Xishuangbanna (Jinghong) 西双版纳（景洪）

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A Dai-style tourism complex on the banks of the Lancang River in Jinghong; the Grand Golden Pagoda, illuminated at night, has become a Jinghong landmark

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Royal garden of the Dai kings with over 1,300 years of history, the birthplace of Dai royal culture

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A preserved zone of five natural Dai villages in Ganlanba; the ancient Manchunman Temple, said to be over 1,400 years old, is one of the oldest Dai Buddhist temples, its pagoda and prayer flags wholly authentic

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The Jinuo people were only officially recognized as China's 56th ethnic group in 1979 — the last to be recognized — and this village is a concentrated showcase of their culture

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A Theravada Buddhist temple rebuilt in 2005 on the site of the Dai royal temple; the Wanfo Auspicious Pagoda and a 49m Great Buddha stand on the hillside overlooking Jinghong city

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A Cirque du Soleil-style stage show at the Wanda resort themed on Dai legends, combining water-stage effects with aerial acrobatics — the most spectacular visuals of any Xishuangbanna night show

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Founded in 1959 by botanist Cai Xitao, China's largest tropical botanical garden, with 13,000 species of living plants in 38 specialized gardens

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An Asian elephant breeding center; an elevated elephant-watching boardwalk winds above the rainforest, and with luck you may catch wild elephant herds coming to drink

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The peacock release, with hundreds of green peacocks flying up together, is a classic Xishuangbanna scene; Ainuo Village showcases Hani (Aini people) culture, and the valley rainforest is dense with buttress roots and strangler-fig wonders

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Discovery site of China's tallest tree—the Wantian tree (a 70-80m flagship dipterocarp species); its identification confirmed that true tropical rainforest exists in China, of major scientific significance

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A combined karst and rainforest scenic area complete with caves, rainforest trekking and canyoning; the stalactites and underground river of Baojiaoniu Cave are mysterious and deep

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A living village of traditional Dai culture with hands-on intangible-heritage experiences—palm-leaf scripture making, slow-wheel pottery, Dai paper and Zhangha singing—amid authentic village life

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A national-level port on the China-Laos border and the entry station of the China-Laos Railway, a key node of the Belt and Road's central pan-Asia line, bordering Luang Namtha, Laos

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A border crossing on the China–Myanmar border (Daluo—Mongla, Myanmar); the Single Tree Forest is the marvel of a 900-year-old banyan tree where 'one tree becomes a forest,' its aerial roots taking root to form a grove covering several mu

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Night cruise departing from Jinghong Port pier, with a 'Six Nations Style' theme running through Dai ethnic song and dance performances; riverside lights and the Great Golden Pagoda reflected on the water

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The core Pu'er tea producing area: the 800-year-old cultivated ancient tea tree on Nannuo Mountain is revered as the 'Tea Tree King,' while the ancient tea gardens of Bulang Mountain and Hekai stretch like a sea

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Inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2023 (the 'Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er'), the world's first tea-themed World Heritage Site

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The trail through the Ancient Tea Horse Road site recreates caravan relay-station scenes; a live-action caravan culture show and the Tea Horse Ancient Road Museum explain how this trade route shaped the rise and fall of Pu'er tea