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Tourism wonders worthy of attention in Banna

Bubble fish

An interesting small fish grows in the rivers such as Na 'a and Nanla River in Mengla County. When people catch it, it will naturally expand like a balloon, and it will be as round as a ball. The more you rub it with your hands, the more it will expand and become more round, just like a balloon full of gas, and at the same time it will make a "Ji Ji" sound. This kind of fish is 6 to 7 centimeters long, but it is as big as a thumb and smells stronger than other fish. The locals call it "bubble fish".

"Shrimp Spring" in the Tree

Frontier soldiers in Xishuangbanna found a century-old banyan tree deep in the jungle. The waist of the tree is very high, and the branches and leaves are lush, covering the sky. Miraculously, there is a "shrimp spring" on the trunk of this big banyan tree. There is a fist-sized hole on the trunk of a big banyan tree more than 6 meters above the ground. Every summer, a clear spring gurgles out of the cave. At the same time, there is a kind of purple-black shrimp. With the spring water pouring out of the cave in droves, there are actually more than a catty of shrimp gushing out one day.

Because of the "shrimp spring", nearby birds have built nests and laid eggs on this banyan tree and settled down. There are more than ten kinds of birds in the tree and nearly a hundred nests have been built. Every morning, birds play and jump among the leaves, and their songs are crisp and sweet, echoing in the valley for a long time.

"Shrimp Spring" is located on the high mountain, far away from the surface water source. Only in a stream 5 miles away from banyan trees can there be similar shrimps. Spring water and shrimp flowed out of the tree hole, which became a puzzling mystery.

Dancing grass

In Xishuangbanna, there is a kind of grass with a short stem and three leaves at the top of each petiole. When the sun rises and the morning glow blooms everywhere, the long drooping leaves will spread out, and two small leaves will jump up and down, like girls dancing. In the afternoon, the long leaves droop, but the two leaflets still keep beating. So, everyone calls it dancing grass. If you watch it dance Qin Le, or sing, especially love songs, Xiao Ye can dance, so it is named Anemone. This kind of grass mostly lives in a single plant, which is difficult to meet, and can be seen in hot workshops and botanical gardens.

Mimosa pudica

Herbs, generally about 10 cm high, with thin and curved branches, small and thin leaves and melon seeds. The growth characteristics of this grass are similar to those of dancing grass, but different. The similarity is that everyone likes to grow in tropical and humid places. The difference is that mimosa will turn green in the absence of sunlight, but it will shrink in the case of too strong sunlight.

This grass is characterized by shyness. I am afraid of too strong sunlight, and I am even more afraid that people will touch it. When you touch its leaves, the small leaves on the whole petiole immediately shrink like shame, so people call it mimosa. If you touch the whole tree, it will all shrink, like death, and after an hour, it will slowly return to its original state.

Xishuangbanna is a popular tourist area. There are many star-rated hotels in Jinghong, and the prices are usually between 150-400 yuan, which is enough to meet the needs of tourists. Dai Garden Hotel, Crown Hotel and Golden Banna Hotel are among the best. Not only is the room sanitary and comfortable, but also the supporting facilities are complete, so visitors can enjoy the scenery at the same time. Besides, Jinfeng Hotel, Jinghong Hotel, Xishuangbanna Dadai Township Hotel and Xishuangbanna Transportation Hotel are also good.

If you visit Wild Elephant Valley, you can try to stay at Dashu Hotel in Wild Elephant Valley. Dashu Hotel, standing on trees and connected by elevated corridors, is an ideal residence for tourists to observe wild elephant activities. But you have to bring your own flashlight to live here. In addition, compared with the accommodation conditions, the price of Dashu Hotel is higher, and the price of a room is around 200 yuan.

Comparison between living in Jinghong and living in Olive Dam

Jinghong is far from the Wild Elephant Valley, close to the Tropical Botanical Garden, opposite the Olive Dam. If you want to fully taste the national customs, then live in Olive Dam; If we want to consider the convenient transportation between the two places, we will live in Jinghong. Recommended accommodation:

Xishuangbanna jinglan inn

Address: No.4-103, Building C, Jinglan International, Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.

