Chinese Name:滇红企业历代传承人
English Name: Leaders of Dianhong Group Black Tea Company in Fengqing County, Lincang
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Chinese Name:梨花坞
English Name:Lihuawu in Longyang District, Baoshan
Baoshan Lihuawu in Longyang District travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Lihuawu in Baoshan(梨花坞).
Lihuawu (Pear Blossom Garden) is located at Xinxi Village in the southwest of Baoshan City. It’s locally called “the Big Pear Garden”. In 1644, Wang Hongzuo who was a local working as the vice minister of Revenue Ministry in the Qing Dynasty sponsored to construct Lihuawu. Lihuawu later underwent several renovations to include archaized architectures such as Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Hall, Puti (bodhi) Pavilion, Weituo (Vedda) Hall, Lotus Pond, Dizang (Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha) Hall, Wensu (Bodhisattva Manjusri) Pavilion and Jingang Pagoda etc. Additionally, there are quite a few plaques and couplets inscribed by men of letters in both ancient and modern times. Lihuawu is known for its serenity and pleasant sceneries. Its vegetarian dishes enjoy a wide fame in Baoshan area and are always preferred by visitors.
The Daidenghan Dai Village is a Dai village in the south of Ruili. Dadenghan refers to “Big Golden Pond” or “Big Golden Lake” in Dai Language. The village is full of grapefruit trees, phoenix bamboos, and caryota urens(董棕). In the green forest, there are some stilt houses, which constitute a wonderful natural picture and is known as the “rural natural park”. It is one of the largest and most beautiful villages in Ruili.
XishuangBanna Damenglong Scenic Area in Jinghong City travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Damenglong Scenic Area in XishuangBanna(大勐龙景区).
● Chinese Name: 大勐龙景区
● Keywords: Pogada, Hinayana Buddhism, Dai Culture
● Location: Damenglong Town, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna,Yunnan, China
● Scenic Area: 117.2 square kilometers
● Admission Fee: 5rmb
● Opening Hours: 8:30 am-6:00 pm
‣ About Damenglong Scenic Area
The sleepy town of Damenglong is located about 60km south of Jinghong, the capital of the Xishuangbanna autonomous region, and bordering Myanmar. Via the recently finished new road, Damenglong can now be reached within an hour from Jinghong. The scenic area is famous for Hinayana Buddhism architecture, especially lots of pagoda, so it get reputation of “Hometown of Pagoda”. The main spots are Manfeilong Pagoda, White & Black Pagoda, Triones Pagoda, Xiaojie Hot Spring, Manfeilong Reservoir.
The main attraction of Damenglong is the “Manfeilong” or “White Bamboo Shoot” Pagoda reportedly dating back to the early 13th century. The Manfeilong Pagoda is located approximately 3km north of Damenglong on a hill and is almost entirely surrounded by rubber tree plantations. There is another Pagoda right above the town which offers nice views of the Damenglong at the surroundings.
Manfeilong Pagoda
The Manfeilong Pagoda is situated on the top of a hill near Manfeilong Village, 70 kilometers (43 miles) away from Jinghong City. It was built in the year 1024 and is a famed stupa complex in Xishuangbanna. It is also known by two other names: White Pagoda and Bamboo Shoot Pagoda. These descriptive names are derived from the fact that the pagoda is, of course, white while its overall shape resembles a bamboo shoot. It is dedicated to Hinayana Buddhism (a small, conservative branch of Buddhism).
The Manfeilong Pagoda consists of nine stupas. Seen from the distance, they look very like bamboo shoots that have emerged from the soil after the spring rain. They are made of bricks, with typical club-like bases topped by calabash shaped bodies. The principle and central stupa, which is 16.29 meters (53 feet) high, is surrounded by eight smaller stupas, each being 9.1 meters (30 feet) high. In each stupa, there is a niche wherein a statue of Buddha is laid. The bells hung at the top of the pagoda make a tinkling sound when the wind blows. Just to the south of the pagoda, there is a footprint on the rock. According to legend, this is the left footprint of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism.
