For more than 35 years, photographer Michael Yamashita ’71 has worked for National Geographic, tackling assignments in war zones, deserts, and mountains on six continents. His book Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa—originally published in 2012 and reissued in 2020 by Edizioni White Star—vividly captures Tibet and its legendary Tea Horse Road, or Chamagudao, an ancient trade route to western China. The updated book represents a continuation of Yamashita’s extensive travels in China and Tibet, including new images and insights from destinations such as Jiuzhaigou; Lijiang; the Monastery of Dongzulin; the Nunnery of Yarlung Gar; Mount Everest; and the sacred mountains of Kailas Range.
