香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā

DEFINITIONS

  1. Shangri-La (mythical location)
  2. Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
  3. formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhong1 dian4] in Tibetan province of Kham

CHARACTERS

香 xiāng fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense
格 gé pattern, standard, form; style
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
拉 lā pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen