Self-driving tour of must-visit attractions in Xishuangbanna

The Xishuangbanna self-driving tour route is: Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park-Wild Elephant Valley-Manting Park-Jinuo Mountain Village-Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden. 1. Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park has the best-preserved tropical valley rainforest south of the Tropic of Cancer, and is also the closest primeval forest to Jinghong City. There are more than 50 scenic spots in the scenic area, including Peacock Villa, Monkey Taming Base, Large Ethnic Performance Hall, Jiulong Waterfall, and Manshuanglong White Pagoda. 2. Wild Elephant Valley Wild Elephant Valley is densely forested and is a place frequented by Asian wild elephants. A large number of amphibians such as bison, green peacocks, and black bears also live here. Existing facilities include sightseeing walkways, elevated corridors for tourists to watch wild elephant activities, big tree hotels, forest bars, etc. 3. Manting Park Manting Park is the oldest park in Xishuangbanna. This is a natural country park. Local people are accustomed to calling it "Spring Garden", which means the garden of the soul. There are 8 areas in the park, including the National Cultural Square, the Liana Plant Area, the Tropical Orchid Garden, the Peacock Garden, the Buddhist Cultural Area, and the Tree Planting Memorial Area. 4. Jinuo Mountain Village Jinuo Mountain Village is where the Jinuo people live together. Jinuo Mountain is also one of the six famous producing areas of Pu'er tea. The performances in the scenic area are concentrated in the Sun Square in the center of the village. Young men and women dressed in Jinuo costumes are singing and dancing with props in a majestic manner. 5. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, also known as Menglun Botanical Garden, is the largest botanical garden in China with the richest species collection and the most specialized botanical gardens. The botanical garden is divided into two parts: east and west. The main attraction is to the west, consisting of several small botanical gardens.