Forever SHANGRI LA 永遠‧大香巴拉 Photo Gallery by Ray at pbase.com

Forever SHANGRI LA 永遠‧大香巴拉

Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel 'Lost Horizon' as a mystical, harmonious valley,
gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains.

It has then become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia,
a permanently happy land isolated from the outside world.

Today, various places in and around the Himalayan Range claim the title,
amongst them Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet in China, as well as India, Bhutan, Pakistan ......

That said, there is only one Shangri-la in my heart,
one with no fears and worries, but only peace, happiness and majestic sceneries,
filled with snow-capped mountains, grand cloudscapes, sacred rivers and a unique religious touch ......

大香格里拉，泛指川、滇、藏交界的橫斷山脈帶，涵蓋中甸、稻城、亞丁、貢嘎等地區，是一塊真正遺世的淨土

大香格里拉有著驢友們嚮往和追逐的所有元素 -
壯麗的高原風光、藏區的異域風情和探險向前的氣質，給予眼睛與心靈雙重震撼

走過約3000公里的遠路，翻越十數座逾4000米的高山，驢友心中已擁有自己的香格里拉......

感悟靈魂淨化，見證生命永恆

[Nikon D3s, Nikon AF 14-24/f2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/f2, Schneider Xenon 50/f1.9, Voigtlander Nokton 58/f1.4SLII, Nikon AFS 70-200/f2.8]

