Xishuangbanna tropical rain forest nature reserve

Xishuangbanna tropical rain forest nature reserve

Xishuangbanna tropical rain forest nature reserve is located in Jinghong, Mengla and Menghai counties of Xishuangbanna Prefecture, southern Yunnan Province. With a total area of 2420.2 square kilometers, its tropical monsoon rain forest, south subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, rare animal and plant populations, and the whole forest ecology are priceless. It is the only well preserved tropical forest with a large area in the world, attracting attention at home and abroad.

brief introduction

Xishuangbanna tropical monsoon rain forest nature reserve (Xishuangbanna, Yunnan) - Kingdom of animals and plants

Natural index

More than 5000 kinds of tropical animals and plants gather in the nearly 20000 square kilometers of Xishuangbanna, which is amazing. "A single tree makes a forest", "king of flowers", "Hanging Garden", graceful peacock and so on are all beautiful pictures carefully drawn by nature in Xishuangbanna, which can be fully appreciated without going abroad. If you linger in the Dai villages in Xishuangbanna, in addition to the characteristics of folk customs, then it is lush.

Xishuangbanna tropical monsoon rain forest nature reserve is located in Jinghong, Mengla and Menghai counties of Xishuangbanna Prefecture, southern Yunnan Province. With a total area of 2420.2 square kilometers, its tropical monsoon rain forest, south subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, rare animal and plant populations, and the whole forest ecology are priceless. It is the only well preserved tropical forest with a large area in the world, attracting attention at home and abroad.

There are many types of forest in the reserve. There are many kinds of forest plants, such as plate-shaped roots, abundant woody vines, strangling plants, and flower growing on old stems. There are 8 vegetation types in the area, and there are more than 3500 kinds of higher plants, accounting for about one eighth of the national higher plants. Among them, 58 species of rare and endangered plants are listed as national key protected plants, accounting for 15% of the national protected plants. There are 816 species of timber trees, 25 species of bamboo and rattan, 136 species of oil plants, 62 species of aromatic plants, 39 species of tanning plants, 32 species of resin and gum, 90 species of fiber plants, 134 species of wild fruits and flowers, and 782 species of medicinal plants. The nature reserve is one of the genetic gene pools of tropical plants in China, and it is also a treasure of tropical plants in China.

significance

The establishment of Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve has effectively protected the wild plant resources and the surrounding ecological environment. Not long ago, the nature reserve was approved to join the international biosphere reserve network, becoming the 10th Nature Reserve in China to join the network.

It is worth noting that the forest damage is still serious. In the 1950s, the forest coverage rate here reached more than 60%, but now it is only about 30%. Deforestation has reduced the fog days in the area, and the phenomenon of "evaporation outside the forest and rain inside the forest" is not as obvious as before. The following is the increase of water evaporation, the decrease of air relative humidity, and the sharp increase of river sediment concentration; if this continues, the tropical rain forest plant community may become a tropical grassland community.

It is inevitable that animals will suffer. For example, gibbons like quiet and dense forest. With the expansion of human activities and the reduction of forest area, gibbons have moved to higher mountains. At present, we should focus on nature protection. We are looking forward to Xishuangbanna as a bright pearl.

About Xishuangbanna

Place names and legends

Menghai and Yanhai

Menglun, mengzha and Yiwu -- the place where beautiful snake lives

Daluo, Jingzhen

Gelanghe, mengaozhai mengaba, huiyindong manlu, manlei and manzhennan nuoshan, menghunba talongbulang and Jinghong, the backflow dams of the river

Distribution of ethnic minorities

Dai nationality

Hani Nationality

Bulang, Lahu

Yao nationality

Jinuo Nationality

khmu

Introduction of scenic spots in Xishuangbanna

Mandou Tourist Village

Mandou tourist village is located six kilometers away from Jinghong City and on the Bank of the beautiful Lancang River. Here, a variety of Dai folk activities are specially organized for guests. You can go to the carnival Water Splashing Festival, Dai wedding ceremony, bag loss, and folk dance performance. You can also be a Dai "Bu Shao" (little girl) and "Bu Mao" (young man).

Scenery of Lancang River

Lancang River originates from Tanggula Mountain in Qinghai Plateau and flows out of China through Xishuangbanna. The route in Xishuangbanna is 158 km. In ancient times, Dai people called "nanlanzhang", which means "the river where millions of elephants breed". There are two sections to visit the Lancang River.

The upper section of the tour line starts from Jinghong and goes upstream to hutiaoshi, where the river surface has gradually shrunk and the narrowest part is only about 20 meters. On both sides of the Strait are big rocks with uneven distribution, and the river is surging.

