Yulinggu, Xishuangbanna

The tree species in yulinggu include mahogany, Gypsy king, curculia, etc. there are Kemu people, a nationality not belonging to 56 ethnic groups in China. There are only more than 3000 of them distributed in Mengla and Jinghong counties. They are very enthusiastic about foreign tourists.

Tropical rain forest valley in Xishuangbanna

synonym

Yulin Valley in Xishuangbanna generally refers to the tropical Yulin Valley in Xishuangbanna

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, located in the southernmost part of Yunnan Province of the people's Republic of China, is a minority Autonomous Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province. It is located between 21 ° 10 'n and 99 ° 55' e and 101 ° 50 'e, belonging to the tropical humid area to the south of Tropic of cancer. It is connected with Jiangcheng County and Pu'er City in the East and West, Lancang County in the northwest, Laos and Myanmar in the southeast, South and southwest, and Thailand and Vietnam in a straight-line distance of only 200 kilometers. It is more than 400 kilometers away from the Beibu Gulf of the Pacific Ocean in the East and more than 600 kilometers away from the bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean in the West. The border line is 966.3 kilometers long, about one fourth of the total length of Yunnan Province. Xishuangbanna, the ancient Dai language for "mengbalanasi", means "ideal and magical paradise". It is famous for its magical tropical rainforest natural landscape and ethnic customs. It is one of the hot tourist cities in China. The annual water splashing Festival is held from April 13 to 15, which attracts many domestic and foreign tourists and is known as "Oriental Carnival".

Practical information

Ticket information

Ticket price: 120 yuan

Ticket Description: ① children under 1.2 meters are free of charge; students with student card buy children tickets; ② elderly people over 60 years old with elderly card buy elderly tickets; ③ military officer card is free of charge.

Opening Hours

9:00-18:00

Best travel time

June to next October

Main attractions

Xishuangbanna tropical rain Valley is a tourist attraction integrating eco-tourism and popular science education, maintaining the original wonders of tropical Valley rainforest. In the scenic spot, you can visit the largest known Ficus tomentosa in China, the pale name of Goufeng and the king of strangulation. There are "living fossils" from the age of dinosaurs and Alsophila spinulosa, a first-class national protected plant. You can also enjoy the performances of ethnic minorities and the unique skills of the Kemu people. The "canopy air corridor" is also set up in the scenic area. Visitors can shuttle between the hundred year old trees and enjoy the pleasure of eco-tourism in the canopy.

Region introduction

Xishuangbanna is an old Dai Chinese translation name, "Xishuang" means "twelve", and "Banna" is "Qiantian". This name was first found in the fourth year of Longqing (1570 A.D.) of muzong in the Ming Dynasty. After that time, the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna was much larger than it is now, and now some areas are owned by neighboring countries. The largest leader here, zhaopianling, divided its jurisdiction into 12 administrative units, Banna, which provided burden and tax. Therefore, the name "Xishuangbanna" has a history of hundreds of years. About 90% of the mountain area is below 1300 meters above sea level. It is affected by the alternation of the south subtropical westerly circulation and the Indian Ocean monsoon from Bengal bend all the year round, forming a tropical climate of high temperature, rainy, dry and wet seasons. This provides an extremely good ecological environment for the growth of a variety of plants and the development and succession of tropical rainforest vegetation. There are more than 5000 kinds of seed plants and pteridophytes growing on this land, which accounts for about 1 / 500 of the land area in China, accounting for 1 / 6 of the plant species in China and 1 / 3 of the plant species in Yunnan. Among them, there are 58 species of rare and endangered plants listed as national key protection, and the only tropical rain forest vegetation in China is preserved. However, in Western Asia, Central Asia and North Africa at the same latitude as Xishuangbanna, there are several species Almost all of them are desert areas, such as the Thar desert, the lubkhari desert and the Sahara desert.

natural environment

Xishuangbanna's tropical rain forest is a National Nature Reserve Approved by the State Council, which is divided into five parts: Mengyang, Menglun, Mengla, Shangyong and mannong. Mengyang protection community is located in Jinghong County, covering an area of 1.4 million mu. It mainly protects tropical rain forest, South Asia evergreen oak and bamboo forest. Menglun nature reserve is located in Jinuo District of Jinghong county and Menglun District of Mengla County, covering an area of 100000 mu. It mainly protects the natural features of the original evergreen broad-leaved forest. Lameng nature reserve covers an area of 1 million mu, mainly protecting the original state of tropical rain forest and evergreen broad-leaved forest. Shangyong Nature Reserve is located in Mengla County, covering an area of 400000 mu. It mainly protects the valley rainforest. Mangao nature reserve is located in Menghai County, covering an area of 100000 mu, mainly protecting the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest. Banna Yulin valley of Menglun nature reserve is located 62 km from Jinghong to Menglun. Although the area is small, there are the most famous Wangtian tree and "air corridor" in Xishuangbanna.

