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'''Xishuangbanna''' (often just '''Banna''' is used; Chinese: 西双版纳; Lü: ᧑᧒ ᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ) is an autonomous prefecture in the south of [[Yunnan]], near the [[Thailand|Thai]], [[Laos|Laotian]], [[Vietnam |
'''Xishuangbanna''' (often just '''Banna''' is used; Chinese: 西双版纳; Lü: ᧑᧒ ᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ) is an autonomous prefecture in the south of [[Yunnan]], near the [[Thailand|Thai]], [[Laos|Laotian]], [[Vietnam]]ese and [[Myanmar|Burmese]] borders. The ethnic groups and the local languages in this area are more Southeast Asian than Chinese. |
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[[File:Xishuangbanna.png|thumb|200px|Position within Yunnan]] |
[[File:Xishuangbanna.png|thumb|200px|Position within Yunnan]] |
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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, |
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, jungle treks, cultural diversity, and a reasonably well-established tourist industry — without the complications of a border or different language and currency. |
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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]]. |
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. |
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==Understand== |
==Understand== |
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"Xishuangbanna" is a Dai language, "Xishuang" means twelve, "Banna" means an administrative unit that provides feudal taxes |
"Xishuangbanna" is a name from the Dai language, "Xishuang" means twelve, "Banna" means an administrative unit that provides feudal taxes, and actually refers to twelve administrative regions. |
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Xishuangbanna is famous for its tropical rainforest natural landscape and ethnic customs, and is one of the hot tourist cities in China. |
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| ⚫ | The Xishuangbanna region has the best-preserved tropical ecosystem in China, with [[Tropical rainforests|tropical rainforest]]s. 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. It has one-sixth of all plant species and one quarter of all animal species in China. 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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===People=== |
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Xishuanbanna is a very ethnically diverse region, with the Dai people forming a plurality. The Dai people share close cultural ties with [[Thailand]], speaking languages in the same family as Thai, and being Theravada Buddhists just like the Thais. Many Thai festivals such as ''Songkran'' and ''Loy Krathong'' are also celebrated by the Dai people. As in Thailand, Songkran is the most important festival in Xishuangbanna, when the streets erupt in a massive water fight. |
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==Cities== |
==Cities== |
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* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Jinghong]]|wikidata=Q1012620}} |
* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Jinghong]]|wikidata=Q1012620}}, capital and main center of the region |
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* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Mengla]]|wikidata=Q1343654}} |
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* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Menghai]]|lat=21.966667|long=100.466667|wikidata=}} |
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* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Mohan]]|wikidata=Q14283094}} |
* {{marker|type=city|name=[[Mohan]]|wikidata=Q14283094}}, small town on the Laotian border |
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==Talk== |
==Talk== |
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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 |
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 is the Dai. The Dai language in Xishuangbanna is similar to the [[Northern Thailand|northern]] dialects of [[Thai phrasebook|Thai]], but more challenging for speakers of standard Thai (Bangkok dialect) to understand. |
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==Get in== |
==Get in== |
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| content=There are some flights from several Chinese cities, but much the most frequent are from [[Kunming]]. There are also a few flights from [[Bangkok]]; see [[Jinghong# |
| content=There are some flights from several Chinese cities, but much the most frequent are from [[Kunming]]. There are also a few flights from [[Bangkok]]; see [[Jinghong#Get in]]. |
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There is a highway south from Kunming into this region, via [[Pu'er]]. |
There is a highway south from Kunming into this region, via [[Pu'er]]. |
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=== By train === |
=== By train === |
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| name=Xishuangbanna Railway Station | alt=西双版纳站 | url= | email= |
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| ⚫ | The Yuxi-Mohan Railway runs through Xishuangbanna and connects the region to [[Kunming]] and the Laotian border. There are 5 passenger stations in Xishuangbanna. These include 3 stations in [[Jinghong]] as well as one station each in [[Mengla]] and [[Mohan]]. Xishuangbanna's main railway station is the Xishuangbanna Railway Station in Jinghong, which has much more frequent train services than the other stations |
