Xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture of Yunnan Province. The prefecture is nicknamed “Aerial Garden” for its luxuriant and multi-layered primitive woods and tropical rain forests\uff0cwhich are teeming with animals and plants. Renowned as a huge natural zoo\uff0cXishuangbanna’s rain forest and monsoon jungles provide a habitat for nearly 1000 species of animals. Within thick and boundless forests wild elephants and wild oxen ramble about\uff0cwith peacocks in their pride\uff0cgibbons at play\uff0cand hornbills whispering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirteen species of wild life enjoy state protection including: loris\uff0cthe gibbons\uff0cthe red-necked cranes\uff0cthe brown-neck horn-bills\uff0cand the green peacocks\uff0ca symbol of peace for the Dai people. The region has 5\uff0c000 kinds of plants or about one-sixth of the total in China. This fact has earned it the reputation and sobriquet “The moonstone on the Crown of the Kingdom of Plants”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among these are such fascinating ones as the “color-changing flower” whose colors change three times daily and the “dancing herb” whose leaves rotate gently. Then there is “mysterious fruit” which changes flavor\uff0cturning from sour to sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The species of trees that date a million years are still propagating themselves. The “King of Tea Trees “, which authorities say is at least 800 years old\uff0ccontinues to sprout\uff0cadding extraordinary splendor to the homeland of the famous Pu’er tea. In Xishuangbanna\uff0cthere is a saying\uff1a”Even a single tree can make a forest and an old stalk can blossom and beat fruit .”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture of Yunnan Province. The prefecture is nicknamed “Aerial Garden” for its luxuriant and multi-layered primitive woods and tropical rain forests\uff0cwhich are teeming with animals and plants. Renowned as a huge natural zoo\uff0cXishuangbanna’s rain forest and monsoon jungles provide a habitat for nearly 1000 species of animals. Within thick and boundless […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"offerexpiration":[],"yoast_head":"\n