Price: Double standard room 60 yuan/room.

Highlight: The inn is located in the center of Jinghong, which is convenient for shopping and eating. It's only 100 meters away from the night market, and it doesn't take 10 minutes to walk to well field to taste the special Dai snacks and barbecues.

Xishuangbanna local diet

The residents of Xishuangbanna are mainly Dai, and Dai cuisine enjoys a high reputation in Yunnan cuisine. Dai cuisine is dominated by glutinous rice, sour roasted meat and aquatic food, with wild cultivated plants as seasoning, which has a unique national flavor. The most representative ones are boiled fish with sour bamboo shoots (chicken), grilled fish with citronella, fragrant bamboo rice, and "Mi Nan" (a kind of dipping water prepared with various seasonings, sour and spicy, used to dip cucumbers and the like).

There is a saying in the Bulang people that "if you don't eat barbecue, you haven't tasted meat." So there are a lot of things to bake. There are roast mountain rat meat, turtledove meat, fish, pork and beef; In addition, there are pebble fresh fish soup, crab meat floss, crab meat pieces, fried spiders, cicada sauce, braised fresh fish, sauerkraut (sour meat, sour fish, sour bamboo shoots) and so on.

Where to eat?

There are Banna cuisines in the night market, and all kinds of ethnic minority cuisines are available. It is a good choice for tourists to visit a street in Manjinglan. In the evening, while enjoying delicious food, they can watch the night view of Jinghong City. Under the colorful lights, endless food will make people linger.

Damamao Damamao is the stockade of A Dai and the most famous "Dai flavor city" in Banna. You can choose from more than 100 Dai bamboo buildings in the stockade. Roast chicken, raw water, coriander dipped in rice, fragrant bamboo and glutinous rice, baked rice, steamed leaves, mixed vegetable soup and boiled bean jelly are the special dishes that must be tasted. Zhaizi is located in the southeast of Jinghong City, beside the Lancang River. It only costs 5 yuan money to take a taxi from downtown.

Laman Village is also the stockade of A Dai. In recent years, a new restaurant has been opened, which is a place where local people usually go to spend money. There are no singing and dancing performances there, and the authentic taste but low price are the attractive reasons. You can take bus No.2, get off at the terminal of Liushahe Bridge, and get there a little further.

If you go to Mengla County, you can go to Mandai Dai Village to taste the original Dai flavor. The flavor shops here are all run by villagers in Zhaili, and the business is very hot. This village is about 5 kilometers away from Mengla County. You can take the shuttle bus from Mengla to Yaoqu or Mengban at the passenger station, get off at No.4 Branch, walk for tens of meters and get off at Shashi Highway on the right. Or take a rickshaw (1 yuan) to Mengla Town, the county seat, and then take a tricycle to Mandai Village (5 yuan).

Xishuangbanna itinerary planning

Tour 1 Lancang River Scenery → Olive Dam (Dai Garden) → Tropical Botanical Garden → Man Ting Park.

Depart from Jinghong to Menglun in the morning, visit the Lancang River scenery along the way, visit the famous "Peacock Tailing" Olive Dam, enjoy the tropical scenery and Dai villages, and at the same time, you can taste and buy all kinds of tropical fruits. After the tour, take a bus to Menglun and have lunch in the town. In the afternoon, you can walk across the Suoluo River Suspension Bridge from Menglun Town (about 10 minutes) and come to Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden to enjoy all kinds of tropical plants and the scenery of Suoluo River. In the afternoon, I will return to Jinghong, attend a bonfire party in Man Ting Park, watch folk songs and dances and taste delicious food. Su Jinghong

Tourist route 2 Keno Mountain → Wild Elephant Valley → Jinghong → Manjinglan Tourist Street

From Jinghong to Jinuo Mountain in the morning, Jinuo Mountain is one of the six tea mountains of Pu 'er tea. In addition to enjoying the natural scenery, you can also learn about Jinuo, the last ethnic minority in China. Then take a bus to visit Wild Elephant Valley Park. After watching the elephant show and visiting the elephant museum, return to Jinghong city by bus and visit the tropical city landscape. Enjoy a delicious dinner at Manjinglan Tourist Street in Jinghong City in the evening.

