The fourth season of Longing for Life has been scheduled to start broadcasting in May. In this season, they moved the mushroom house to the tropical rainforest and started a charming tropical life.

This is a place with a tropical style that is famous for happiness in Yunnan. It is sunny all year round, and the slow life is very attractive to the fast-paced city. It is a place full of yearning before going and never forgetting after returning.


The filming location of "Longing 4" this time is in Manyuan Village, Menghan Town, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Xishuangbanna is also a popular old scenic spot in China. I believe that most people's impression of this place is still in the negative information of cheating tour guides.

After several years of rectification and development, Xishuangbanna has changed a lot. This time, let’s follow Xiaopiao to re-understand this Internet celebrity city where tropical rainforest and ethnic minority customs coexist!


Xishuangbanna means "Mengbalanasi" in the Dai language, and it is understood as "an ideal and magical paradise". The annual average temperature here is about 19°C-23°C. The strong exotic style is naturally a good place for vacation. .

There is a strong humanistic style here, and the Dai nationality is the main ethnic group, inhabited by 13 ethnic groups. With beautiful scenery and rich and varied delicacies, even well-informed people will yearn for such Xishuangbanna.


Next, let's take a look at the must-see Internet celebrity attractions in Xishuangbanna's tropical rainforest.


Tell Zhuang Xishuangjing


Gaozhuang Xishuangjing is a Dai language, which means "nine pagodas and twelve villages". Almost all of them are Dai characteristic buildings. The Shwedagon Pagoda in Gaozhuang is a landmark building, designed and built by Thai craftsmen.

Dai specialty snack stalls are everywhere here, don’t miss the night view. In addition, the fruit and barbecue shops here are delicious and cost-effective, and they are very popular in the local area.


Wild Elephant Valley


The population of animals in Xishuangbanna accounts for 1/4 of the country, and the Wild Elephant Valley is the only scenic spot where you can observe wild elephants up close. There are only more than 300 elephants in these populations in the territory. Usually, there are warnings against honking on many roads to avoid disturbing the elephants.

In the current protected area, wild elephant groups can be seen basically once a day. Not only that, there are also rare animals such as peacocks and macaques in the protected area.


Lancang River


In addition to seeing animals and exploring the rainforest, don't miss the rafting on the Lancang River. It is quite exciting to go rafting on this international river that feeds the entire Indochina Peninsula. Especially the Lancang River in the rainy season is dangerous and charming.

The 16-kilometer round-trip "rafting" also enjoys the tropical rainforest scenery on both sides of the river, which can be regarded as a close contact with the "Oriental Danube". You can also participate in horse riding activities on the small islands along the way.


Unique Southeast Asian cultural customs


The southeast, south and southwest of Xishuangbanna are connected to Laos and Myanmar respectively, and are adjacent to Thailand and Vietnam, where many ethnic minorities live.


Among the resident population of Xishuangbanna, ethnic minorities account for 70%. Dai, Hani, Jinuo, etc. are all local ethnic minorities, many of which are unique to Xishuangbanna.

In Xishuangbanna, pagodas and temples can be seen everywhere, and many Buddhas and young monks in cassocks walk by from time to time.


If you haven't gone out for a long time in the busy work, let's walk into Xishuangbanna together and start a life of cloud tourism.