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Shangri-La (disambiguation)

Shangri-La has more than one meaning:

Shangri-La is a fictional place in the novel Lost Horizon
A large international hotel chain which uses the name Shangri-La Hotel
Shangri-La County , in Yunnan province, China
Shangri-La city, capital of the like-named county, in Yunnan province, China
An aircraft carrier of World War II was named USS Shangri-La.
Written Shangri-la, the word also means a haven or hideaway; compare Brigadoon
The Camp David retreat's original name was Shangri-La when it was established by President Franklin Roosevelt. Only during the Eisenhower Administration did it acquire its now-familiar name.
The rap group Insane Clown Posse uses the term Shangri-La in many of their lyrics, to refer to the afterlife.
Shangri-La is an album by the Black-eyed Susans
Shangri-La is a 2004 album by Mark Knopfler
"Shangri-La " is a song by The Kinks from the 1969 album Arthur.

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