The Manfeilong Pagoda is decorated with beautiful sculpture, relief and colored paintings in the style of the Dai ethnic minority. During the Water-splashing Festival (usually on April 13-15), the villagers from the Manfeilong Village gather here and chase one another, splashing water as part of a welcome to the new year in Dai calendar.
‣ Attraction Transportation
Go around: Take bus from Jinghong Bus Station which leave every 10 minutes, 15rmb for one bus ticket,
‣ Best Time to Visit
Belonging to tropical rainforest climate, Xishuangbanna’s dry season is from November to April the next year and rainy season is from May to October. With annual average temperature of 21c, it has long summer and no winter. With cool and pleasant four seasons, the best time for traveling Xishuangbanna is from October to June the next year.
‣ Tips
All the information is for reference only, if there was any change, please follows the information of scenic area.
XishuangBanna Manlei Buddhist Pagodas in Menghai County travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Manlei Buddhist Pagodas in XishuangBanna(曼磊佛塔).
● Chinese Name: 曼磊佛塔(Man Lei Fo Ta)
● Keywords: Manlei Buddhist Pagodas tickets, Mother-son Pagoda, Buddhist,
● Location: Mengzhe, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province
● Scenic Area:
● Admission Fee: 10RMB for ticket
● Opening Hours:08:00-17:00 (1 to 2 hours for a visit)
‣ About Manlei Buddhist Pagodas
Banna Manlei mother-son pagoda is located in Yunnan Menghaixian Mengzhe south-east of the dam adjacent to the Cayman Lei Walled Peak, there are two pagodas , the big one is 20-metres high, the small one is 15 m high, the pagoda are four square for the shaft octahedron. At the top have two metal jewelries; there are two small Buddhist temples between them.
In the south of the pagoda there is one wild mango tree which is more than 30 meters high, the small pagoda’s history and the wild mango tree the same age. Now the two pagodas have been repaired new, they are the Dai Buddhist followers to worship and sightseeing attractions.
‣ Attraction Transportation
You can take a regular bus in Jinghong Bus Station to Menghai County, CNY 10 per person.
‣ Best Time to Visit
Can be visit all around the year. Belonging to tropical rainforest climate, Xishuangbanna’s dry season is from November to April the next year and rainy season is from May to October. With annual average temperature of 21c, it has long summer and no winter. With cool and pleasant four seasons, the best time for traveling Xishuangbanna is from October to April the next year.
‣ Tips
● Respect the local customs of Dai and other minorities.
● Do not loud noise, not comments and sneer.
‣ About The Peacock Lake
Peacock Lake which covers an area of 18,700 square meters is situated in the center of Jinghong City, the lake was built as a townspeople park since 1977. In the park, there are styles of pavilions, exotic flowers and rare herbs. You could walk around the park as a local citizen. Peacock Lake is surrounded by lake water in three sides, with peacocks, foxes, wild boar, monkeys, and other rare animals. Peacock Lake has green lush trees in which water is as clear as mirror. Unique flowers and grasses grow on the bank; water pavilion in Dai-style is built in the center of the lake. Boat in the lake is delightful and relaxed.
● Chinese Name: 孔雀湖(Kong Que Hu)
● Keywords: The Peacock Lake Tickets, Peacoke show,
● Location: In central Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province
● Scenic Area: 18,700 square meters
● Admission Fee: 0
● Opening Hours:All day(1 to 2 hours for a visit)
XishuangBanna The Peacock Lake in Jinghong City travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of The Peacock Lake in XishuangBanna(孔雀湖).
Legends of Peacock
Xishuanggban is widely crowned as “The Home of Peacock”, because there are a lot of peacocks living in Xishuangbanna. Peacock owes a holy position among Dai people and is the totem of Dai people. Peacock stands for happiness, beauty, goodness and luckiness.