Walking in the primeval forest of Xishuangbanna, the sky is sunny. You can't see your fingers in the forest. You can only hear the rustling sound of stepping on the thick layer of fallen leaves.

Different from the coniferous forest which is independent of the wasteland and the arbor forest which is scattered, the tropical rain forest is overgrown with rich layers and communities, and it is full of vitality. The upper layer is the towering ancient trees that pierce the clouds; the bottom layer has deep fallen leaves, flowers and plants; the middle layer of trees and vines are intertwined with each other, never letting off a trace of sunshine.

Biological resources

Xishuangbanna's primeval forest is rich in biological treasure, biological species account for more than 1 / 4 of the country's total, rare birds and animals are everywhere, exotic trees and flowers can be seen everywhere.

Scenic plants

There are many peculiar plant landscapes in the tropical rain forest of Xishuangbanna.

First of all, its plant structure is multi-level. The top layer is tall Wangtian tree and a'dingfeng tree, some of which are more than 80 meters high; the middle layer is tall and straight tree, mainly Hongguang tree; the middle and lower layers are still trees, including Baiyan tree and tuanhua tree, which are more than 20 meters high; the lower layer is mostly low shrubs; the bottom layer is mainly all kinds of weeds and mosses.

Secondly, the landscape of single tree forest can be seen everywhere. Big banyan has a thick trunk, and its branches grow air roots and supporting roots, some as many as 20 or 30 roots, which looks like a small forest, so it is called "stand alone forest".

Third, strange trees are not uncommon. The plant "strangler" Ficus askefolia often grows branches from the trunk, entangles other trees like arms, climbs upward, and finally causes the other party to die due to lack of air and sunlight. There is a kind of arrow poison wood in the dense forest, which is called "blocking the throat at the sight of blood". Its venom is smeared on the arrow. Once it hits an animal, it will die because of blood coagulation. In addition, there are fragrant trees and oil palm trees, all of which have high economic value.

Animals in scenic spots

In Xishuangbanna tropical rain forest, we can see many kinds of precious and peculiar animals. The wild elephant, an Asian species, generally weighs about 3-4 tons. It feeds mainly on banana, tender leaves and bamboo leaves, and also on rice, corn and melons. It has a wide range of activities and often appears in groups in tropical rain forest. In the eyes of Dai people, elephants symbolize good luck. Majestic and majestic. Therefore, many legends in Xishuangbanna mention elephants.

In Xishuangbanna forest, there are many rare animals that live in trees for many years, such as lazy monkey, gibbon and so on. Lazy monkey is a kind of nocturnal animal, hiding in branches and tree holes during the day, and coming out at night to eat insects and tree fruit. Gibbon is a kind of higher ape closely related to human beings. They form a small family of three or five. Gibbons have super long arms, which are convenient for them to jump and climb in the woods. Their larynx has developed vocal sac, which can make a human like call, so it is also called "Hoo Hoo". There are also many rare animals and birds living in the dense forest, such as rhinoceros, bison, water deer, bamboo mouse, jungle fowl and so on, which add some charm to the natural scenery of tropical rainforest.

There is also a wildlife observation station in Sanchahe forest park. The observation station is not far from the road. In the place where wild elephants and bison often appear, people dig a pond, put salt that bison and bison like to eat in the water, and build an observatory on a big tree not far from the pond. People can hide in it to observe without being hurt. Here you can see wild elephants, bison drinking water, rolling mud and playing.

Address: 179 County Road, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 101.1936837

Latitude: 21.911707

Tel: 0532-8812888

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Traffic information: 1. It is recommended to arrive by self driving or charter

2. It's close to Menglun tropical botanical garden. There are direct buses to the botanical garden at Jinghong passenger station and Xishuangbanna passenger station. It's about one hour's drive, and the fare is about 16 yuan. Then it's on foot

Ticket information: 130 yuan per person, 30 yuan per tour guide

Opening hours: 9:00-18:00

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