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Shangrila Lake Skardu Pakistan

Shangrila lake Skardu Pakistan Shangrila Lake is a beautiful lake located in Kachura village in Skardu in Baltistan. Its original name is Lower Kachura Lake but is famous with its new name Shangrilla Lake named after a very famous book titled Lost Horizon by James Hilton. In the novel, the author narrates a tale in which an airplane crash-landed near a riverbed, in the early 1920s. The surviving passengers came across some Buddhist monks from a nearby temple and sought their help. They were taken to a beautiful lamasery filled with a variety of fruits and flowers. The monks looked quite young, although they claimed to be hundreds of years old.[1][2] The idyllic place was called Shangri-la, a Tibetan word meaning "Heaven on earth". Facts: Name: Lower Kachura Lake also known as Shangrila Lake Height of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft).

Beautiful Siskat Village & Attaabad Lake Hunza in Winters

Beautiful View of Attaabad Lake, Siskat village Hunza Pakistan

Hunza - Jewel of Pakistan

Hunza - Jewel of Pakistan I heard someone whispering “If Hunzukux (Hunza People) were not at China Border, China would have built the Great Wall of China - II instead of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). God has blessed Pakistan with very beautiful natural landscapes and valleys, but the Hunza valley stands out of all. I was wondering why? After a lot of brainstorming, I came up with few factors which make it “The Ruby of Pakistan”. Honesty is synonym to Hunza people; liberal and highly literate too. Honest People The first and foremost important reason is its people. People of the Hunza valley are very honest, liberal, courteous, and gently. In the 1960s, an American engineer named John Clark who spent about two years in Hunza has written in his book (Hunza: Lost Kingdom of Himalayas) that Hunza people are very liberal and open-minded as compare to people its surrounding areas. We should keep this in mind that, during the 60s, there was no formal sch...

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