Wild Elephant Valley in Xishuangbanna

There are many rivers and rivers in the valley of wild elephants, with dense forests. Asian wild elephants, bison, Green Peacock, Juxi, python, rhinoceros, Macaca mulatta, black bear, pangolin, civet cat and a large number of butterflies, birds and amphibians live here. In the scenic spot, there are some facilities, such as walking path, elevated corridor for visitors to watch wild elephant activities, tree hotel, forest bar and so on. When you walk into the wild elephant valley, you can watch the elephant performance during the day, see the phenomenon of forest plants strangling, plant roots and old stems growing flowers, and enjoy the style of tropical rainforest. At night, you can see the real wild elephant from the forest.

Wild Elephant Valley

synonym

Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley generally refers to wild elephant valley

Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley is located in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve mengyangzi reserve and UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve, 22 kilometers away from Jinghong City. It is the first National Park in China with the theme of animal protection and environmental protection.

According to archaeological findings, Asian elephants were widely distributed in the Yangtze River Basin, Guangdong and Guangxi, Guizhou, and even north to the Yellow River Basin. With the harsh climate and geographical environment, Asian elephants were forced to move all the way south. At present, Xishuangbanna is the only habitat for Asian elephants in China. The wild elephant valley, located at the junction of the East and west areas of Mengyang Nature Reserve, is the central channel for the exchange and convergence of wild Asian elephants living in the two areas. The wild elephant valley is the only place in China where the wild elephants can communicate with each other in a short distance. It is known as the "human and nature Valley" A bridge between wild elephants in Asia.

Yexiang Valley is rich in natural resources, including tropical rain forest, south subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest and many rare animal and plant populations. It is a comprehensive ecotourism scenic spot integrating ecotourism, scientific research and teaching, leisure and vacation. He was awarded the first batch of honorary titles, such as the first batch of "national eco-tourism demonstration zone" and "50 places most worthy of foreigners to visit in China". At the same time, yexianggu also undertakes a number of ecological protection and scientific research projects, such as "national popular science education base", "Asian elephant breeding base in Yunnan, China" (cooperation project between Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve Administration and WWF), Xishuangbanna wild butterfly breeding and breeding research base, etc.

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brief introduction

In the scenic area, there are many rivers and ditches, dense forests, and a tropical rainforest. Asian wild elephants, bison, green peacocks, macaques and other protected animals all live here. As the scenic spot is located at the junction of East and west areas of Mengyang Nature Reserve, it naturally becomes a channel for all kinds of animals. There are more wild elephants in Xishuangbanna, which is one of the few places where wild elephants can be seen. Since 1990, this forest park has been built on this site, with the main contents of viewing wild elephants and tropical rainforests. Since its opening to the outside world in 1996, it has built many facilities, such as viewing gallery, tree hotel, aerial cableway, pedestrian walk, artificial butterfly breeding garden and net cage hundred bird garden

Xishuangbanna is one of the best tourist attractions in Xishuangbanna. Wild Elephant Valley has the first elephant training school in China. Visitors can watch elephant performances. In addition, there are about 50 groups of wild elephants, about 300-350. On average, a group of wild elephants appeared, walked, bathed and played for 4.4 days. Visitors can also observe the appearance of elephants at night through infrared night vision glasses. The best time to watch wild elephants is evening, night and early morning.

To see the wild elephants in Asia in China, we must go to Xishuangbanna. To see the wild elephants in Xishuangbanna, we must go to the wild elephant valley. From the torrent to the still water, from the soil to the surface, from the grass to the shrub, from the forest to the canopy, all are the habitats of animals. This land is their home. In Xishuangbanna, which was known as "the country of Riding Elephants" in ancient times, elephants can still be seen today: elephant trees, ivory trees, elephant trunk trees, as well as elephant brocade, elephant handicrafts, elephant murals, elephant sculptures, even the god elephant "zhangyuelangwan", myths and legends about elephants

Introduction to geography

The wild elephant valley is located in the west of 213 national highway, and the wild elephants in Xishuangbanna mainly live in Mengyang Nature Reserve. In the main scenic area of Wild Elephant Valley, there are tourist walk, elevated corridor for visitors to watch wild elephant activities, tree hotel and forest bar.

