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Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), founded in 1959, is located in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna at 21º55' N, 101º15'E, covering an area of 1125 ha. Over 13,000 species of tropical plants are preserved in its 35 living collections, including over 301 families and 2110 genera. [1]
Xishuangbanna is included in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots and contains over 5,000 species of vascular plants, comprising 16% of China’s total plant diversity. [2] This rainforest entails also a very diverse fauna of birds, mammals, and reptiles, and amphibians, which represent 36%, 21%, and 14% of China’s biodiversity, respectively. [2]
Xishuangbanna is rich in nature, historical and cultural resources, noted for its folklore, rain forests, rare plants, and wildlife. Its major tourist attractions include Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, Manfeilong Pagodas (Tanuozhuanglong), Jingzhen Pavilion, Wild Elephant Gully, Dai people's village at Ganlanba.
Water-splashing activities are carried out in the afternoon, where firstly, the women would clean statues of Buddha with water to obtain blessings; thereafter, individuals splash water on each other to symbolise not only good fortune, but also the "cleansing of illnesses and disasters".
Mange Temple (simplified Chinese: 曼阁佛寺; traditional Chinese: 曼閣佛寺; pinyin: Màngé Fó Sì; Tai Lü: ᦞᧆ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ) is a Buddhist temple located in Jinghong of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Covering an area of 1,300-square-metre (0.32-acre), the temple is bordered by Lancang River in the ...
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is located in Menglun in Mengla County, covering an area of more than 1000 ha. Over 13,000 species of tropical plants are preserved in its 35 living collections. [5] The last Indochinese tiger in the wild in China is believed to have been killed near Mengla in ...
Harpy is a steel roller coaster at Xishuangbanna Theme Park in China. The roller coaster opened to the public on September 26, 2015. The roller coaster opened to the public on September 26, 2015. 'Harpy reaches a height of 131 feet (40 m) and speeds up to 52.8 miles per hour (85 km/h).
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