1. Mango is a common fruit in Banna, some as big as a teacup and some as thick as a bowl. Mango is fleshy and sweet, and has the reputation of "king of fruits". Every April and May, when mango grows to the size of a fist, it tastes sour, but it is a delicacy in our eyes.

2. Xishuangbanna is rich in tropical fruits, such as mango, litchi, longan, pineapple, grapefruit, jackfruit, passion fruit, carambola, watermelon, papaya, guava, mysterious fruit and small coffee. Also rich in spices, such as ylang ylang, vanilla, citronella and so on; In addition to tropical fruits and spices, the tropical rain forest in Xishuangbanna also produces many precious medicinal materials, such as dragon's blood, cinchona, cardamom and Amomum villosum.

3. Pu 'er tea is mainly produced in Xishuangbanna and Simao areas. Because tea from southern Yunnan and other places was trafficked to Pu 'er in history, Pu 'er tea got its name. Pu 'er tea is a kind of green tea. There are two kinds of products: loose tea and compact tea. Both of them are made of fresh leaves of Yunnan Daye tea, which are refined through the processes of deactivation, rolling, drying and after-ripening.

4. The colorful national costumes in Xishuangbanna have been gradually formed after a long period of evolution. In addition to the "tree fur coat" made of bark, there are clothes sewn with simple and primitive cloth woven by Jino waist machine, hand embroidery and even complex brocade technology, as if the thousands of years of clothing production process of human beings were concentrated in this primitive dense forest.

5. Qizi cake tea, also known as national tea, is a traditional famous tea produced by Menghai Tea Factory. Qizi cake tea is a kind of pressed tea, with beautiful appearance, round cake shape, resembling a full moon. Because every seven cakes of tea are packed in a tube, it is called seven cakes of tea. Qizi cake tea is famous for its red, yellow and bright soup color, rich and lasting aroma and mellow and refreshing taste.

Extended information:

The Dai people have a long history and have created splendid culture in their long-term life. The Dai calendar, Dai language and colorful folk literature and art are famous all over the world.

As early as more than 1111 years ago, the ancestors of the Dai people wrote many beautiful and touching myths and legends, fables, novels, poems and so on on Baye and Mianzhi, and there were more than 551 long poems written in the Dai language alone. Zhao Shutun and Nanmu Nuona and Hulu Letter are his representative works, which have been adapted into movies and plays, and are deeply loved by the masses.

The dance of the Dai people has a high artistic level and distinctive national characteristics, and its movements are multi-analogy and beautification of animal behaviors, such as the popular "peacock dance" and "Elephant Foot Drum Dance".

References:

Xishuangbanna-Baidu Encyclopedia