Into the Mountains 進山	Daduhe Valley 大渡河谷	Foggy Daduhe 霧鎖河谷	Midway 趕路
Snowy Reflections 飄雪	We eat Spicies 嗜辣	They sell Herbs 擺攤	Snowy Reflections 樹影
Lamasery, Mount Putala 布達拉山	He Likes Snow 賞雪	I like Snowman 雪人	Stupas at Lamasery 山下白塔
Stream, Changping Gully 長坪溝溪流	Barbecue Sticks 燒烤串	She likes BBQ 美味	Colourful Stream, Yading 亞丁溪流
Shuangqiao Gully, The Four Sisters 海子雪山	Chained Luding Bridge 瀘定橋上	Lamasery, The Four Sisters 四姑娘下	Shuangqiao Gully 海子棧道
Shuangqiao Gully 溝內河谷	Xiaojin Valley 小金河谷	Jiaju Tibetan Houses 甲居藏寨	Shy Mountain 含羞
@ Changping Gully	Herding, Danba Sopo 梭坡放牧	Herds Crossing River 犛牛渡河	Affection with Snow
Ladies in Danba 丹巴婦人	Stupa on Islet 小島佛塔	Beauty of Danba 丹巴美人	Stupa amid Forest 秋之佛塔
Defensive Fortresses 千碉之國	Kids' Game I 遊戲	Kids' Game II 玩耍	Sopo Diaolou 梭坡碉樓
I like this Picture	Tibetan House, Danba 丹巴藏寨	Diaolou (Fortress), Danba 碉樓	Blessing Chorten 小塔
Rides in Nature 騎樂無窮	Highland Lake Wuxuhai 九龍五須海	Nomad Farm, Jiulong 牧場	Clouds 雲映
Roads 路直路彎	Tagong Monastery 塔公寺	Tagong Lama 僧侶	Signs 彎多路陡
White Houses, Xiangcheng 白色藏屋	Village near Daocheng 稻城村落	Tagong Grassland 塔公	Prayer Flags Formation 風馬旗海
Approaching Daocheng 走進稻城	Prilgrims en route 朝拜路上	Prilgrims en route 五體投地	Approaching Daocheng 走進深秋
Logs and Lake, Wuxuhai 高原湖泊	Logs and Lake, Wuxuhai 湖中水景	Bamei Houses 八美藏寨	Bamei Houses 八美藏家
Wild Fruits 野果	Wild Flora 山花	Pilgrimage all the way 跪地	Driving all the way 開車
Queuing 山中遇車	Queuing 上山遇車	Choekhorling Monastery 長青春科爾寺	Choekhorling Monastery 寺前留影
Highland Farm 山上	Clouds and Peak 烏雲	Peak and Clouds 白雲	Hillside Farm 山中
Nomad Farms 山下牧場	A Typical Restaurant 菜館	Primitive Forest 原始森林	A Typical Shop 小店
Grazing 放牛	Lakeside 湖畔	Pass By 路過	Our leader 領導
Marnyi Stones, Yading 瑪尼石堆	Daocheng Countryside 稻城郊外	Daocheng Countryside 稻城郊外	Scripted Stones 瑪尼石刻
Look-out 遙望	Mother & Son I 母子	Mother & Son II 母子	After Mountains 山外
Snowy Slopes 雪坡	Choekhorling Lamasery 大殿	Giant Buddha in Lamasery 大佛	Autumnal Mountains 秋山
Gold PeaK 小金山	Daocheng Village 稻城村落	Daocheng Village 稻城村落	Snowy Fields 雪域
Pilgrims, Muya Tower 信眾	Hillside Hut 山邊	Hillside Herds 山邊	Tibetan Mastiff 藏獒
Line of Peaks 山巒	Giant Rock, Yading 頑石	Rockscape, Wuxuhai 苔石	Line of Peaks 山巒
Wishes 祝福	Border 交界	Roads 遠路	Refreshes 清新
Villages near Zhongdian 中甸村落	Wintery Lake 飄雪	Stupas, Shuangqiao Gully 白塔	Xiangcheng Town 遠眺鄉城
Horse and I 愛馬士	Line of Stupas 塔群	Line of Stupas 塔群	She likes Riding 愛騎士
Tagong Lamasery 塔公寺	Colorful Stream en route 溪流	Hurry 匆忙	Stream en route 溪流
Bald Tree, Wuxuhai 禿樹	Riluku Grassland 日魯庫草原	Nomad House, Yading 亞丁小屋	Lonely Tree 孤樹
Red Grassland, Sangdui 桑堆紅草地	A Pass 埡口	Clouds 雲卷	Red Grassland 紅草地
Mountains and Clouds 遠山	Making Tsampa (Tibetan Snack) 做糌粑	Eating Tsampa 吃糌粑	Trees and Mountains 樹眺遠山
Sacred Lights 佛恩普照	Lakeside Stroll 漫步	Napahai Grassland 納帕海	Prayer Flags 風馬陣
Colorful Stream 彩流	Lights on a Valley 山谷	Colorful Fall 彩瀑	Lights on another Valley 山谷
Maize Lover 愛玉米	Calf 小牛	Maize Lovers 愛玉米	Horse Rides 駿馬
Ganden Sumtseling Monastery 松贊林寺	Silver 'Belts' 銀帶	Silver 'Belts' 銀帶	Ganden Sumtseling Monastery 松贊林寺
Street of Riwa 日瓦街頭	Forest by Wuxuhai 山林	Lake of Wuxuhai 湖泊	Daybreak at Riwa 日瓦清晨
Entrance of Choekhorling 理塘寺	Luorong Farm 諾絨牛場	Nomad Farm 高原牧場	Entrance of Choekhorling 寺門
Herds 牛群	Colorful Stream, Yading 彩流	Lights, Yading 旭光	Herds 牛群
Villages near Bamei 八美村落	From Jichao Pass 埡口眺望	Longlongba Village, Yading 壠壠壩村	He Likes Mountains 樂山
Tibetan Pilgrim 藏民	Sacred Mountain 神山	Mount Yala 雅拉	Wheel of Scriptures 轉經
Prayer Flags, Wuxuhai 風馬飄飄	Livetocks 家畜	Xinduqiao Houses 牧家	Jichao Pass 雞丑山埡口
Works along Road 工地	Reflections, Wuxuhai 水色	Lights, Wuxuhai 湖光	Roads under Works 築路
Line of Stupas 塔群	Lady in Work 女民工	Friends in Work 男工友	Stupas and I 高爾寺山埡口
Somewhere on Earth 天與地	Sunset on Haizi (Lake) 海子暮色	Mountains and Mountains 叠巒	Sunset on Haizi 海子暮色
Hillside Lamasery 寺廟	Four Sisters 四金花	Little Sister 小花	Valley Farm 山谷
Xiangcheng Villages 鄉城村落	Mountains and Clouds 山與雲影	Clouds and Mountains 雲映在山	Bamei Grassland 八美草原
Pilgrims, Tagong Lamasery 信眾	Mount 18 Lohan, Yading 十八羅漢山	Xianuoduoji (Chenadorje) in Clouds 夏洛多吉	Tibetan Lady, Jiaju 藏民
Highland Town Litang 遠眺理塘	Water Plants 盆景	Water Plants 盆景	Highland Town Litang 高原之城
Chonggu Monastery, Yading 沖古寺	Rounding Stupas 轉塔	A Rounding Nomad 轉輕	Tibetan House 藏居秋色
Marnyi Stones, Yading 石堆	Scriptures on Mountain 誦經	The Blessing Scriptures 經文	Prayer Stones, Yading 石刻
@ Ganden Sumtseling Monastery 松贊林寺	Autumnal Village 村落之秋	Autumnal Roads 秋之公路	Ganden Sumtseling Monastery 寺前湖景
Lovely Mount Rabbit 兔兒山	Jiulong Nature Reserve 九龍自然保護區	Lovely Cloudscape 層雲	Yading Nature Reserve 亞丁自然保護區
Muya Gold Tower 木雅金塔	Mount Haizi 海子山	Haizi Landscapes 海子地貌	Muya Tower & Mount Yala 木雅和雅拉
Mounts Haba & Yulong 哈巴與玉龍	A Cheerful Nomad ... 笑靨	... and her Mastiff 躲懶	Sacred Mount Yala 神山
Sangpi Lamasery 桑披寺	Prayer Flags 彩旗飄飄	Sangpi Lamasery 桑披寺	Marnyi Stones 海子山埡口
Turns after Turns 彎又彎	From the Mountains 山中來	Bends after Bends 彎彎不盡	Mountains after Mountains 山山無窮
Autumnal Affections	In Dreams 夢迴	Autumnal Affections	Dream On ..... 續夢
She carried bags for us 背包包小妹	Marnyi Stones 瑪尼石堆	Marnyi Stones 瑪尼石堆	We gave snacks to him 路旁小弟弟
Lines of Trees 樹	Morning Lights 晨光	Morning Lights 金頂	Lines of Trees, Masungguo 樹
Birds at Sumtseling 小鳥	Mount 'Anonymous' Pass 無名山埡口	Sumtseling under Renovation 重修	Stupas, Gaoersi Pass 高爾寺山埡口
It ran 3000km+ 座駕	Reflections, Red Grassland 桑堆紅草地	Frozen Grassland 蓋霜	He drove 3000km+ 師傅
Yangwanyong (Jampayang) in Clouds 央邁勇	Last Light 璀璨	Reflection of Xiannaiyi (Chenrezig) 珍珠海	Last Beam 夕照
Beyond Sunset 餘韻	So Close to Paradise 天太近	So Excited by Nature 景太美	Beyond Sunset 落幕
then I dream of mountains ....	... rivers ...	... and lights	Farewell 告別

