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Xishuangbanna is located in the southernmost tip of Yunnan, connected to Laos and Myanmar, rich in tourism resources, tropical rainforests, border towns, and Dai culture......
This APEC holiday, 6 of us from three generations of old, middle and primary schools came to the beautiful Xishuangbanna together
The itinerary is as follows:
[Banna Day1: Wangtianshu]
Wangtianshu is the farthest scenic spot on the Banna East Line, and the chartered car driver said that tour groups will not come here, they will only come four or five times a year, and they will not run this road in the rainy season, because there will be landslides in the nearby mountains.
This rainforest is the only oasis at 21 degrees north latitude, Everywhere else is already desert.
Take a boat trip to the Nam La River, known as the "Amazon of the East"
no" The "man flower" of "heart" is poisonous
bird-like flower
encountered a big snail on the road
The children had close contact with the rainforest "giant" Wangtianshu and challenged the world's tallest "canopy corridor" together, which is built on the Wangtianshu, 36 meters high, 500 meters long, a total of eleven sections, and there is a turnback route after walking the first section, and those who can't go on can return. My son is great, I have been walking in the front, I started to retreat a little, and with my son's encouragement, I persevered to walk down, and after having my son, my courage also increased.
After coming down the canopy corridor, we chose the 2-kilometer "Phillip Trail", there were few people, and there were no others on the rainforest trail, but the "four wonders" of the rainforest everywhere - roots, strangulation, parasitism, and saprophytes, the power of nature was too strong......
[Banna Day2: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences]
Banna Botanical Garden is the largest botanical garden with the richest plant diversity in China, and is the only 5A scenic spot in Banna.
The Luosuo River, a tributary of the Lancang River that flows here, just turned a corner, enclosing the land into a gourd-shaped peninsula, and the botanical garden was built on the island. The botanical garden is divided into the east and west areas, and the east area is a tropical rainforest primeval forest, because we have been to Wangtianshu, so we only went to the west area.
Among the more than 3,000 species, there are many exotic flowers, such as the "mysterious fruit" that Premier Zhou brought back seeds from West Africa and successfully planted in the botanical garden, which can make anything sweet after eating; the "rain tree" that will rain; "Nepenthes" that eat small insects, mimosas ......
When we arrived at the dancing grass place, many people sang loudly and really knew how to dance, and we said that we could not use the judges in the future, and whoever let the dancing grass dance would win.
Mirui: also known as American acacia and red acacia
number of visitors to the Botanical Garden is 20 times that of the Wangtian Tree, and it is best to stay in a hotel in the Botanical Garden for one night. You can experience the quiet early mornings and sunsets of the botanical garden, but this year it is renovated.
【Banna Day3: Mengbaranaxi Song and Dance Show】The
performances in each city are a condensation of local history, culture and folk customs, such as the impression of Lijiang, Dahongpao, and Pingyao of the Lao Mouzi series, and the representative of Banna is the song and dance show.
Dai language "Mengbaranasi" is "an ideal and magical paradise", The "Mengbaranaxi Song and Dance Show" outfield is 1 hour, mainly for the audience to dance together, which is very fun.
The infield performance lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes, including flower waist Dai dance, Hani dance, peacock dance, Dai palace court dance, rolling lanterns, and cucurbit flute. It rained on the stage during the water dance, and the audience in the front row held up their ponchos. The stage art, lighting, music, costumes, and stage design of the show are all gorgeous (no photography is allowed). It's worth a look!
[Banna Day4: Mengjing Lai Dai Village] The
largest ethnic group in Banna is the Dai people, and there are two well-preserved Dai villages that are charged: Dai Garden and Mengjinglai, Dai Garden is closer but too commercial, mostly tour groups, we chose Mengjinglai. Don't go to the free Dai village, they are all places where drivers earn rebates, and when they come to Banna, they know that there are too many places for drivers and tour guides to eat rebates, and it is recommended to travel freely!
The paddy fields, fish ponds, and tallinns in the village are solemn and solemn, a thousand-year-old flying sacred tree, and two large banyan trees that have been "hugging" each other for more than 200 years, are called "couple trees" by the villagers, and married men and women must come to worship in front of the tree.
can you guess what fruit this will produce?
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The answer is revealed: dragon fruit!
Many families in the village raise chickens and ducks (I haven't seen any dogs), and the chick family wanders around during the day, and they all know to go back to their own homes at night!
Mengjing to preserve many traditional handicrafts of the Dai people, such as sugar pressing, pottery, weaving, winemaking, blacksmithing, papermaking, etc.
In the sugar pressing workshop, we put a sugarcane into a wooden sugar press, like a push mill, the "squeak" of the ancient machine, and a large cup of freshly squeezed sugarcane juice comes out of the oven, extremely sweet and sweet. After filtering, these sugarcane juices can be boiled into pieces of brown sugar.
The folk customs here are simple, there are a few handmade books in the papermaking department are so beautiful, I want to buy them, the old lady said that they will not sell them, and they will be left for others to visit. However, these crafts are all elderly, and our 18-year-old tour guide Xiaoyu said that she can't do it anymore.
