22 Days Complete West Yunnan Tour
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Xishuangbanna is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan's south. The capital city is Jinghong, the largest settlement in the area and one that straddles the Mekong River, called the Lancang River in Chinese.
The last wild elephants of China live in the tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna and Banna Wild Elephant Valley is the place where these amazing animals can be seen most often.
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was founded in 1959 and is located in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, covering an area of 900 ha. Over ten thousand species of tropical plants are preserved in its 34 living collections.
Xishuangbanna is a good place to go trekking - when going during the right season of the year. While you won't be able to move at all during the end of the dry season from March to May/June, the cool winter months are best! Grab your hiking boots!