Peacock plays an essential role in locals’ daily life. Visitors can find that some folk customs and events such as the ritual of worshiping ancestors, Legend between Prince and Peacock Princess are related to peacock.
The Legend between Prince and Peacock Princess
According to the local narrative poem, there are seven princesses from heaven once came to the Jihu (literally Golden Lake) to take a shower. And the prince named Shaoshu saw the seven princesses were playing around the lake when he passed along the lake by elephant.
Prince Shaoshu and the youngest princess named Nannuona fell in love with each other at the first sight when they met. They finally become a couple.
‣ Attraction Transportation
The park located in the cross of Xuanwei Ave. and Mengle Ave, near Xishuangbanna Prefecture Goverment.Go there on foot. Peacock Lake is about 2 km to Manting Park.
‣ Best Time to Go
October to June in the following year is the best time to go. Spring, autumn and winter is appropriate, because here is “a warm land without winter”. The summer heat in Xishuangbanna is intolerability with much rain.
‣ Tips:
● Suggested touring time: 1-2 hours.
● You could visit Manting Park or Xishuangbanna Tropical Flower Garden after visiting here, they are all in walk distance.
Xishuangbanna Mange Buddhist Temple in Jinghong City travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Mange Buddhist Temple in Xishuangbanna(曼阁佛寺).
Chinese name: 曼阁佛寺 (Man Ge Fo Si)
Location: In Mange Village, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.
Opening time: 08:00-17:00.
Ticket: CNY 2.
How to get there: Take a shuttle bus from Jinghong Bus Station to Mange Village.
Brief introduction to Mange Buddhist Temple
Manga Buddhist temple in Dai language is called ”Wa Man Ge”, literally meaning the central Buddhist temple of Xishuangbanna. Being the oldest Buddhist temple in Jinghong City, the Mange Buddhist Temple is situated on the bank of Lancang River, the Mange Buddhist Temple is magnificent and elegant surrounded by bambusa multiplexes, banyans, mango trees, areca palms, trumpet flowers and other plants. Mange Buddhist Temple looks gorgeous with the Dai-style roof supported by 16 toon-made columns and 16 exquisite white elepants standing on the eaves of the temple. The whole building is overall joint with tenons, without the use of nails and rivets, including the cross beam and columns. Entering into it, you will find a four-meter-tall Buddha standing on the right seat . The ceiling and walls are delicately decorated with vividly pictures of golden dragons, white elephants, fairies, phoenixes, peacocks. Each beam is tied with colorful flags that are embroidered with fairy tales and auspicious animals.
Mange Buddhist Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.
History of Mange Buddhist Temple
It is said that over 8,400 collections of Sanskrit Manuscripts was kept in Mange Temple before the founding of People’s Republic of China in 1949. The Sanskrit Manuscripts is the cultural treasure of Dai ethnic minority. Mange Temple was built approximately in the year of 840 in Dai calendar (1477) when the Theravada Buddhism was flourishing in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture. The Mange Temple has been restored and enlarged for several times. When the Close Door Festival (in mid-July), Open Door Festival (in mid-October), or the Water Splashing Festival (in mid-April) falls, worshippers and pilgrims from near and far will flood into Mange Buddhist Temple to worship the Buddha. In recent years, local government and the Communist Party of China have continuously funded to renovate the Mange Buddhist Temple. The present Mange Temple looks more majestic than before and appeals to numerous tourists from home and abroad.
Chinese Name: 凤庆县红茶交流交易会
English Name: Fengqing Black Tea Trade Fair
The “Tea of the World, Red Tea Capital” Yunnan Lincang Fengqing Red Tea Festival was grandly held in Fengqing County, attracting nearly 2,000 guests, including tea experts, scholars, and industry elites from across the country, who gathered to promote the high-quality development of the Fengqing Dianhong tea industry.
