Xishuangbanna photography Dai nationality

Xishuangbanna (1995): Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, located at the southernmost tip of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China (PRC), is a minority autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province. Xishuang means "12" in Dai language, and Xishuangbanna means "twelve administrative regions". The ancient Dai language is "Meng Paranasi", which means "an ideal and magical paradise". The annual Water Splashing Festival is held in April 13- 15, which is known as the "Oriental Carnival".

1995 Xishuangbanna: East and west are connected with Jiangcheng County and Pu 'er City; The northwest is adjacent to Lancang County; The southeast, south and southwest are connected with the mountains and rivers of Laos and Myanmar, adjacent to Thailand and Vietnam, and only 200 kilometers away from Thailand. It is more than 400 kilometers from the Pacific Beibu Gulf in the east and more than 600 kilometers from the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean in the west. The border line is 966.3 kilometers long, which is about 1/4 of the total length of the border line in Yunnan Province.

Xishuangbanna, 1995: There is the only tropical rain forest nature reserve in China, and there are many rare birds and animals, such as Asian elephants, hornbills, peacocks and black-crowned gibbons. Among the rare plants are Wangtianshu, Honghongshu, Yunnan Nutmeg, Clove, Huangguoshu, Hutong, Mayday, Cephalotaxus Cephalotaxus and so on.

1995 Xishuangbanna: Xishuangbanna's landforms are mostly low-middle hilly areas, with an altitude of 800 ~ 1300m, accounting for 65.3% of the total area of Xishuangbanna, which constitutes the main body of Xishuangbanna's landform pattern. Followed by the hilly area with an altitude of 500 ~ 800 meters, accounting for 19.4% of Xishuangbanna. The Zhongshan area with a distance of 1300 ~ 2500m accounts for 10.6%. Intermountain basins and valleys account for only 4.7% of Xishuangbanna.

1995 Xishuangbanna: Xishuangbanna is rich in geothermal resources, ranking second in Yunnan Province, second only to Tengchong, with 149 hot springs and mineral springs. The lowest water temperature is 25 degrees, the highest is 103 degrees, and the flow rate is 0. 1-3.9 liters/second. Salty brine springs are mostly distributed in the east of Mengla County, densely distributed in Mengban, Shang Yong, Dahuangba, Manlong and other places. It is rich in potassium salt and salt, so it is called "salt spring".

Xishuangbanna, 1995: Dai people have a long history and have created splendid culture in their long life. Dai calendar, Dai language and colorful folk literature and art are famous all over the world. As early as 1000 years ago, the ancestors of the Dai people wrote many beautiful and touching myths and legends, fables, novels, poems and so on. There are more than 550 long poems written in Dai language alone. Zhao Shutun, Nanmu Nannuo and Hulu Letter are his representative works, which have been adapted into movies and plays and are deeply loved by the masses.

Xishuangbanna, 1995: Dai people in Xishuangbanna, a nation bound by water, are called water people. The folk proverb says that "bubbles drift with the waves, Dai families follow the flowing water" and "water makes the world, and the world depends on water". In Dai people's mind, water is the milk that breeds all things and the source of blood for life. The Dai epic "Batama Gapeng Shangluo" says that the earth is made up of water and other substances.

1995 Xishuangbanna: Dai villages are all built by water. The Dai people's attachment to water is also related to the customs and climate of their place of residence. During the Chinese New Year, Dai people have activities such as bathing Buddha, splashing water and rowing dragon boats, all of which are inseparable from water. The subtropical high temperature requires people to take a bath several times a day; Dai people grow rice in boiling water fields, and water is also needed for irrigation. Dai people cannot live without water.

Xishuangbanna, 1995: "Sanggan Bimai" Festival: namely the Water-splashing Festival, from April 13 to June 15 in Gregorian calendar. Grand Buddhist activities are held, in addition to packet loss, dragon boat rowing, flying high, sand piling, chicken fighting and other activities. Festival * * * is splashing water, so-called "soaking wet, happiness will last forever".

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