Tour route 3: Eight-corner Pavilion with scenery → Rhoda scenery → Single tree into forest

Depart from Jinghong in the morning, take the shuttle bus from Jinghong to Rhoda, get off at Menghai County, and visit Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion and the Bodhi tree in which three people embrace each other. Then continue to drive to Rhoda, a border town, and have lunch in Rhoda town. After lunch, visit the unique trees and forests. Return to Jinghong by CMB in the evening.

Note: At present, the exit port of Rhoda has been closed, and there is no official notice from the government when it will be reopened. In Rhoda town, tourists can visit for free, but if travel agencies or local organizations promise to take tourists across the border to Myanmar, please think twice. Tourist season

If an image metaphor is used to illustrate the climate in Xishuangbanna, it is to enter a natural sauna room. Xishuangbanna is only divided into dry season and rainy season. In the dry season, Xishuangbanna is like a dry sauna. There is nowhere to escape from the heat wave. When it rains, it is as cold as autumn. The humid heat in rainy season may be the biggest distress. Sweat comes out, but it sticks to the skin.

In terms of seasons, the peak season in xishuangbanna tourism is June, from 165438+ 10 to April of the following year. During this period, the temperature is not high, and the annual water splashing festival is also held during this period. Although it is extremely hot from June to September, you can taste all tropical fruits. May -65438+ 10 is the rainy season in Xishuangbanna, but the road conditions here are good and have little impact on tourism. Local shopping

Tropical fruits, candied fruit, spices, medicinal materials and some handicrafts with ethnic characteristics, such as ethnic costumes, ethnic brocade, gold and silver jewelry, black pottery, bamboo weaving, wood carving, etc. You can buy it in the urban areas and scenic spots of Xishuangbanna, and even in Xishuangbanna National Handicraft Street on the North Road, you can buy Thai goods. Olive Dam Agricultural Products Shopping Market and Olive Dam Preserved Fruit World, which are located in the center of Han Meng Town, Xishuangbanna, are also two good places to buy native products of Xishuangbanna.

Tip: Most items such as "Burmese jade" bought by tourists in the market are fakes. Don't be greedy and cheap. It is best to buy in a reputable large shopping mall and ask for an invoice. In addition, if you don't know much about it, you must carefully buy expensive jade products. Most jadeites on the market are fake, so beware of being cheated.

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Mysterious rainforest

Xishuangbanna is the only tropical rain forest nature reserve in China. The trees cover the sky and cover the sun, stretching for hundreds of miles.

Walking in the primeval forest of Xishuangbanna, the sun is shining, and I can't see my fingers in the forest, but I can only hear the rustling of myself stepping on the thick deciduous layer.

Different from coniferous forests independent of wasteland and patchwork arbor forests, tropical rain forests are overwhelming, with particularly rich levels and communities and full of vitality. The upper layer is a towering old tree, passing through the clouds; The bottom leaves are deep and the flowers are clustered; The trees and vines in the middle layer are intertwined and never let go of a ray of sunshine.

The virgin forest in Xishuangbanna is rich in biological treasures, and the biological species account for more than 1/4 of the national total. Rare birds and animals abound, and exotic flowers and herbs can be seen everywhere.

In the past, a big tree that few people could not surround you might surprise you, and Xishuangbanna would make you too busy to be surprised. The banyan trees in the mountains are unique in the forest, and the towering trees are taller than skyscrapers (up to 70 meters). The sword poison wood and bloody iron wood are stronger than steel, and the fog is filled with elephants, bison, monitor lizards and gibbons.

