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Xishuangbanna
Xishuangbanna, or just Banna, (西雙版納; Xīshuāngbǎnnà) is a district in southern Yunnan province, near the border with Laos.
Cities
Jinghong is the capital and main airport. Note that when booking a plane ticket, if there is no flight to "Jinghong" it may be listed as "Xishuangbanna" instead.
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Understand
Banna is a tropical paradise, very popular with Chinese tourists.
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Itineraries
sleep:Green Light Youth Hotel. This hostel stands in Xishuangbanna Technology College, (ADD: No.93, Xuanwei Road,Jionghong) which is also called "Banna college hotel".¥60 for a double room with carpet. ¥25 for a bed in drom room. All the room have single toilet&solar water heater. Show your YHA card will have ¥5 discount. there's also have free wireless,check-room, laundry and so on. the manager can speak English. she can tell you some use information about the local food and charming place to visit. TEL:0691-2138365. PS: you can hire bicycle here, ¥15/day.
Do
Trekking in southern Xishuangbanna. There are a number of cafes in Jinghong where you can meet up with guides who will take you on treks to see old Dai and Bulan villages in Southern Yunnan. Cost varies, but plan on about RMB300 per person for a four day trek.
The treks are pretty easy, since you will be staying in villager's homes every night along the trail. There's no need to camp, and the terrain you'll be hiking over is hilly, but not mountainous.
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This page was last edited at 03:07, on 28 October 2008 by Wikitravel user Texugo. Based on work by 岚 郝 and Eden Li, Wikitravel user(s) Shimawa, Pashley and WindHorse and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.