There are nearly 300 Asian elephants in the tropical rain forest of Mengyang Nature Reserve, and 16 of them (including performance elephants) are domesticated. It is the first elephant training performance school in China. Every day 11:00-12:00 in the morning, 2:00-3:00 in the afternoon for tourists to perform the program, no extra charge, with the elephant group photo fee of 10.20.30.50 yuan each time.

Because of its convenient transportation and unique tropical forest landscape, the wild elephant in China has become a hot tourist spot in Xishuangbanna, where tourists can not only see the wild elephant, but also the unique tropical rain forest landscape, attracting more and more people.

Banna Wild Elephant Valley is located in the southern edge of Mengyang Nature Reserve, on the west side of the 684-685 km section of Kunluo highway, and 35 km away from Jinghong, the state capital. Xishuangbanna is the most fascinating Forest Park and scenic spot for wild elephant activities. Because the river here is divided into three branches, it is also called Sanchahe forest park.

Sanchahe nature reserve is famous for its unique tropical virgin forest landscape and a large number of wild Asian elephants (about 130). There used to be an elephant pond where wild elephants often come and drink water. Since the late 1980s, the relevant units of the National Nature Reserve have put salt on the riverside near the elephant pond to lure the wild elephants for a long time. Groups of wild elephants have appeared on the riverside from time to time to drink and lick the salt put by the workers. Therefore, since 1991, Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve has built an observatory and observation shed here to observe the scientific nature of wild elephants. Since 1993, Sanchahe Forest Park has been listed as an important scenic spot project of the province and Prefecture for development and construction.

Geographical features

Sanchahe nature reserve is famous for its unique tropical virgin forest landscape and a large number of wild Asian elephants (about 130). There used to be an elephant pond where wild elephants often come and go drinking water. Since the late 1980s, the relevant units of the National Nature Reserve have put salt on the riverside near the elephant pond to lure wild elephants for a long time, and groups of wild elephants have appeared on the riverside from time to time.

Located in the north of Mengyang town in Jinghong City, a place called Sanchahe, is located in the south of Mengyang Nature Reserve, about 50 kilometers away from Jinghong City, which is the most attractive Forest Park and scenic spot for wild elephant activities in Xishuangbanna. Wild Elephant Valley is named for the frequent presence of wild elephants. Since there are wild elephants, the natural forest resources here need not be described too much.

Features of scenic spots

The wild elephant valley in Xishuangbanna, China, is the place where wild elephant activities are most concentrated and frequent. There, tourists may see wild elephants with their own eyes. Of course, there are not many such opportunities. It mainly depends on whether they have the luck to catch up with wild elephants. The unique tropical rainforest landscape has also attracted more and more people. In addition, the scenic area can also watch performances full of ethnic customs.

In 1990, it began to invest in the construction of a forest park with the main contents of wild elephant watching and tropical rain forest sightseeing. In 1996, it was officially opened to receive domestic and foreign tourists. The valley is crisscross, the forest is dense, a tropical rainforest scenery, growing Asian wild elephants, bison, green peacocks, macaques and other rare animals. Because the scenic spot is located in the junction of the East and west areas of Mengyang Nature Reserve, with dense forest and numerous birds and animals, it is a channel for all kinds of animals to March. It is the only place to enjoy wild elephants in Xishuangbanna. In this forest park, there are animal viewing area, primeval forest exploration area and reception center, with a total area of about 3.7 million square meters, of which the building area is more than 2800 square meters and the water surface is 8000 square meters. At present, the project is under construction, which will continue to build 2936 meters of Guanxiang elevated corridor, 1886 meters of high-altitude cableway and 3380 meters of walking trail.

Visitors to the wild elephant valley can watch the trained elephant performances during the day, and see the real wild elephant scenery from the forest to forage here at night. Sometimes, before dark, wild elephants swagger along the elevated corridor and see visitors stop for a while to look at these "uninvited visitors". Sometimes several groups of wild elephants will appear in the valley at the same time, and the roar of the elephants driving each other will come one after another, which makes the newcomers from afar tremble. Some elephants are not panic, in front of the visitors still leisurely foraging. In addition, you can also visit the snake garden to see all kinds of snakes and taste the "dragon and Phoenix soup" cooked with snakes and black chickens. At the same time, you can go to the butterfly breeding Park to watch the colorful butterflies and buy the handicrafts made of butterflies. But you must not be confused by these man-made landscapes. The real natural scenery is hidden in the virgin forest. When you walk into the forest, you can see the clear stream flowing slowly. The stream is very beautiful

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