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Today we will visit Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, ChineseAcademy of Sciences.
Xishuangbanna scenic spot is located in Xishuangbanna Dai AutonomousPrefecture in the south of Yunnan Province, 740 km away from Kunming. The scenicarea includes Jinghong scenic area, Menghai scenic area and Mengla scenic area.There are several scenic spots in each area, including 19 scenic spots and morethan 800 scenic spots, with a total area of 1202.13 square kilometers. There aremany kinds of animal and plant resources in this area, which is called animaland plant kingdom. Among them, many rare, ancient, peculiar and endangeredanimals and plants are unique to Xishuangbanna, which has aroused great interestof tourists and researchers at home and abroad. The landscape is characterizedby rich and charming tropical and subtropical rain forests, seasonal rainforests, valley rain forests, rare animals, colorful ethnic cultures andcustoms. With unique landscape and high popularity, it was approved as the firstbatch of national key scenic spots by the State Council in 1982.
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is located in the southernmost partof Yunnan Province, between 21 ° 08 ′ ~ 22 ° 36 ′ N and 99 ° 56 ′ ~ 101 ° 50 ′e. it is the transition zone from Asian continent to Southeast Asia Peninsula tothe south of Tropic of cancer. With a total area of 19184.45 square kilometersand a population of 796000, the prefecture governs Jinghong City and Menghai andMengla counties. There are more than ten ethnic groups living here, includingDai, Hani, Bulang, Jinuo, Lahu, WA and Yao. Among them, Dai accounts for onethird, Han accounts for one third, and other ethnic groups account for onethird. Bordering on Laos and Myanmar, the border line is 1069 km long.
Xishuangbanna is about 700 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincialcapital. It can be reached by car in two days or one day and night. Bannaairport can take off and land "Boeing 737" aircraft. There are direct flightsfrom Kunming to Xishuangbanna every day. The flight time is about 50 minutes. Inaddition, there are direct charter flights from Chengdu, Chongqing, Bangkok andother cities to Xishuangbanna. Within the territory of the highway in alldirections, very convenient. Xishuangbanna is the name of Xishuangbanna. In1570, xuanweisi (the highest local chief executive) divided the jurisdictioninto 12 "Banna" (Dai "12"? "Xishuang" and "Banna"? One thousand mu, that is, oneBanna? One unit collecting taxes and servitudes). From then on, the Dai name ofXishuangbanna came into being.
Xishuangbanna is one of the 44 national key scenic spots, with more than 3million mu of nature reserves, of which 700000 Mu are well protected primevalforests, accounting for nearly 60% of the total area of the prefecture. Greenmountains and green waters are everywhere, and it is famous for its beauty andrichness.
There are more than 20000 kinds of plants in Xishuangbanna, including 5000tropical plants, 10000 edible plants, 50 kinds of wild fruits and 40 kinds offast-growing precious timber trees. Many plants are precious materials or havespecial uses, such as anti-cancer drugs meidengmu and Jialan; anti hypertensionLuofu; stomach worm betel nut; fengchunan seed oil is a special lubricant fortanks, automobile engines and oil drilling in alpine regions; tung oil canreplace diesel oil; yilanxiang, known as the "king of flowers", can be made intohigh-grade spices; There are ancient tea trees more than 1700 years ago, natural"water pots" and "umbrellas", grass that can smell music and dance and eatmosquitoes.
The vast dense forest provides an ideal habitat for all kinds of wildanimals. At present, there are 429 species of birds, accounting for 2 / 3 of thetotal number of birds in China, and 67 species of mammals, accounting for 16% ofthe total number of mammals in China. Xishuangbanna has many kinds of birds andbeasts, which can not be compared with other places in China. Among them, Asianelephant, vulture, Indosinian tiger, leopard and so on are listed as worldprotected animals; there are 13 species of national first-class protectedanimals, such as bison, antelope, lazy monkey, and many second and third classprotected animals.
Xishuangbanna is also rich in rubber, which is the second largest rubberarea in China, with the highest yield per unit area of rubber in China. It isalso rich in rice, a variety of tropical fruits, Amomum villosum and otherprecious medicinal materials, which is worthy of the name of "plant kingdom","animal Kingdom", "green kingdom" and "Southern medicine kingdom".
When traveling to Banna, sometimes you can see beautiful peacocks, silverpheasants and rhinoceros flying in the forest; sometimes you can see elephantswalking on the road; sometimes you can see antelopes, wild deer and rabbitsrunning It's a wonderful sight and fun that can't be imagined in otherplaces!
Xishuangbanna has a tropical rainforest climate with abundant sunshine andrainfall. The year is divided into dry season and wet season, and the annualaverage temperature is 21 ℃. The dry season is from November to April and thewarm season is from May to October. There is no frost or snow all year round.The annual fog days are 108-146 days. The extreme maximum temperature is 41.1 ℃and the extreme minimum temperature is 2.7 ℃ in Jinghong area, which is suitablefor tourism all the year round. The Dai nationality has a long history and hascreated a splendid culture in its long life. It is especially famous for itscalendar, Dai language and colorful folk literature and art. As early as morethan 1000 years ago, the ancestors of the Dai nationality wrote many beautifuland moving myths, fables, novels and poems on Beiye and Mian paper. There aremore than 550 long poems written in Dai language alone. Zhao shutun and nanmuNuona and Hulu Xin are his representative works, which have been adapted intofilms and plays and are deeply loved by the masses.
Dai dance has a high artistic level and distinctive nationalcharacteristics. Its movements are mostly analogies and beautification of animalbehavior, such as the popular "Peacock Dance" and "elephant foot dance". Themusic of Dai nationality is pleasant to the ear. Besides dance accompaniment, itis often combined with poetry. Sculpture and painting also have distinctcharacteristics. The Dai people believe in Theravada Buddhism, and pagodas andtemples can be seen everywhere in Dai areas. Bamboo house is the most typicalexisting dry column building in China. It is elegant and cool to live in.
Dai men have the custom of tattooing, which means they are brave andbeautiful, and can also attract the love of the opposite sex. Tourist souvenirswith special features include: Dai bag, Dai brocade (embroidered Nianshan,pillow, skirt), ceramic water pot, bamboo lunch box, silver belt, tube bar,various ethnic costumes, flower bag, embroidered waist bag, wood carving, goosestone craft, etc. As for the unique Dai cuisine, every tourist has to taste it.Farewell, you must not forget to buy a few boxes of red beans (also known asAcacia son) to go back to your wife, lover or friend, it is the most specialsignificance and romantic gift ah! So the ancients have long had a poem: "redbeans born in the south, spring to send a few branches, I hope you pick more,this thing is the most Acacia."
Famous scenic spots include: Jinghong, manfeilong pagoda, Lancang River,mange Buddhist temple, manjinglan tourist village, Yilan resort, Menglunbotanical garden, ethnic customs garden, Tropical Crops Research Institute, Daicuisine, Dai garden, Jinghong primeval forest park, Hongqi reservoir, Daluoprimeval forest park, animal wonders, plant wonders, tropical rain forest, DaiWater Splashing Festival.
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