Catoctin Mountain and the Potomac River. (Note that a local tradition asserts that "Catoctin" means "place of many deer" in an Indian language.) Catoctin Mountain is perhaps best known as the site of Camp David, a mountain retreat for presidents of the United States. It was first used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, who called it "Shangri-La". In the 1950s President Dwight Eisenhower renamed it Camp David, after his grandson David Eisenhower. The resort is extremely well guarded by the United States Secret Service, and only approved guests of the President are allowed into the retreat. Due to its
Shangri-La Beer means "Royal plains". This ancient name is reflected in the Tibetan Pinyin name of the town of Jiantang (建塘; Jiàntáng), the county seat. Due to its location on 3300 meters above sea level, it not only boasts a breathtaking scenery, but is also home to China's cleanest air, purest mountain spring water, and organic Tibetan highland barley, which is an essential part of traditional Tibetan cuisine. In the second half of the 20th century, Shangri-La City was called Zhongdian (Chinese: 中甸 Zhōngdiàn), but was renamed Shangri-La on December 17, 2001 after the fictional land of Shangri-La in the 1933 James