The next section of the tour line takes a boat from Jinghong to the junction of China, Laos and Myanmar via olive dam. There are lots of reefs. Driving down from the olive dam, the mountains on both sides are steep.

Banna myth Garden

Located in jinghongtong xiaomenglun botanical garden 18 kilometers on the way, beside Mangui village. Walking into the gate of the golden myth garden, you will see four large golden statues with human face and animal body. In front of the statues, there is a large-scale color relief, on which are carved the myths and stories of the Dai people in ancient times, which opened up a new land. Seeing this wonderful picture, it seems that visitors have been introduced into this magical and colorful national myth kingdom.

On the right side of the garden, in a cluster of flowers, there are many gods, each of which is vivid and various. Each God has a fairy tale. Tourists who like to listen to fairy tales, instead of being on the scene in person, can memorize beautiful legends one by one and appreciate the magical legends in Buddhism. In the myth garden, you can see a huge arrow poison tree. This kind of tree method is highly poisonous. In ancient wars, it was used to smear arrows and shoot flesh to kill. Throughout the ages, this tree has become a sacred tree that Mangui villagers believe in for generations. Mengbalanaxi, the garden of mengbala Kingdom, is the ancient name of Xishuangbanna, which means a beautiful place in Dai language. "Mengbalanaxi garden" is a tourist attraction with unique national scenery. The garden is built in olive dam. The whole garden integrates the natural landscape and cultural landscape of Xishuangbanna, and integrates the Dai's history, culture, religion and folk customs.

In the garden, coconut trees and areca trees are tall and straight, banana trees and mango trees form forests, Phoenix tailed bamboos are swaying with the wind, and yellow spotted bamboos are shining in the sun. More than 100 years of wild lychee trees are covered with thick shade, and the unique strangled trees in tropical forests make people think deeply. The grand Buddhist temple in the sixth Buddha capital of the Dai nationality is majestic and solemn, and the unique Dai bamboo buildings are hidden among the green trees. There are also hospitable Dai people who will welcome you to the Dai building and offer you the fragrant Dai People's unique glutinous rice tea. Around the Dafo temple, there are more than ten distinctive pagodas and different sculptures and reliefs, which show visitors the legend of the Dai People's creation; the Dai Village shows you the evolution of the first, second and third generations of Dai bamboo buildings, and even the original houses built on big trees. Visitors can visit the Dai people on the overpass to appreciate the original environment in which the Dai people live alone in the jungle and build the overpass to prevent the invasion of wild animals or other accidents. Walking down the overpass, you can enjoy the beauty of a tropical primeval forest with small rivers, ancient trees, vines and tall palm trees. Finally, it covers an area of about 1. It covers an area of 50000 square meters. It is the restored ancient kingdom of mengbalanasi, in which there are Dai King's righteous affairs hall, palace hall, guest house, royal garden and slave workshop. Visitors can enjoy the palace dances of the ancient Dai nation, taste imperial food, and visit Dai brocade, flour pressing, cooking, elephant training, snake playing, peacock feeding, etc. A series of tours, novel and unique, let you appreciate a kind of exotic ancient country.

Mantian falls

Mantian waterfall is located 27 kilometers southwest of Jinghong. It passes through the forest and a small bridge. When you look up, you can see the waterfall falling down from the cliff. The waterfall has more than 10 levels, with a drop of 20 meters. Its sound is like the hiss of thousands of angry beasts. It belongs to the tropical Valley rain forest area. There are many kinds of plants, such as trees, shrubs, bryophytes and tall plants, which form an interdependent tropical plant community. There are many animals in the primitive forest of Mt. Amar. The pleasant song of thrush makes the ancient forest full of vitality.

There are various kinds of plants, water mist, covering the sky and the earth. Walking in the ancient forest, the scenery is elegant and pleasing.

Manting Park

Manting park is located in the south of Manting village, a Dai village, 2km southeast of Jinghong City. It is connected with Manting Buddhist temple and covers an area of more than 400 mu. It is a park of cultural landscape and natural landscape in Jinghong City. It is also a famous park with a long history in Xishuangbanna. The present Manting Park was built on the abandoned site of GONGTING garden. Since the 1980s, manfeilong bamboo pagoda and Jingzhen octagonal pavilion have been imitated in the park; wabajie Buddhist temple, the first Buddhist temple in Xishuangbanna history, has been rebuilt; and a bronze statue of Premier Zhou Enlai celebrating the water splashing Festival has been built. The ancient river course was transformed into a rippling artificial lake. The first Peacock Garden in Xishuangbanna, the elephant performance field, the water splashing field, the open-air song and dance performance field and other park facilities with various forms and rich contents have been built. Manting park has become a natural and cultural landscape