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The region is a very popular destination for Chinese tourists. It offers most of the attractions of Thailand — warm climate, tropical fruits and flowers, elephants, prostitutes (legal in Thailand, illegal in China), jungle treks, cultural diversity, and a reasonably well-established tourist industry — without the complications of a border or different language and currency.

For other tourists, especially backpackers, the region serves as stop on the [[Banana Pancake Trail]]; it is on a major route between [[China]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. No matter who you are, the area is a major tourist destination.

The Xishuangbanna is the region withhas the best -preserved tropical ecosystem in China. It is known as the "plant kingdom", "animal kingdom", "biological gene bank", "an emerald onwith the crownonly of the plant kingdom" and so on. It has the only[[Tropical rainforests|tropical rain forestrainforest]] in China. It is a nature reserve, a member of the United Nations Biodiversity Conservation Circle, and an observation point for [[Sustainable travel|sustainable tourism]] development of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. PlantIt specieshas accountone-sixth forof 1/6all ofplant the countryspecies and animalone speciesquarter accountof forall 1/4animal ofspecies thein countryChina. Xishuangbanna is the second largest natural rubber production base in China, the origin of large-leaf tea, and the hometown of Pu-erh tea.

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* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Mohan]]|wikidata=Q14283094}} , small town on the Laotian border

As anywhere in China, [[Mandarin]] is the lingua franca used for communication between speakers of different languages. However this area, like most of [[Yunnan]], has several different ethnic groups and most of those have their own language. In Banna, the largest group are the Dai, ethnically and linguistically very closesimilar to ThaisThai people and language.

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Stay in a [http://anthropolodgy.com/index.php/2017/05/21/nannuoshan-tea-plantation-homestay-xishuangbanna/ Hani village homestay] {{dead link|December 2020}} and visit tea plantations, do jungle hikes and try the local foods. 300 yuan per night with three meals included.

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