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Shangri-La
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In Shangri-La, Amy Ng lays bare the contradictions and private pain of cultural tourism.
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03 October 2017

Bunny, a young woman from the officially designated 'Shangri-La' in the Himalayan foothills of China's Yunnan Province, has witnessed her family's livelihood destroyed by mass tourism. She dreams of escape as a globe-trotting photographer.
But what happens when the only thing you have to sell is your culture? When the only way to free yourself is to betray your roots?
But what happens when the only thing you have to sell is your culture? When the only way to free yourself is to betray your roots?
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Pages: 76
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Publication Date:
03 October 2017
Trim Size: 7.75 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781848426108
Format: Paperback
Amy Ng is a writer whose plays include: Shanghai Dolls (Paines Plough and Kiln Theatre, London, 2025); Shangri-La (Finborough Theatre, London, 2016); Shoes (Soho Theatre); and Special Occasions (St. James Theatre and Arcola Theatre). She is also a historian with a research interest in multinational empires, imperial decline, and nationality conflict, and is the author of Nationalism and Political Liberty (Oxford University Press).