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| address= | lat= | long= | directions=about 2km from Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport; bus nos. 4, 6, 7, 68 and the Railway Station Express Bus all stop outside the station |
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| content=There are over 20 trains per day from [[Kunming]]. The journey time from Kunming to Jinghong is about 3 to 4 hours. There is also one cross-border train daily from [[Laos]], which stops here at 16:20 |
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| ⚫ | The Yuxi-Mohan Railway runs through Xishuangbanna and connects the region to [[Kunming]] and the Laotian border. There are 5 passenger stations in Xishuangbanna. These include 3 stations in [[Jinghong]] as well as one station each in [[Mengla]] and [[Mohan]]. Xishuangbanna's main railway station is the Xishuangbanna Railway Station in Jinghong, which has much more frequent train services than the other stations. |
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==Get around== |
==Get around== |
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===By bus=== |
===By bus=== |
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The airport bus can easily reach the city from the airport, and the airport special line No. 1 also passes through the night market and temple attractions. The price is |
The airport bus can easily reach the city from the airport, and the airport special line No. 1 also passes through the night market and temple attractions. The price is ¥4. The tourist route can choose ordinary bus and tourist line. Among them, ordinary bus No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and bus Z21 pass through many tourist attractions, and the price is RMB ¥3. Attractions will have corresponding tourist bus lines, most of which are ¥5 for round trips. Payment methods can be credit card or coin. |
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===By taxi=== |
===By taxi=== |
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The starting price of taxis in Xishuangbanna is 7 |
The starting price of taxis in Xishuangbanna is ¥7 (3 kilometers), including ¥2 fuel surcharge. |
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===Rent battery cart=== |
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There are many places in Xishuangbanna where you can rent battery cars (or a shared battery car parked on the side of the road). For many local residents, electric cars are one of the main ways to get around. |
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==See== |
==See== |
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===Religious sites=== |
===Religious sites=== |
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As most Dai people are Theravada Buddhists, the main attraction here is the Theravada Buddhist temples, which are very similar in architecture to those in Thailand and Laos. |
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| name=Xishuangbanna Zongfo Temple | alt=西双版纳总佛寺 | url= | email= |
| name=Xishuangbanna Zongfo Temple | alt=西双版纳总佛寺 | url= | email= |
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| name=Mange Temple | alt=曼阁佛寺 | url= | email= |
| name=Mange Temple | alt=曼阁佛寺 | url= | email= |
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| name=Manjinlan Temple | alt=西双版纳曼景兰大佛寺 | url= | email= |
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===Parks and nature=== |
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| name=Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden | alt=中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园 | url=http://english.xtbg.cas.cn/ | email= |
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| name=Manting Imperial Garden | alt=曼听御花园 | url= | email= |
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==Do== |
==Do== |
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Stay in a |
Stay in a Hani village homestay and visit tea plantations, do jungle hikes and try the local foods. ¥300 per night with three meals included. |
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[[File:Mekong Starlight Night Market.jpg|thumb|Mekong Starlight Night Market]] |
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===Drink=== |
===Drink=== |
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==Buy== |
==Buy== |
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===Food=== |
===Food=== |
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'''·Dried fruit''' |
'''·Dried fruit''' (水果干) - Xishuangbanna is a tropical area, so there are plenty of fresh and dried tropical fruit. |
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===Other=== |
===Other=== |
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==Go next== |
==Go next== |
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The prefecture borders Myanmar and Laos. Buses leave from Jinghong and Mengla to [[Luang Namtha]]. From Jinghong it costs ¥70 and takes 7 hours. Laos visas cost USD40 at the border; two extra passport photos are required.{{IsPartOf|Southern Yunnan}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 12 January 2024
Xishuangbanna (often just Banna is used; Chinese: 西双版纳; Lü: ᧑᧒ ᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ) is an autonomous prefecture in the south of Yunnan, near the Thai, Laotian, Vietnamese and Burmese borders. The ethnic groups and the local languages in this area are more Southeast Asian than Chinese.
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, 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.
Understand
[edit]"Xishuangbanna" is a name from the Dai language, "Xishuang" means twelve, "Banna" means an administrative unit that provides feudal taxes, and actually refers to twelve administrative regions.
