Xishuangbanna is located in southern Yunnan. It has tropical rainforest scenery, low prices, and plenty of delicious food. It is a place I have been to and want to go again. Compared to the attractions here, I actually prefer the living atmosphere here.

Personally, I don’t think it is necessary to check in all the scenic spots in Banna, because many scenic spots have similar landscapes, all of which are tropical rainforest landscapes. At that time, I only went to the Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Manting Park and Primitive Forest Park, such as I didn’t go to Wangtianshu or Yexiang Valley.

If you could only choose one attraction in Xishuangbanna, what would you choose? If it were me, I would definitely choose the Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Xishuangbanna, not only because it is the only 5A-level scenic spot in Xishuangbanna, but in my eyes, this place and Manting Park are really the two most worth visiting places in Banna.

The Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was built in the 1950s by the famous botanist Professor Cai Xitao. It is the largest botanical garden in China with the richest collection of species and the largest number of plant categories. It has a collection of more than 12,000 living plants and has There are 38 special plant areas, and you can see many exotic flowers, exotic plants, and tropical trees that you have heard of or never heard of here.

The botanical garden is divided into the West District and the East District. Among them, the most popular and highly ornamental plant gardens are concentrated in the West District, including the Palm Garden, Banyan Tree Garden, Exotic Flower Garden, and Celebrity Tree Garden. wait.

The eastern area is the tropical rain forest area, mainly including the two major attractions, the tropical rain forest and the green stone forest, which account for most of the area of ??the botanical garden.

Tickets: Tickets for the east and west zones are RMB 80 per person, tour bus: RMB 50 for the east and west zones, sold separately. Discount tickets are half price, and tour buses are not discounted

If you want to see the cultural architecture and exotic customs in Xishuangbanna, you must visit Manting Park, and Manting Park is one of the few Banna attractions in the urban area, with convenient transportation. Tickets are also relatively cheap, so don’t miss it.

Manting Park, also known as Manting Imperial Garden, is the oldest park in Xishuangbanna. It was also the imperial garden of the Dai king of Xishuangbanna. It has three major characteristics: "Dai royal culture, Dai folk culture, and Buddhist culture" , the park has hills, rivers, tropical plants, and rich ethnic and cultural landscapes. It is a natural village-style park.

In addition to the scenery, culture and architecture, there are many other attractions. There are ethnic minority song and dance performances in the park in the morning, elephant performances and parrot performances at regular intervals every day. The park is connected to the Zongfo Temple, so you can go shopping together. Visit the main Buddhist temple.

In the evening, there is a large-scale theatrical performance "Lancang·Mekong Night" in the park. After the bonfire party, you can also place lanterns in the river to pray for blessings.

Tickets: Daytime tickets and evening tickets for Manting Park are separate

Daytime tickets for Manting Park: 40/person, half price for discounted tickets such as student ID cards

< p> Battery car: I can’t remember 40 or 20, not recommended. Manting Park is not big, so there is no need to take a battery car.

Night show "Lancang River·Mekong River Night" is 280/person, including a simple buffet dinner. Booking online will be cheaper, 25

Opening hours: Daytime show: 8: 00-17:00, clearing starts at 17:00, the night show "Lancang·Mekong Night" requires additional fees to buy tickets, the entry time is 18:55, the end time is 21:40;

Here is It is one of the best-preserved tropical ravine rainforests and the closest virgin forest to Jinghong City. There are animal performances, ethnic minority performances and tropical rainforest landscapes in the park. The most famous peacocks in Banna are released here. The tropical rainforest allows you to enjoy strange landscapes such as root boards, strangles, flowers growing on old stems, and ancient vines.

Inside there are Peacock Villa, monkey domestication base, large ethnic style performance venue, Kowloon waterfall, tropical rain forest, jungle leap and other attractions.

Peacock Villa is the first stop and the most worthwhile stop. There are multiple performances every day. The first is a characteristic song and dance performance by the Dai brothers and sisters. Once the performance is over, you can hear the keeper's whistle. , peacocks will fly over from the mountain forest opposite, and you can watch the spectacular scene of hundreds of peacocks flying.

Peacock Villa performance time:

9:10-9:20 10:10-10:20 12:30-12:40 13:30-13:40 14:50 -15:00 15:50-16:00 17:20-17:30

There are Line A and Line B in the rainforest. I don’t remember which line I chose. I just remember watching everyone. Follow whichever way there are more people.

Tickets: Adult ticket: 45, student ID and other discount tickets 22.5; battery car: round trip 50/person

Opening hours: 08:00-18:00

The Banna Bridge spans the Lancang River. The night view of the entire riverside is very beautiful. You can walk along the riverside at night when the river breeze blows. It feels a bit like the Lijiang River in Guilin.

Located in Xishuangjing Lane, Gaozhuang, it is really spectacular when you look down from the stairs. There are brightly lit stalls. You can go shopping, but it is not recommended to eat inside. It is not expensive. He said that tourists’ business tastes are not necessarily good either. There is also a night market in Banna called Jiangbian Night Market. Relatively speaking, more locals go there, and most of them sell clothes and daily necessities.