Daixiang style

Dai is the most populous minority in Xishuangbanna, with a long history and splendid culture. Have their own language, mainly believe in Hinayana Buddhism. Peacocks and elephants have been regarded as mascots since ancient times. Dai girls are beautiful in costumes, graceful in posture and good at singing and dancing, which is one of the charming scenery in Banna.

Dai bamboo house is a folk house of Dai nationality, which is very distinctive. Most of them are built by rivers and lakes. It is a dry-column building with two floors, shaded by green trees and overflowing with flowers, which is pleasing to the eye.

Dai people and water are very important things in their lives. Many of their festivals and customs are related to water, such as the Water Splashing Festival. Dai people are very concerned about the cleanliness of water sources. Remember not to throw anything into the well when passing through Dai village.

Dai people's marriage and love customs Dai men and women can fall in love freely. Whenever the new year comes, girls will make diamond flowers with tassels in the four corners and throw them to the right people in the packet loss field, which is the famous "packet loss" activity; In the evening, the young man went downstairs to the girl's house he liked to play the flute to express his feelings. It is called "string girls", and interested girls will go to the bamboo forest to talk privately with the boys. Weddings of Dai people are also very interesting. The two families treat each other, but the wedding is held at the woman's house. The main ceremony is to tie a thread for the bride and groom, which means to tie two hearts together.

Bannafo style

Xishuangbanna's Lantern Festival is isolated from the enlightenment of the Central Plains culture, but it is close to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Myanmar, so Hinayana Buddhism sneaked into Banna with the wind, and everyone is a child of laymen (men and teenagers must shave their heads and worship Buddha before they reach adulthood). The stupa temple, Dai bamboo house and ancient bamboo forest set each other off in interest, which is a sacred scene.

Xishuangbanna mainly believes in Hinayana Buddhism introduced from Sri Lanka through Myanmar. "Cheng" is a free translation in Sanskrit, which refers to the means of transportation and is a metaphor for Buddhism to help all beings with boats. Mahayana Buddhism appeared around 1 century, and was previously called "Hinayana" for primitive Buddhism and sectarian Buddhism. Today, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and other countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia do not accept the title of "Hinayana", but call themselves "Seating Buddhism".

The style of Banna Buddha statue is different from that of the Central Plains, resembling Southeast Asia, and incorporating the cultural style of the Dai people, which can be seen from the temple architecture. Dragonfly White Pagoda is a model of Banata, with a round spire, a jade body and a golden spire. Has anyone who has been to Bangkok seen it before? The Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion is also a famous Buddhist building in Banna, with a high pedestal and a conical roof, similar to the bamboo building of the Dai people.

Banna people believe in Buddhism and do not stick to details. So the temples in Banna don't have too many rules and regulations. Belief in Buddhism is more reflected in harmony with nature. There are buddhas everywhere all the time.

Local communication

In some big scenic spots in Jinghong and Banna, ic card telephones and public telephones can be used. After the mobile phone enters the forest, the signal may be bad, which will affect its use.

Local internet bar

Jinghong has developed rapidly in recent years, and there are many Internet cafes. There is a large Internet cafe downstairs in Jin Peng Hotel near Jinghong Bus Terminal, or you can surf the Internet when you go to the Telecom Building.

Local bank

Banna's activities are basically centered on Jinghong, which has more banks and is more convenient. However, if you go to some scenic spots, it is recommended to bring the right amount of cash to ensure a smooth trip.

Special reminder

1, Banna air tickets are in short supply and need to be booked in advance.

2. In order to guard against mosquitoes and strong sunlight, mosquito repellent and sunscreen products should be prepared.

3. Respect the living habits of Dai and other ethnic minorities when visiting.

There are many jewels and jade in Banna area, so be careful when buying.

5. Pay special attention to safety and health when traveling in border areas.

6. When dining on a self-help tour, you can basically eat well in ordinary restaurants everywhere, but it is best not to go to designated tourist reception restaurants.