Fengqing County is located in the central area of the world’s original tea tree region, boasting vast tea gardens and rich tea resources. Tea is grown by 75,600 households across 13 towns, covering a total of 516,000 acres, including 58,300 acres of ancient tea trees. In recent years, Fengqing County has focused on constructing a green food raw material base, promoting standardized tea production. Since 2019, Fengqing has prioritized the construction of seven key systems, driving the establishment of green tea bases across the county.
Since 2021, Fengqing County has implemented a “Five-Step Strategy” for the red tea industry, aimed at revitalizing the Fengqing Dianhong tea brand through consultation, alliance formation, standard-setting, industry chain integration, and market purification. The Fengqing Dianhong Tea Industry Alliance has played a central role in this process, with membership growing from 61 to 110 companies, covering 86.6% of the county’s tea farmers and managing 85.2% of the tea gardens.
The two-day Red Tea Festival featured several key events, including:
Over the past three years, the influence and market share of the Fengqing Dianhong tea brand have steadily increased, with the proportion of refined tea rising by 8-10% annually. In 2023, the comprehensive tea output value in Fengqing County reached 7.77 billion yuan, with tea-related tax revenue growing by 65.87%.
As the Fengqing Dianhong Tea Industry Alliance continues to grow, Fengqing County will further advance the standardization, branding, and internationalization of its tea industry, solidifying its position as the “Hometown of Dianhong Tea in China” and improving the local economy and the living standards of tea farmers.
The tree grows at Laodao Village of Tongbiguan in Yingjiang County. It is over 300 years old, 40 meters high and covers an area of 5.5 mu. More than 100 new trunks have grown from aerial roots, which touch the ground. The new and old trunks join together, which form a wonderful one-tree forest. Walking under the tree, you feel as if you were wandering in a virgin forest. It is the biggest banyan tree that has ever been found in China. That is why it is called the king of the banyan tree in China.
Dehong residents have a special affection for banyan. The Dai people worship these tall, straight and old trees in the village as divine trees. On New Year or other festivals, the Dai people will worship in the shade of these big trees, and pray for good health of both human and livestock, and abundant harvest of all food crops.
It is located in the Subtropical Rainforest, next to Laodaonong Village(老刀弄寨), Tongbiguan, Yingjiang County, Yunnan, and is 30 kilometers from the seat of the county.
It is suitable to visit Tongbiguan King Banyan Tree all year round. Come here and feel the greatness of nature.
Huangcaoba Pasture in Yingjiang County, Dehong
Dayingjiang River
Kaibangya Lake
Yingjiang Hornbill Valley
Tongbiguan Nature Reserve in Yingjiang County, Dehong
It is the only region in China with a tropical biota of the Irrawaddy River system. The tropical mountain forest ecosystem in the area is well preserved and the biodiversity is extremely rich, especially the rare and endemic species. There is the iconic tropical rainforest vegetation, such as kapur in Yingjiang, as well as tropical animals such as hylobates hoolock(白眉长臂猿) and hornbills. These rare species and ecological communities are very sensitive to environmental changes and disturbances. It is very difficult to recover after destruction. Therefore, the protection of animal and plant resources and their habitats in this region is of great significance for the rescue and development of endangered species and the maintenance of ecological balance.
Tongbiguan Nature Reserve is a good place for bird-watching. There are some rare birds in the nature reserve, such as Lophura nycthemera(白鹇), Psittacula derbiana(大绯胸鹦鹉) and hornbill.
Tongbiguan Nature Reserve is located in the westernmost part of China’s tropical region, bordering Myanmar and close to Assam in India.
Tongbiguan is a place that can be visited at any time. Every season has its own unique beauty.
Huangcaoba Pasture
Dayingjiang River
Kaibangya Lake
Yingjiang Hornbill Valley
Huafo refers to “evolving into Buddha” in Chinese. Huafo Mountain is located in Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Huafo Mountain is one of the famous mountains for Buddhists congregation in Central Yunnan. The mountain stands there like a powerful lion, facing the east, striding forward with his chin up.
