Author Lanzi

Foreword: In life, you and I are all passers-by, countless comings and goings, passing by - some meet and stay; some pass by, leave.

Because life is short and impermanent, it is destined to disappear and die. Although we are afraid of such a result, there is nothing we can do. What's gratifying is that you have met some people who give you warmth and touch, and accompany you to experience and grow together, giving your life a different color and adding more meaning.

On the road, they are willing to help, give and give their sincerity; listen to each other's concerns and share each other's sorrows; tolerate and cherish each other - they are our noble people. Therefore, no matter how big or small the favor is, it is all a favor, so don’t let it go down; if you are a benefactor, please keep it in mind and be grateful.

Thank you for the encounters in your life, whether they are good or bad, no matter whether they are true or false, it is fate that you meet them!

This trip to Xishuangbanna was not decided until the day before departure. In fact, when Sister Luo from the company told me to go to Xishuangbanna at the beginning, I had no intention of going. First, because work is busiest at the end of the month and the beginning of the month. , Secondly, I often travel around, so this opportunity should be given to colleagues who rarely go out. However, my colleague was unwell before departure and gave me the opportunity. Before departure, the sisters expressed their special support. In order to make my trip smooth, everyone took the initiative to help me solve some work difficulties. So on October 31st, I also caught the last train and started a five-day and four-night trip to Banna with two colleagues from the company and more than 20 fellow travelers. I took a bus from the company, transferred to Chongqing and went straight to Banna Airport to set off. Everyone was wearing cotton-padded jackets at that time. When we arrived in Banna at 5 pm, everyone was wearing short-sleeves. In an instant, I felt like I had traveled from winter to summer. If you think about it carefully, autumn has the lowest sense of existence among the four seasons of the year, because it is too short, so short that people can’t tell whether it is the end of summer or the beginning of winter. It is like a transition period that is easy to ignore. Fortunately, this time In Banna, I deeply felt its beauty.

To read about a city is to read about its folk culture and changes of the times. In just a few days, I still tasted this city in a hurry. Different cities have their own unique marks and labels. Just like when talking about Chengdu, the first impression is spicy hot pot; when talking about Xiamen, the first thing that comes to mind is It is a small literary and artistic town; when talking about Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is probably the ancient town, water town, small bridge and flowing water. As for Xishuangbanna, after searching in my mind, the words "peacock, elephant, tropical rainforest and Dai girl" appeared in my mind.

Every city has its own story, and Xishuangbanna is no exception. Forests, streams, parks, meadows, flowers, charming Dai girls, beautiful peacocks, strong and gentle elephants... and we tourists who follow the call of our hearts, weave together The story of Xishuangbanna.

If you look at it from the perspective of novelty, Banna is really a bit bland. Basically, you just go to the night market and go to the park. But for me, Banna is a place to enjoy life, and everything seems "just right" " place.

Yes, everything is just right, so if you are really bringing the whole family with you and holding the kids, Banna is definitely the best choice.

Let’s take a look at some pictures to review what we have gained in the past few days

Dai girls and boys who are good at singing and dancing

Peacocks in flight

Elephant Performance

Chinese Academy of Sciences Tropical Rainforest Botanical Garden

Forest Park

Dai Village

Manting Park

Shwedagon Pagoda Night Market

Xishuangbanna Bridge

Jinghong Fruit Market

Reading a city is like reading a book, the first chapter of Banna The festival starts from our first stop, the Shwedagon Pagoda Night Market, which is also the most direct and simple way to interpret it.

It happens that the Shwedagon Pagoda Night Market is not far from the hotel where we are staying. You can get there by taking a 15-yuan Didi bus. As a wanderlust, we couldn’t care less about the trip and went there immediately happily.

This is the scenery of human fireworks that you must check out when visiting Xishuangbanna. It can satisfy your religious customs, architecture, and humanistic elements. At the same time, it also meets the needs of eating and shopping. Although it is not the cheapest, it is certainly the most complete.

Appetizing barbecue

Folk snacks

Handicrafts with Dai characteristics

Clothes and shoes with ethnic characteristics are all available. So this pair of shoes became a treasure in my pocket, supporting my burden for several days in Banna.

Binjiang Road next to the Shwedagon Pagoda, a perfect location for strolling along the Lancang River and watching the night view.

When I look back and smile, I will be full of beauty, the pink and white in the Sixth Palace are colorless

Wait until the scenery is fully seen, and then watch the long flowing water with you, this is the most beautiful picture.

