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Very unhandy road-ticket-window ![]() |
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Rice Harvest ![]() |
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Rice Harvest ![]() |
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Rice Harvest ![]() |
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Birman Influence in Temples ![]() |
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"Kruidje Roer me niet", Sensitive Weed or Mimosa pudica ![]() |
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Hulu Island, Menglun
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden |
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The Tropical Botanical Garden is located on Hulu Island in Menglun Township, 96 kilometers from Jinghong. The Chinese call it the " Green Gem on the Crown of the Plant Kingdom ", and it is the birthplace of conservation activities in Xishuangbanna. The garden was established in 1959 under the famous botanist Cai Xitao. In the garden's 860 ha. area, thousands upon thousands of varieties of tropical and subtropical plants from home and abroad are growing. Visitors can view many rare exotic and endangered plant species here; the dragon tree, the maytenwood, and the poisonous upas tree; the thirst-relieving " carriage-pole vine "; the " clock flower " that opens and closes along with the sunrise and sunset; the " dancing grass " that responds to sound; the " king lotus " which can support a seated child on the water; the "mystery fruit" able to turn sour to sweet, then sweet to sour; and the "King of Tea Trees", which authorities say is at least 800 years old; it continues to sprout, and give the flavour of its' homeland, the land of the Pu'er red tea. source |
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Just beautiful ![]() |
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Some Fruit in the top of a lowgrowing palmtree ![]() |
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Plamtrees that look like giant ferns ![]() |
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Looking for yout roots? ![]() |
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Plam trees in lovely setting ![]() |
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Singing for and looking at the "Dancing Grass" ![]() |
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Orchids abundance ![]() |
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Big and Beautiful ![]() |
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Wooow ![]() |
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Village ![]() |
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Idylic ![]() |
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Up in the Canopy of Menghai Tropical Forest ![]() |
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Menghai Tropical Forest, huge trees ![]() |
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Xishuangbanna,
Ganlaba |
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The temple ![]() |
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Dragons at the entrance ![]() |
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Lanscape is "rustiques"![]() |
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Xishuangbanna,
Water Splashing Festival |
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The Water Splashing Festival, held by the Dai Nationality in the sixth month of the Dai calendar (in the middle of April), is the grandest ceremonial occasion for the Dai. It is also known as the festival for bathing Buddha. The festival is related to the Buddhist legend of dragon sprinkling fragrant showers on Lord Buddha at his birth. The Buddhist legend has gradually been mingled with the customs of the Dai people since their conversion to Buddhism. source [replacing the now disappeard: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/yunnan/festival/festival_dai.html] |
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Dressed up or Folklore? ![]() |
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The Dragon Boat Race ![]() |
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The Dragon Boat Race ![]() |
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Girls at the helms ![]() |
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The Violets ![]() |
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The Whites ![]() |
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The Pinkies ![]() |
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Other Violets ![]() |
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Xishuangbanna,
Up the Lancang or Mekong River |
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Lancang or Mekong ![]() |
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The banks ![]() |
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River transport ![]() |
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Rubber tree ![]() |
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In the Village looking down on the Lancang or Mekong ![]() |
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No roads ![]() |
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Just a path ![]() |
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Xishuangbanna,
Forest Cafe and Sarah |
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Forest Cafe ![]() | ||
A lovely place of rest and good food ![]() |
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And the best of all is Sarah, host and guide. ![]() |
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And the view on the street ![]() |
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