretics when they have a fever, and antibiotics when they are seriously ill. However, those mysterious and mysterious herbal medicines have not been seen with their own eyes.
Yes, most people don’t believe it.
As for some tools, animal skins, amulets and other gadgets, they are all available in the shops around the tourist routes. They are not rare at all. Neither the sellers nor the buyers expect to buy genuine products for such a small amount of money. Naturally
So no one cares whether it is genuine or not.
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The legend that the residents of Shambhala were left behind here began to fade away. Young people are more concerned about revitalizing their hometown and using tourism to make money for themselves and their peers. The elderly enjoy the benefits of a full range of modern life, in addition to giving to their grandchildren.
They talked about the legend of Shambhala and kept silent about the magical miracles they had witnessed.
However, the number of Shambhala residents is too small. The three villages combined have less than 500 people. Although the land they own can grow enough food for them, there is no road to get in, which is different from the Sherpa people.
Their trading heritage was cut off again, and some things that they could not sustain themselves could no longer be obtained, which had a great impact on their lives.
But don’t get me wrong, although they live deeper in the mountains, the place where the Sherpas live is already ridiculously remote. Roads can be built everywhere, including Shambhala.
The land and country they belong to have a strange enthusiasm for road construction. The Sherpas often say that sooner or later, the green car will drive to the top of Mount Everest.
The problem is that the protective shield of Kama Taj has enveloped Shambhala. This is the main reason why only a few lucky people have strayed into it for hundreds of years, and no one has ever discovered this paradise. With this protective shield,
People can't even discover this place, let alone build a road here.
However, after Supreme Mage Strange came to power, he made great progress in Karma Taj. He first established Karma Taj Magic Academy, then established Karma Taj Magic Research Institute, Magic Experimental Park, and Magic High-tech Cooperation Zone.
Although most of the building materials are transported from the portal, there are also some scattered daily necessities that are traded with the residents of Shambhala.
After the Kama Taj Magic Academy was built, students from all over the world were recruited here, and the students wanted all kinds of things.
Students from the United States need party supplies for parties, students from Nepal need Buddhist tools to practice Buddhism, students from China study cooking in their dormitories every day, and need countless ingredients and seasonings, even students from India
Students are looking for spices all over the mountains and plains.
There is nothing we can do about it. The environment of Kamal Taj is indeed very good and original enough, and the ingredients are of good quality. However, a group of children who are pampered in a modern family have no access to the Internet at all.
The chaos spread everywhere, and the noisy archmages were miserable.
In order to release their energy, Strange had to give them holidays based on holidays like ordinary schools.
But the Himalayas are too far away from their homeland, and even a trip to the nearby Nepalese countryside is troublesome enough. Strange can't arrange a portal for everyone to go home, so the students still
Stay near the Himalayas.
Locking them in school will not achieve the purpose of releasing energy and reducing stress. Naturally, they can only be sent to the village. It can only be said that Kamathaj has its own Hogsmeade.
But Shambhala simply couldn't provide what the students wanted. They wanted to go out and relax, not farm, so the town where the Sherpas lived became their first choice.
Although it is indeed a bit far from the school, it is still at the foot of the Himalayas. Except for the students who are too young to cast teleportation skills, most students would rather go a little further to visit the Sherpa town.
This is a completely different world from Kama Taj. There are cafes, Internet cafes, love hotels, and you can even travel along the Sichuan-Tibet Line with tour groups. It is the best place for students to spend time and relax.
After the air transportation line became popular for a few years, this small town also became an endpoint of the Sichuan-Tibet air transportation line. The air train was opened here a year and a half ago. Although it requires a stop, it only takes two and a half hours.
You can reach Chengdu.
Therefore, during long vacations, students prefer to queue up to take the Skytrain to big cities. During short vacations, they collect express delivery in the town, ask a few friends to go to an Internet cafe to play a few games, or hang out in a coffee shop.
kill time.
Many residents in the town know this group of students. They think that these students are studying in universities in Nepal. This is what the students call themselves. After all, they are young and willing to spend money on food and drink. They are the main force of consumption in the off-season.
Very popular with the townspeople.
The students spent money to enjoy the entertainment, and the townspeople made money. It should have been the best of both worlds, but the Shambhala people played an embarrassing role in it, like an octogenarian left behind by the times.
These three villages were unable to provide students with modern enjoyment, nor were they able to maintain self-sufficiency through the primitive means of barter, and their lives became increasingly difficult.
Until about half a year ago, the head of one of the villages found his daughter who was married outside and called the census workers who went to the Sherpa town to his village.
The staff was young and didn't know the relationship between these towns and villages. They just thought that there were relatively few people living here. They were not included in previous statistics, so they conveniently included these hundreds of people.
Well, now, the head of DJ County, the administrative unit under the town, suddenly found that there were three more villages in his administrative area.
What made his blood pressure soar instantly was that these three villages had no water, no electricity, or even roads.