102-year-old grandmother who is still healthy in the village is selling fruit, and we bought a lot
Mengjinglai Dai Village is close to the China-Myanmar border river Daluo River, there are 229 boundary monuments (attached monuments, the main monument is on the mountain), the Daluo River flows through the village, forming a border, the other side of the river is the mountain of Myanmar, and there is also a boundary marker in a symmetrical place.
You can also stay in the village for one night, and there are several that offer accommodation like this
There
are two Anantara in China, Sanya and Banna, and it is said that the third is preparing to be built in Mount Emei.
The back door of the hotel is the Botanical Garden, newly opened in 2013, The strong Dai style buildings, the clear infinity pool, the Luosuo River below, lying on the balcony at night to count the stars, it is very beautiful.
Because it is on the way to the sky tree, next to the botanical garden, Staying here for one night can save more than 100 km of travel.
There are few guests, not to mention the hardware, the software is also very good, welcome jackfruit drinks, welcome fruits, good night snacks, the waiters at the door can know the hotel guests, everyone is full of smiles and very enthusiastic. It coincided with my sister's birthday, and a birthday cake was also delivered, which was perfect for vacation.
[Banna's eating]
1. Wangtianshu Scenic Area gate
Local specialties: (1) Fried tomatoes with banana hearts, the banana hearts are crispy, and the taste of this dish is very good; (2) Stir-fried chicken offal with banana flowers (3) Scrambled eggs with stinky vegetables (4) Yellow braised chicken, the chicken is raised by a farmer, just slaughtered, the taste is so great, I have never eaten chicken before
2. Cai Chun: Thai food with high online reviews, we are not used to the taste, 1km away from Manting Park. The owner and waiter were all Thai, and when I checked out, I looked at the bill, it was all in Thai, and I didn't know any of them (Khan).
3. Dai family flavor: On the way to Mengjing, the restaurant recommended by the innkeeper, Very affordable (the restaurant is actually located at the entrance of the unique forest scenic spot)
The restaurant took over dozens of tables of group meals from travel agencies (wrapped in plastic wrap early in the morning), and the travel agency guests came later than us, ate much faster than us, and ate and left in less than half an hour
We ordered a few dishes according to the group meal and changed a few dishes. The key recommendations are the roasted pork and pineapple rice, which are tastier than Thai food.
Dai flavor bun roasting is a special way to cook food for the Dai people in Xishuangbanna. Wrap the ingredients in banana leaves and cook them over charcoal, so that the dishes will not lose their taste and the nutrients will not be lost. I heard that Dai-flavored bun roasting is only made when guests come during the festival.
4. Manfeilong Roast Chicken: The people of Banna love barbecue, This roast chicken restaurant is very famous, there is also one in Gaozhuang West, there is no ranking number, you have to grab your own seat, the roast chicken is worthy of its name!
Grilled fish with lemongrass grass is also a specialty of the Dai people, which is very delicious. Green bamboo slices are sandwiched and grilled over an open flame, with the fragrance of bamboo, and there is also a special sauce of the Dai family "tomato Nanmi" in the fish belly, and cherry tomatoes and millet are spicy grilled over charcoal and then added with wild coriander, fragrant seeds, green peppers and other seasonings.
Fruit - Egg fruit, the taste is a bit like egg yolk, there is no moisture, but it is very sweet
【Tips】
1. Banna has a subtropical climate, and the dry season and peak tourist season from November to May are the most crowded times are the Songkran Festival, the Spring Festival and November in April.
2. The plane is the bulk of the travel cost, Beijing round-trip Banna is basically not discounted, we choose to go back and forth from Tianjin, the air ticket is 40% cheaper, all contribute to Anantara.
3. Anantara is adjacent to the Botanical Garden, if you want to go to the sky tree, it is recommended to stay in Anantara or the Botanical Garden Hotel for one night, so that you can have enough time to play every day (this year the Botanical Garden Hotel is being renovated).
4. The weather forecast in Banna is for participation only, we have only a few minutes of light rain in the forecast for the past few days, and the forecast showers for a day are sunny days, and the sun is hot to death.
5. Banna travel mainly relies on chartered cars, I ordered a car from Taobao on the first day, and the driver master was very enthusiastic at the beginning, taking us to visit a free Dai village, we didn't buy anything (later I found out that it was a rebate), and the next day's itinerary asked us to enter the jade store, and we had to come out after 20 minutes, we didn't agree, and then asked to add an attraction to the third day of the itinerary (there is also a rebate), otherwise the charter fare will increase from 500 to 700, and we will not look for him in the next 2 days. Later, we chartered a car from the inn, which made money by lodging, and there was not so much mess. It is recommended to charter a car from the inn, or say in advance that you will not enter the store or go to the attractions he recommends, and ask how much it is.
6. About the tour guide: Banna attraction tickets are very expensive, the tour guide is also very expensive, each is 100, personal suggestion is to invite a tour guide, in the Wangtian tree tour guide explained to us the characteristics of various plants along the way, such as the "man flower" without "heart" is poisonous, the mysterious fruit will feel that other things are sweet after eating, in Mengjing Lai Village generally looks at it for an hour and a half, we chatted with the tour guide Xiaoyu girl while walking, and unknowingly played for three hours. Sadly, we got up late because we lived close to the botanical garden, and when we arrived at the botanical garden, the last tour guide was invited away, and we could only wander around the botanical garden.
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