Where is Xishuangbanna located in Yunnan? What is the specific introduction?

Xishuangbanna Scenic Area is located in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan, 740 kilometers away from Kunming. Scenic spots include Jinghong County Scenic Area, Menghai County Scenic Area and Mengla County Scenic Area. Each block has several scenic spots, including 19 scenic spots and more than 800 scenic spots, with a total area of 1202. 13 square kilometers. There are many kinds of animal and plant resources in this area, which is called the kingdom of animals and plants. Among them, many rare, ancient, exotic and endangered animals and plants are unique to Xishuangbanna, which has aroused great interest from tourists and researchers at home and abroad. The landscape is dominated by rich and charming tropical and subtropical rainforests, monsoon forest, valley rainforests, rare animals and colorful national cultures and customs. With its unique landscape and high popularity, this area was approved by the State Council as the first batch of national key scenic spots in 1982.

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is located at the southernmost tip of Yunnan Province, between 21.08 ′ ~ 22.36 ′ north latitude and 99.56 ′ ~1.50 ′ east longitude. It is a transitional zone from the Asian continent to the Southeast Asian Peninsula south of the Tropic of Cancer. Quanzhou has a total area of 19 184.45 square kilometers and a population of 796,000. It has jurisdiction over Jinghong City, Menghai County and Mengla County. There are more than ten ethnic groups living here, such as Dai, Hani, Bulang, Jino, Lahu, Wa and Yao, among which Dai accounts for 1/3, Han accounts for 1/3 and other ethnic groups account for 1/3. Bordering Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, the border line is 1069 km long.

traffic

Xishuangbanna is about 700 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital, and it can be reached by car for two days or one day and night. Banna Airport can take off and land Boeing 737. There are direct flights from Kunming to Xishuangbanna every day, and the air flight time is about 50 minutes. In addition, there are charter flights from Chengdu, Chongqing and Bangkok to Xishuangbanna. Domestic highways extend in all directions, which is very convenient.

aviation

Xishuangbanna Jinghong Airport is the second largest airport in the province after Kunming, 5 kilometers away from Jinghong city. Since the opening of 1990 airport, domestic flights have been opened to major cities such as Dali, Lijiang, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu and Chongqing. 1996 opens international flights in Bangkok. Kunming to Xishuangbanna, Lijiang to Xishuangbanna have all opened airports. Naxi Jingdi Inn suggests that you finish your tour in Old Town of Lijiang before going to Banna.

highway

On April 6, 2006, the Kunming-Xishuangbanna Expressway was opened, with a mileage of 700 kilometers and a maximum of 9 hours. Tickets can be bought at Kunming bus terminal next to Kunming Railway Station. There are more than 20 sleeper buses and regular buses going to Jinghong every day, which takes 24 hours by car. The fare is about11150 yuan, and it will increase during Spring Festival travel rush. Naxi Jingdi Inn suggests that you finish your tour in Old Town of Lijiang before going to Banna.

channel

The waterway has the Lancang River waterway, and Jinghong Port is a national first-class water port, which consists of Jinghong, Olive Dam and Guanlei. Jinghong Port is a water transport port, which has opened international water transport routes from Jinghong to Chiang Mai, Myanmar and Vientiane, Laos.

The origin of the name

The name Xishuangbanna was named after the fourth year of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty (1570), and Xuanweisi (the local chief executive) divided the jurisdiction. Twelve "Banna" (Dai language means "Twelve", "Xishuang" and "Banna" ~ ~ thousand mu, that is, one Banna and one tax-collecting unit). Since then, A Dai has the name of "Xishuangbanna".

resources

Xishuangbanna is one of the 44 key scenic spots in China, with more than 3 million mu of nature reserves, including 700,000 mu of well-preserved virgin forest, accounting for nearly 60% of the total area of the state. It is famous for its beauty and richness.

There are more than 20,000 species of plants in Xishuangbanna, including more than 5,000 tropical plants, more than 0,000 edible plants, more than 50 wild fruits and more than 40 fast-growing precious timber trees. Many plants are precious wood or have special uses, such as anti-cancer drugs Maytenus and garlands; Luofumu for treating hypertension; Betel nut of stomach worm; Minnan seed oil is a special lubricating oil for tanks, automobile engines and oil drilling in cold areas, and it has double-effect additives of increasing viscosity and reducing pour point. Tung oil can replace diesel oil; Ylang ylang is known as the "king of flowers" and can be made into high-grade spices; There are 1700 years old ancient tea trees; There are natural "kettles" and "umbrellas"; Dancing and eating mosquito grass ...

The vast and dense forests provide an ideal habitat for all kinds of wild animals. At present, there are 429 species of birds, accounting for 2/3 of the total number of birds in China and 67 species of mammals, accounting for 16% of the total number of mammals in China. There are many kinds of birds and animals in Xishuangbanna, which are incomparable to other places in China. Among them, Asian elephants, vultures, Indochina tigers and leopards are listed as world-class protected animals. Bison, antelope, lazy monkey and other national first-class protected animals 13 species, there are many second-and third-class protected animals.

As a "flagship species", Asian elephants are of great significance to the ecological environment. 1977, China declared the Asian elephant an endangered species, and established a wild elephant nature reserve in Xishuangbanna. Now the living environment of Asian elephants has been obviously improved. Its number has also increased from more than 80 in the 1980s to about 300 now. Asian elephants in China are mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, and a few are distributed in nearby Simao area.

Xishuangbanna is also rich in rubber, the second largest rubber area in China, with the highest rubber yield per unit area. Besides, it is rich in rice, various tropical fruits and Amomum villosum, which is a veritable "plant kingdom", "animal kingdom", "green kingdom" and "southern medicine kingdom".

When you travel to Banna, sometimes you will see beautiful peacocks, pheasants and hornbills dancing in the forest; Sometimes you will see elephants walking on the road; Sometimes I see antelopes, wild deer and rabbits running ... I am really happy to see that scene, which is a spectacle and fun unimaginable in other places!

Main attractions of Xishuangbanna: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Xishuangbanna Dai Garden Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park Wild Elephant Valley National Customs Garden Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion stands alone between the forest and the harbor.

climate

Xishuangbanna has a tropical rainforest climate with abundant sunshine and rainfall. A year can be divided into dry season and rainy season, with an average annual temperature of 265,438 0℃. The dry season is 1 1 to April of the following year, and the warm season is from May to 10. There is no frost and snow all year round. Annual foggy days reach 108— 146 days. The extreme maximum temperature in Jinghong area is 4 1. 1℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is 2.7℃, which is suitable for sightseeing all year round.