The book went on to inspire three film adaptations, a Broadway musical and, eventually, the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts franchise. On April 23, 1971, the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore threw open its doors at Orange Grove Road, welcoming guests into what would become the first of a chain of over 100 five-star deluxe hotels around the world.
50 years later, Shang Palace revisits its opening menu for timeless Cantonese classics
In 1933, British author James Hilton released his utopian fantasy novel Lost Horizon, detailing the fictional valley paradise of Shangri-La, located in Tibet, with its inhabitants seemingly immortal.
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