What ethnic minorities are there in Xishuangbanna?

Xishuangbanna has been inhabited by 13 ethnic groups for generations, including Dai, Han, Hani, Lahu, Yi, Brown, Jinuo and Yao. The Dai people are the dominant ethnic group, with nearly 300,000 people.

The Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is located in the northern part of the adjacent areas of China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, and at the southern end of Yunnan Province. It is the key point from my country to the Indochina Peninsula by land. It borders Laos and Myanmar on three sides in the east, west and south, with a border length of 966.3 kilometers. The Lancang River runs through the entire territory, and it can communicate with Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam through the Lancang-Mekong River. There are no four seasons here, only dryness and temperature. It has the advantages of a continental climate without cold currents, and has the advantages of a maritime climate without typhoons. The plant density is high and there are many types, with a forest coverage rate of 63.2%, including 1,724 species of medicinal plants, 50 species of rare and endangered plants, 1.5 million acres of rubber plantations, 539 species of terrestrial vertebrates, 429 species of birds, and fish With 100 species, it is known as the "Kingdom of Plants" and the "Kingdom of Animals". Xishuangbanna covers an area of ??19,125 square kilometers and is home to 13 ethnic minorities, including Dai, Hani, Han, Bulang, Yi, Jinuo and Yao.