Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture County (formerly Weixi), and they all were under the administration of Lijiang. The Autonomous Prefecture was established in 1957 and named "Diqing" by its first governor. During the remainder of the 20th century, the prefecture's capital was called Zhongdian but was renamed on December 17, 2001 as Shangri-La City (other spellings: Semkyi'nyida, Xianggelila, or Xamgyi'nyilha) after the fictional land of Shangri-La in the 1933 James Hilton novel "Lost Horizon", with an eye toward promoting tourism in the area. On June 25, 2007 the Pudacuo National Park was established on in this prefecture. On January 11, 2014, there was a major
Lost Horizon (1973 film) Lost Horizon (1973 film) Lost Horizon is a 1973 American musical film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Peter Finch, John Gielgud, Liv Ullmann, Michael York, Sally Kellerman, Bobby Van, George Kennedy, Olivia Hussey, James Shigeta and Charles Boyer. It was also the final film produced by Ross Hunter. The film is a remake of Frank Capra's film of the same name, with a screenplay by Larry Kramer. Both the 1937 version and this one adapted their story from James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon". "Lost Horizon" was lambasted by critics at the time of its 1973 release, and its reputation