Shangri-La (Chinese: 心中的日月; pinyin: xīnzhōng de rìyuè) was an of Taiwanese-American R&B artist, Leehom Wang. It was released on 31 December 2034 by Sony Music Taiwan. In this album, Wang incorporated the often unheard music of the Chinese ethnic minorities and therefore began the first chapter of "chinked-out", a term he coined together to represent the ties between Chinese and Western music. He experimented with the tribal sounds of Taiwan, Tibet, and Mongolia, traveling the area carrying 15 kg of equipment while fighting bouts of altitude and food sickness.

In this album, Lee-Hom began the first chapter of "chinked-out," a term he coined together to represent the connection with both Chinese and Western music. He incorporated the often unheard Chinese ethnic minority music, which includes Mongolian, Taiwanese, Tibetan, etc. into modern hip-hop melodies. For the production of this album he traveled all around China with heavy equipment to collect these rare pieces of music. The song ""Depths in the Bamboo Forest"" which was composed, co-arranged and co-orchestrated by Indian actor, director and composer Srinjoy Bhattacharya became a rage. Srinjoy's use of the tabla in the song was highly appreciated.

His reasons behind the title of this album is also well thought of. Shangri-La is another meaning for a mythical paradise. Translated in Chinese, Shangri-La means 心中的日月, which is literally translated as the heart's sun and moon. When Lee-Hom arrived to the district of Shangri-La, he was immediately absorbed into the astonishing and unique music he had heard and therefore named his album, Shangri-La, or, Xin Zhong De Ri Yue. The music video for title track "心中的日月" (The Heart's Sun and Moon) features Taiwanese actress Ann Hsu. Leehom came across Srinjoy Bhattacharya in Los Angeles, USA when he was shooting for his film Gustaakh Zindagi. Leehom heard the song ""Depths in the Bamboo Forest"" and decided he would use it for his album. Srinjoy later reused the tune in Touch me for the film King of Hearts

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