Nestled in northwest China’s Gansu Province, Zhagana Village has just been crowned the Best Tourism Village for 2023 by the UN World Tourism Organization —but its magic has been captivating explorers for over a century.
Imagine stone houses perched on ancient glacial rocks, surrounded by misty peaks straight out of a fantasy novel . That’s the view that left Austrian-American botanist Joseph Rock speechless in the 1920s. His diary raved: \"If Genesis’s author saw Diebu, he’d call it Adam and Eve’s birthplace.\" His National Geographic photos later sparked James Hilton’s iconic Shangri-La in Lost Horizon—proving truth can be as wild as fiction!
Today, adventurers hike through this \"stone box\" village, where Tibetan culture meets landscapes that’ll break your Instagram . Think secret valleys, alpine meadows, and vibes so serene, you’ll forget TikTok exists. Ready to wander off the map?
—but its magic has been captivating explorers for over a century. 
. That’s the view that left Austrian-American botanist Joseph Rock speechless in the 1920s. His diary raved: \"If Genesis’s author saw Diebu, he’d call it Adam and Eve’s birthplace.\" His National Geographic photos later sparked James Hilton’s iconic Shangri-La in Lost Horizon—proving truth can be as wild as fiction! 
. Think secret valleys, alpine meadows, and vibes so serene, you’ll forget TikTok exists. Ready to wander off the map? 