The Xishuangbanna region has the best-preserved tropical ecosystem in China, with tropical rainforests. It is a nature reserve, a member of the United Nations Biodiversity Conservation Circle, and an observation point for sustainable tourism development of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. It has one-sixth of all plant species and one quarter of all animal species in China. 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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People
[edit]Xishuanbanna is a very ethnically diverse region, with the Dai people forming a plurality. The Dai people share close cultural ties with Thailand, speaking languages in the same family as Thai, and being Theravada Buddhists just like the Thais. Many Thai festivals such as Songkran and Loy Krathong are also celebrated by the Dai people. As in Thailand, Songkran is the most important festival in Xishuangbanna, when the streets erupt in a massive water fight.
Cities
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- 1 Jinghong, capital and main center of the region
- 2 Mengla
- 3 Menghai
- 4 Mohan, small town on the Laotian border
Talk
[edit]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 is the Dai. The Dai language in Xishuangbanna is similar to the northern dialects of Thai, but more challenging for speakers of standard Thai (Bangkok dialect) to understand.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG IATA), Gasa Town, Jinghong City, ☏ +63 691 215 9130. There are some flights from several Chinese cities, but much the most frequent are from Kunming. There are also a few flights from Bangkok; see Jinghong#Get in.
By highway
[edit]There is a highway south from Kunming into this region, via Pu'er.
By train
[edit]- 2 Xishuangbanna Railway Station (西双版纳站) (about 2km from Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport; bus nos. 4, 6, 7, 68 and the Railway Station Express Bus all stop outside the station). There are over 20 trains per day from Kunming. The journey time from Kunming to Jinghong is about 3 to 4 hours. There is also one cross-border train daily from Laos, which stops here at 16:20
The Yuxi-Mohan Railway runs through Xishuangbanna and connects the region to Kunming and the Laotian border. There are 5 passenger stations in Xishuangbanna. These include 3 stations in Jinghong as well as one station each in Mengla and Mohan. Xishuangbanna's main railway station is the Xishuangbanna Railway Station in Jinghong, which has much more frequent train services than the other stations.
Get around
[edit]By bus
[edit]The airport bus can easily reach the city from the airport, and the airport special line No. 1 also passes through the night market and temple attractions. The price is ¥4. The tourist route can choose ordinary bus and tourist line. Among them, ordinary bus No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and bus Z21 pass through many tourist attractions, and the price is RMB ¥3. Attractions will have corresponding tourist bus lines, most of which are ¥5 for round trips. Payment methods can be credit card or coin.
By taxi
[edit]The starting price of taxis in Xishuangbanna is ¥7 (3 kilometers), including ¥2 fuel surcharge.
Rent battery cart
[edit]There are many places in Xishuangbanna where you can rent battery cars (or a shared battery car parked on the side of the road). For many local residents, electric cars are one of the main ways to get around.
See
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Streets and architecture
[edit]Religious sites
[edit]As most Dai people are Theravada Buddhists, the main attraction here is the Theravada Buddhist temples, which are very similar in architecture to those in Thailand and Laos.
- 1 Xishuangbanna Zongfo Temple (西双版纳总佛寺), Jinghong.
- 2 Mange Temple (曼阁佛寺), Jinghong.
- 3 Manjinlan Temple (西双版纳曼景兰大佛寺), Jinghong.
Parks and nature
[edit]- 1 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园), Mengla.
- 2 Manting Imperial Garden (曼听御花园), Jinghong.
Museums
[edit]Border port
[edit]Other historical sites
[edit]Do
[edit]Stay in a Hani village homestay and visit tea plantations, do jungle hikes and try the local foods. ¥300 per night with three meals included.
Eat
[edit]Local food
[edit]Restaurant
[edit]Night market
[edit]- Mekong Starlight Night Market (湄公河·星光夜市), Gaozhuang Xishuangshi Scenic Spot, Jinghong City, ☏ +63 691-2221171. open all day.
Drink
[edit]Buy
[edit]Food
[edit]·Dried fruit (水果干) - Xishuangbanna is a tropical area, so there are plenty of fresh and dried tropical fruit.
Other
[edit]Stay safe
[edit]Go next
[edit]The prefecture borders Myanmar and Laos. Buses leave from Jinghong and Mengla to Luang Namtha. From Jinghong it costs ¥70 and takes 7 hours. Laos visas cost USD40 at the border; two extra passport photos are required.