If you want to check in, this dazzling light is the best background~

We happened to come across a light show

You can learn about a city from its folk culture Get Started

To understand this, you must start with our tour guide. When we arrived in Banna, our tour guide began to tell the story of Banna. I like to listen to stories, and I like people with stories even more. At this moment, she has stories. Unfortunately, I don’t have any wine...

Xishuangbanna is famous for its magical tropical rainforest. It is famous for its ethnic minority customs. "Xishuangbanna" is a Dai word, and "Xishuang" means twelve. "Banna" means an administrative unit that provides feudal taxes (literally translated as "twelve thousand rice fields"), which actually refers to twelve administrative regions. In addition to the Han people, there are twelve ethnic minorities living here. The Dai ethnic group has the largest population and has its own written language and New Year. The Water Splashing Festival in mid-April every year is their New Year. According to the year of the Dai ethnic group, this year is 1382 in the Dai calendar.

In order to show that we do as the locals do when we are in the country, we also learned a few Dai words from the tour guide. Beautiful lady: Sao Duoli, handsome man: Mao Duoli. Therefore, a very beautiful lady is called: very coquettish Duoli. Our tour guide with stories is very coquettish and coquettish. Among the Dai people, whether they are sexy or not is not based on whether their faces are beautiful, but whether their waists are small or not. Dai women wear various tight-fitting underwear, a tight collarless narrow-sleeved short shirt, and a colorful skirt that reaches to their feet. And cinched the skirt with a fine silver belt. Maybe it’s because they have been wearing silver belts for a long time, but all the Dai people have A4 waists, which makes me, a bucket-waisted person, envious and jealous. But in the past few days in Banna, in order to treat each other with courtesy, I also acted like a very coquettish girl for a few days. Haha, satisfy your inner vanity.

Dai characters are passed down from male to female. In the past, all boys had to be sent to temples to learn Dai for several years since childhood, so many old people are still unable to communicate with Han people. Nowadays, children are basically sent to Han schools for nine years of compulsory education, so in many years the Dai language will probably be gradually Chineseized. When I walked into a Dai village, an old man caught my eye: he was said to be over ninety years old. He sat upright, had black hair, was full of energy, and did not wear glasses. He was holding a stylus and writing on the leaves of a cowrie (a kind of leaf in Banna). Since ancient times, all historical events and culture in Dai society have been recorded and passed down from generation to generation through the use of pieces of bay leaves. The Dai people regard the Bay Leaf Scripture as a precious treasure of the entire nation and protect it.

What they wear are also purely handmade products. In the past, the ingenious Dai girls weaved Dai brocade with exquisite weavers, unique patterns, bright colors, strong and durable, and unique national costumes made from Dai brocade. However, with the development of science and technology and the impact of foreign cultures, craftsmen who know Dai brocade are now very rare, and Dai brocade is facing the situation of being lost.

The handmade papermaking skills of the Dai people are one of the national intangible cultural heritages.

Made of paper mulberry bark with better fiber and finer texture, the paper is thin, soft and tough. It is mainly used for making high-rise lanterns, Kongming lanterns and writing Buddhist scriptures. It is also used to make oil-paper umbrellas. In addition to being used to shelter from wind and rain, it is also It has ornamental value.

Dai silver, the Dai people believe that silver symbolizes purity, has the function of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding poison, and is also a symbol of power and wealth. Dai silver production technology is a traditional production technology with a long history, unique craftsmanship and far-reaching influence among the Dai people. In the life of the Dai people, whether it is daily decoration or festive attire, wearing silver jewelry is indispensable. In Dai weddings, beautiful The silver jewelry is the most important part of the dowry. The key is that it is very practical. If a man marries a woman, the dowry will consist of four items made by himself: a silver belt (it is said to protect women from cold palaces), a silver comb (it is said that combs have a wider range of uses and are often used with fermented Use the rice water to wash your hair without gray hair, and you can also use it to scrape and remove dampness...) Silver bracelets (said to have the effect of clearing the heart and lungs), silver bowls (used to purify water) or silver bowls.

To learn about a city, you can start with its park attractions

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is a 5A-level scenic spot and is divided into East District and West District . The west area mainly includes the Aquatic Botanical Garden, the National Tree Garden, the Hundred Gardens, the Hundred Fruit Garden, the Vine Botanical Garden, etc., where you can mainly see various magical plants. The eastern area is mainly tropical rainforest and green stone forest. You can see tropical rainforest landscapes such as big roots, strangler figs, and tree waterfalls. In addition to taking beautiful photos, it also increases your knowledge! You can really see a lot of plants that you have never seen before in the park, which is really eye-opening! Especially if you come with children, this is really a good place for children to see the world!