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KAI-WING LEUNG		19-Dec-2015 10:35
Fantastic gallery! V

brian see		01-Jun-2014 14:42
... simply awesome!

Andy Rowlands		25-Mar-2012 23:03
Fantastic collection. V

Veronica Fresh		24-Mar-2012 17:31
Fantastic Gallery...it sings with Beauty!

Ken Laszlo		07-Dec-2011 05:15
Simply beautiful!

Guest		29-Nov-2011 17:18
Hi Ray, Wonderful impressions of China, so many colours, so many emotion ! I hope to go to Sichuan in 2013 I was three times in China : http://www.pbase.com/frenchkriss/chine04_ang http://www.pbase.com/frenchkriss/chine07_ang http://www.pbase.com/frenchkriss/chine10_ang Have fun, Kriss ("Xi'an" in China)

Guest		27-Nov-2011 16:43
Very nice gallery! -BV-

christopheru		27-Nov-2011 02:42
A truly beautiful gallery - I think my favourites are the people though. Big Vote.

popo		24-Nov-2011 08:39
all are so beautiful!

GGAmbrose		23-Nov-2011 18:30
Thank you for sharing your trip! Entertaining, informative, and beautifully done.

Guest		23-Nov-2011 17:52
Thanks for sharing these beautiful images and the above all the story! ~V

Nirvan Hope		22-Nov-2011 17:03
A beautiful tribute to Shangri-La!

wailee6		20-Nov-2011 17:32
This is a gorgeous gallery. You made good use of different lighting condition. Voted. Thank so much for sharing.

David G		20-Nov-2011 07:19
Lovely work, Ray - fine use of light. A pleasure to view.

Long Bach Nguyen		18-Nov-2011 01:28
spectacular images for the gallery

Wilfred Seefeld		16-Nov-2011 06:46
A great gallery with magnificent captures! V

joseantonio		16-Nov-2011 06:00
You have put together a great collection of beautiful landscape images

Slawek Staszczuk		12-Nov-2011 13:35
Grand, majestic landscapes...

xnh		12-Nov-2011 05:49
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