Standing on the Mountain, visitors can enjoy themselves in the forest of nature. Various shapes of bamboos and plants can be seen here and there. Winding paths lead you up the mountain and there are streams going down from the mountain top. Temples and pagodas are also seen from a distance.
Huafo Mountain is located in Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is one of the famous mountains in Central Yunnan.
After arriving at Mouding County, visitors can get to Huafo Mountain by taxi.
It is the best time to go to Huafo Mountain in the period from May to August. Because in this period, you will see the best scenery when you come to Huafo Mountain with azaleas all around the mountain.
Chinese Name:绿春县东仰风情园
English Name: Dongyang Hani Folk Custom Park in Lvchun County, Honghe
Honghe Dongyang Hani Folk Custom Park in Lvchun County travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Dongyang Hani Folk Custom Park in Honghe(绿春县东仰风情园).
The Hani Folk-Custom Park is also called the Aluooubin Folk-Custom Park. It is located in the center of a new district being planned by the Lvchun County and only between two and three kilometers to the legendary Aluooubin Watershed. The Simao-Jinning Highway beside the park goes through and new area and reach the county seat Daxing Town directly. The clear landscapes on the two sides of the park, including green mountain ranges, terraced fields and white cloud, make the park even more beautiful and mysterious.
The entire park covers an area of 34,775 square meters and consists of eight areas of the entrance area, central square area, stage area, dining area, reception area, traditional ceremony area, terraced-field area and parking area.
In the entrance area, there is a giant rock pile. On the two sides of the area, there are two giant drums and two giant trees. After entering the park from the main entrance, you will see the landmark statue of the park: a flying silver pheasant. The base of the statue is the giant tree of the Aluooubin Legend, which is 3.9 meters high. The two-floor round base is 0.6 meters high.
After passing by the statue, you will reach the wide central square area. The square is a square-outside and circle-inside shape, looking neat and tight. The four corners of the square are four tea gardens where tens of thousands of tea trees are planted. Tea is very important to the Lvchun Country and is an economic pillar of the county. A very renowned tea type of the county is called the Mayu Tea, which could be a very good gift for friends. The central square is the place for holding large folk activities and the diameter of the central circle is as long as 99 meters. It is the largest central square in the whole prefecture, and there is also a music fountain with a diameter of 50 meters on the square.
In the center of the park is a mushroom building with strong Hani flavor. Its structure was mainly made of wood. The pillars and crossbeams are all very thick. The house is very dry, warm in the winter and cool in the summer. On the first floor are a cultural activity room, a reference room and the office of the Tourism Bureau of the Lvchun County. On the second floor are a folk-custom exhibition hall and two multi-functional exhibition halls. On the third floor are mainly a library and some reading rooms.
Since designers of the park attached great importance to the greening of the park in the beginning, the current green area of the park is 18,938 square meters and the greening ratio of the park is as high as 56.9 percent. On the two sides of the green stone road, various kinds of trees, including the various palm trees and spindle tree ferns, are planted, and you could smell the tinges of spring anywhere. There are also some small reception buildings in the woods for tourists, which are made of raw woods and mud outside but have modern facilities inside. Beside the reception buildings, there are also amusement facilities, such as the traditional Moqiu square of the Hani nationality and folk activity square, for tourists to participate in the folk activities of the Hani nationality personally.
The traditional ceremony platform is at the traditional ceremony area of the park. The semicircular-shape platform all various nationalities to held their various ceremonies is in the center some small-leaved banian trees and giant rocks. Tourists could personally participate in the ceremonies of the Hani nationality’s June Festival, October New Year and Dragon Worshiping Festival.
The dining area of the park is a relatively large mushroom building. It has five floors, each of which has a mushroom-like cover. The building covers an area of more than 600 square meters and is well equipped with dining facilities. Tourists could enjoy real Hani food and the wine named Mountain Spring made by the Hani people.
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