The Primitive Forest Park includes ravine rainforest, peacock flying, folk songs and dances, jungle leap experience and other projects. It is one of the largest comprehensive ecological tourism attractions in Xishuangbanna, and it is also a natural breeding bar!

Manting Park: There are hills and rivers in the park, as well as cultural landscapes with strong ethnic characteristics. It is a natural village-style park. It used to be the Imperial Garden of the Dai King and has a history of more than 1,300 years. The scenic spot embodies the three major themes and characteristics of Dai royal culture, Buddhist culture and Dai folk culture. Manting Park is the oldest park in Xishuangbanna. The Dai people are accustomed to calling it Chunhuan, which means the garden of souls.

To learn about a city, you can start with its ethnic performances

The performances include song and dance performances to experience the ethnic customs of the ethnic minorities in Xishuangbanna, as well as the ethnic songs and dances of Southeast Asian countries in the Mekong River Basin; Participate in the Buddhist ritual of releasing water lanterns; end up having a carnival around the bonfire. The entire party is composed of more than 100 ethnic minority actors and actresses. As the party performance begins, the moving songs and dances seem to bring people into charming pictures full of romance, mystery, beauty and joy, making people happy and reluctant to miss Shu. .

To read about a city, you can start with its food and drink culture

Pu'er tea, Tan Cui from the Qing Dynasty recorded in "Dian Hai Yu Heng Zhi": Pu'er tea is famous throughout the world. Pu'er belongs to the Lancang River Basin in Yunnan, and the Six Tea Mountains were within the boundary of Simao Hall of Pu'er Prefecture at that time. Simao Hall of Pu'er Prefecture was the distribution center for tea trade at that time. Most of the six tea mountains were concentrated in Pu'er Prefecture. After processing, they were shipped domestically and abroad. Because the tea It is made in Pu'er Prefecture and then paid tribute or sold to various places, named Pu'er tea. Ancient tea trees growing in mountains with complex and changeable climates all have different characteristics. This tea has a good taste, thick texture, fragrance, sweetness and smoothness. The new tea has a more stimulating taste, strong tea aroma and full sweetness. After being stored for a long time, it has a mellow and smooth taste. It has long been sought after by Pu'er tea lovers and is truly a rare and good tea!

I am not one of those women who lives a refined life. To me, all teas have the same taste. Good things should belong to those who know how to taste them. In fact, this does not conflict with my appreciation of beautiful things.

When my teammates started looking at famous teas and silverware and jewelry, they all asked me: Don’t you like them? Who wants to refuse all good things? Unfortunately, I am really short of money, so I can only enjoy it.

In fact, in addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery on this trip, you can also eat delicious food. I ate until my stomach couldn’t hold it anymore every day. I estimate that I will gain at least three kilograms on the return trip, and I can’t worry about that much. Eat one more bite to gain weight, and eat one less bite without losing weight, so just eat... The eating habits in Xishuangbanna are similar to those of my hometown. The dishes are a little spicy, and the rice is Mainly glutinous rice and brown rice.

The sweet and glutinous pineapple rice is a must-try

The special dried noodles and local sauce are a breakfast that I will never get tired of eating every day, because cucumber is My favorite, so I added a lot.

Rich farm side dishes

Durian ice cream, I have to buy one at the door of the hotel every night when I come back and feel thirsty. I can’t sleep without eating it, 5 yuan A piece of money, but I can't take it back to my hometown.

Don’t miss the fruit wholesale market when you come to Xishuangbanna. If you want to eat fruits, you can find all kinds of subtropical fruits with full varieties and low prices. You will definitely come home with a full load. You can also bring it to your family to taste.

"There is a city in the mountains, mountains in the city, surrounded by green belts, surrounded by forests, the city is in the woods, and the forests are in the city." This label is really suitable to describe Xishuangbanna.

When walking through a city, no matter how hurried or too hurried it is, I hope I can have some time to savor and understand it. Rather than simply I came, I left without taking any clouds with me. Of course, I won’t take a single cloud with me when I leave, but I have left a lot of nostalgia and nostalgia for Xishuangbanna, which I will keep for the time being, because maybe I will come back again in the future.

Thanks to all my colleagues. I would like to thank Sister Rong for sponsoring this event, and I should also thank my colleagues for giving me the opportunity.