The Road of the Horse Caravan in the Mysterious Kingdom. Walking into Muli

Author: Chen Xiaoling
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Before the rainy season arrived, I followed the renowned horseback mail route and entered Muli, a sacred site in Tibetan, meaning the residence of the goddess Padma Lhamo. Entering Muli was more like an adventure and a search than a mere tourist trip. It was an ancient, mystical, and alluring sacred land. The American-Austrian scientist Joseph Rock visited it three times, calling the land a hidden paradise unknown to the world. The British writer Hilton, based on Rock's travelogue, created the world-famous novel Lost Horizon, in which Shangri-La closely resembles the landscapes of Muli.