Yangyang Snacks

It is in a small alley near Manting Park. It was hard to find it the first time I went there. It is cheap and the dishes are large and delicious! If you order too much, the boss will tell you that you can’t finish it and ask you to order less.

Fish wrapped in vegetables is a must-eat when you come to Banna. It is my favorite dish here. The tilapia is deep-fried and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. There are no other condiments. Bring disposables. Wrap the fish, rice noodles, coriander, shiitake mushrooms, and peanuts in lettuce with your gloves, then pour some special chili sauce on it, bite it in one bite, and it’s so delicious that you’ll cry.

If you are alone, just order this one, it is 30 per serving, and the 35 set meal comes with juice and rice.

In addition to vegetable-wrapped fish, there are other recommendations, such as golden toast, ice powder, fried rice, pounded cucumber, etc.

I think dried rice is almost like rice noodles. One morning I ate boiled dried rice and it felt like rice noodles hahaha

Address: Manting Road Park Intersection (Xili 50 meters in the alley behind Rolla Hotel)

Per capita: 32 yuan

Business hours: 11:00-20:00

Ai Zai Dai Barbeque

In the tourist area of ??the night market, I see that all the skewers are very large, but the locals still eat more of the small skewers, and the small skewers are more flavorful. This is a small skewer restaurant that I found on takeout with good reviews and is eaten by locals. It is very unique and wrapped in banana leaves~

Recommended: beef, pork belly, pork skin, tofu, sweet sausage, shiitake mushrooms, Lemon fish, small melon, fish tofu, grilled prawns, potato slices, pounded cucumber.

Tips: Their grilled vegetables are a bit spicy, but the spiciness of the meat is acceptable to me. The grilled vegetables and pounded cucumbers are spicier, so spicy that my nose is coming out, but they The pounded cucumbers at home are the best I have eaten in Banna!

Manfeilong Roast Chicken

An internet celebrity shop located in Gaozhuang, but the price/performance ratio and taste are much higher than those of internet celebrity restaurants in everyone’s impression. For 128 for such a large portion, it’s basically You can eat all the signature dishes in the store, so two people can be full.

Barbecue options include grilled chicken, grilled pork belly, and lemongrass grilled fish. Personally, the grilled pork belly is my favorite. The staple foods include small pot rice noodles, glutinous rice, pineapple rice, baby corn, and glutinous rice cakes. The lettuce items include cucumber, bracken, mint, and an unknown wild vegetable. It is recommended to only eat cucumber and bracken. The other two types are really unacceptable.

Address: Gaozhuang Xishuangjing

Per capita: 63

Business hours: 11:30-22:00

Bingbingliang

This is the most famous and delicious ice cream shop in Banna

Pauluda: It is a special drink in Banna. The cold coconut milk is filled with shredded coconut and sago. The fully soaked rusk is also delicious. It is very comfortable to drink a cup in the hot and humid weather in Banna.

Pineapple and red bean ice, the pineapple and red bean are particularly generous and sweet. Watermelon smoothie is more refreshing.

In addition to iced products, they also have some simple noodles that are also very delicious. The tenderloin lemon rice noodles are cold and the texture tastes a bit like our cold noodles in the Northeast. It is very suitable. Eating it in the summer in Banna, it was sour and appetizing. I finished the whole bowl, but I had to tell the waiter to make it less spicy.

Lemon jelly is his signature dish, but I don’t think it has the characteristics of tenderloin lemon rice noodles, it’s just jelly with lemon juice.

Address: No. C-90, Shawan International, Jinlu Lane (near Shawan International)

Per capita: 31

Business hours: 10:00-22 ：00

Various fruits

The fruits in Banna are plentiful, cheap and delicious. As a result, after I left Banna, the fruits everywhere I looked at were so expensive.

Pineapple: I didn’t buy a small pineapple, but a normal pineapple is also very sweet. I forgot the exact price per pound, but it’s not expensive anyway.

Bayberry: plump and juicy. I regret not eating more there. A box only costs six or seven yuan.

Durian: It was my first time to eat Musang King, and it was really delicious! The ones sold in Banna are actually not cheap compared to those in Southeast Asia. I had never tasted them in Malay before.

Jackfruit: The jackfruits on the roadside are sold freshly peeled. A very large portion only costs 8 yuan. I really like the thick and juicy jackfruit.

Mango: I didn’t eat mango this time. It’s not suitable to eat mango because of my menstrual period. I don’t know how the mango in Banna is like, but the price is very cheap.

Tips: From cheap to expensive, the prices of fruits are: stalls in the old town, urban fruit shops, night market stalls, and supermarkets are the most expensive.

Many people recommended living in Gaozhuang. Even the airport pick-up guy asked me why I didn’t live in Gaozhuang, saying it was more lively there. Later I went to Gaozhuang and found that it was lively there, but more like It is specially prepared for tourists. I recommend that if you want to get in touch with the local atmosphere more deeply, you should stay in the old city, such as near Manting Park and Jinglan Buddhist Temple.

In addition, the buses in Banna are not very convenient. Don’t rely on the recommendations given by Baidu Maps when taking buses. They are not allowed here. It is recommended to ask locals for directions.