Must-visit attractions in Xishuangbanna

The top ten must-visit attractions in Xishuangbanna include Wangtianshu Tropical Rainforest, Single Tree Forest, China-Myanmar First Village, Tropical Flower Garden, Manting Park, Menglu Grand Buddha Temple, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tropical Botanical Garden, Dai Nationality Garden, Primitive Forest Park, Wild Elephant Valley. A detailed introduction to some of them at a time:

1. The No. 1 Village in China and Myanmar

Mengjinglai is a larger village of Dai and Shan ethnic groups in China, and is known as the No. 1 Village in China and Myanmar. . There are 99 households in the village with a population of more than 500. It is reported that the village has a history of 1366 years, and Zhao Menglahan, the prince of Myanmar, once visited this village. Rows of well-proportioned Dai bamboo buildings, tall banyan trees, coconut trees and mango trees in the garden make you feel like you have walked into a tropical botanical garden.

The handicraft workshops here are one after another, and original handicraft techniques such as dyeing cloth, sugar pressing, pottery making, wine making, blacksmithing, and papermaking are all preserved. The soil used for making pottery is Xishuangbanna's unique oil soil. First, use a wooden hammer to beat the oil soil into fine pieces. Then put the oil soil into the rotating wooden pile. While turning the wooden pile, you can knead the oil soil into various shapes with your hands. A similar utensil is made, and then patterns are printed on the outside of the utensil using a patterned wooden board, and words are engraved on the utensil. Finally, it is fired in an earthen kiln for 3-6 hours, and then it is ready for use after being lightly polished.

The Dai people have used earthwork to make rice wine for more than a thousand years. This kind of wine is mellow and rich. Taking a sip makes people feel relaxed and happy, and it will last for a long time. In addition, it can relieve pain, soothe the throat, and relieve internal heat. Sugar pressing is also the oldest and most unique way of making sugar among the Dai people.

2. Primeval Forest Park

It can be said that Xishuangbanna is a paradise for elephants, green peacocks, gibbons, bison and other rare birds and animals. It is the "animal kingdom", or in other words. It is a place where national key protected plants such as Wangtian tree, Banna green plum, and Maydenwood gather together. It is the "emerald in the crown of the plant kingdom". Then, the Primeval Forest Park is a highlight of this emerald.

As you enter the forest park amidst the sound of gongs and elephant-foot drums, you will see plants with tropical characteristics: scattered and orderly coconut trees, oil palm, palmtail, fishtail sunflower, Betel nut, huge leaves blowing in the wind. Entering the original tropical rainforest scenic spot, you will see dense forests covering the sky and sun, and vines intertwined. Tangled and intricate.

The upper trees include Terminalia hirsuta, Longan tomentosa, Neem macadamia, and celestial tree, etc. The average tree height is more than 30 meters, and the average diameter at breast height is 40-50 centimeters. They are tall and strong: next there is the white-faced tree. , Soft-leaf Tonga, etc., with an average height of more than 20 meters and a medium build. There are many types of trees in the understory, including cycads, maytons, dracaenas, bamboos, etc. Botanists have made statistics and found that in an area of ??less than 50 square meters, there are more than 130 kinds of higher plants, which can be seen as one of the biodiversity in the rain forest.

3. Wild Elephant Valley

Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley is located within the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve Mengyangzi Reserve and the "UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve". 22 kilometers away from Jinghong City, it is China's first national park with the theme of animal protection and environmental protection.

The Wild Elephant Valley is rich in natural resources, bringing together tropical rainforests, south subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests, and many species of rare animals and plants. It is a comprehensive resort integrating eco-tourism, popular science education, and leisure vacations. Sexual ecological tourist attraction. It has been awarded many honorary titles such as China's first batch of "National Eco-tourism Demonstration Zone" and "China's 50 Most Worthy Places for Foreigners" Gold Medal.

At the same time, Wild Elephant Valley also undertakes the "National Science Education Base" and "China Yunnan Asian Elephant Provenance Breeding Base" (a cooperative project between the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve Administration and the World Wildlife Fund WWF) ), Xishuangbanna Wild Butterfly Breeding and Breeding Research Base and many other ecological protection scientific research projects.