ach ins , ▁Ch ins , ▁and ▁others . ▁Shang ri - La ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁Y unn an ▁Province ▁in ▁China ▁which ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Tib et ans ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁medieval ▁period . ▁This ▁place ▁is ▁remembered ▁as ▁the ▁rest ing ▁place ▁for ▁many ▁communities ▁in ▁their ▁migration ▁history . ▁This ▁is ▁proved ▁by ▁their ▁languages ▁they ▁speak ▁because ▁those ▁groups ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Shang ri - La ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁their ▁journey ▁are ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁spoke ▁the ▁languages ▁that ▁come ▁under ▁Tib eto - B ur man ▁lingu istic ▁group . ▁ ▁Their ▁fol kt ales ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁they ▁once ▁arrived ▁near ▁a ▁( du ili u ) ▁sea / o cean . ▁There ▁is ▁another ▁account ▁which ▁pres umes ▁that ▁the ▁Li ang mai ▁once ▁reached ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Beng al ▁or ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁This ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁orn aments ▁they ▁used ▁such ▁as ▁emb ell ishment ▁made ▁of ▁con chs , ▁shell s , ▁be ads ▁and ▁other ▁sea - based ▁orn aments . ▁Moreover , ▁it ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁their ▁familiar ity ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Mar ang w ang b ou ▁story ▁( a ▁similar ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁R ama ), ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁went ▁to ▁L anka ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁Ab on b ou ▁( R av ana ). ▁This ▁confir ms ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁once ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁se as . ▁What ▁so ▁ever ▁be , ▁thus , ▁they