With a heart that wants to go out to play, I took the children to Xishuangbanna to play as soon as the summer vacation was over in July this year. One is that because of the epidemic, Banna still has a style similar to Thailand because of the epidemic. The second is that the children have taught Xishuangbanna in their textbooks, and he is full of expectations for the "natural kettle" plant. Recently, the elephants in Xishuangbanna traveled north for many days. Fortunately, they are finally returning. I hope everyone can protect the environment together so that humans and animals can live in harmony.
We were transferring to Jinghong in Kunming. Originally, the hotel had a pick-up service, but the driver forgot about it, so the hotel agreed to reimburse us for the taxi fare. As soon as he arrived, the child changed into his swimsuit and couldn't wait to run to the swimming pool, which started his rhythm of soaking in the swimming pool every day for the next ten days. In the Greek-style swimming pool, I often see younger brothers and sisters coming to check in and take pictures, but they don't go into the water. . . There are too many poses these days, anyway, I still appreciate the true, the good and the beautiful.
We didn't go out for a walk until the evening, and we ate local snacks with terrifying tastes. Although the spicy millet in the potato sticks does not look red, it has a strong stamina. It made the children burst into tears. Fortunately, there is a piece of sugar in my bag. Let him drink water before eating sugar, so as to suppress the spicy feeling up.
It is still very hot in Banna in July, and the children are sweating while walking. There are plenty of fruits and snacks on the market.
The next morning, while the temperature was not too high, I took the children to Manting Park, the golden palace of the ancient Dai kings.
The lotus in the park blooms beautifully, emerging from the mud but not stained.
The release pool facing the performance hall is still the live background of the performance at night. The water surface is wide and surrounded by a circle of lovely elephant sculptures.
After buying fish food, you can also feed the fish. The children finally participated in some interactive projects. The fish in the big pond are relatively big, catfish and so on, and there is a lot of noise fighting for fish food; the fish in the small pond are small fish.
There are also elephant performances to watch. During the epidemic, the number of elephants participating in the performance has decreased, from the usual five to two.
From Manting Park, you can go directly to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple next door.
It is indeed very similar to the style of Thai temples, with magnificent decorations.
The day before, I was intimidated by the spicy taste of Houttuynia cordata and millet. At noon this day, I decided to go back to the hotel to eat Korean barbecue. There was a discount package on the review. When the child said he wanted to eat grilled sausage at the scenic spot, I stopped him, so it would be more reassuring to eat something with visible ingredients.
The kids still soak in the swimming pool as usual in the afternoon, and I will drink Pu'er Gua Sha Sha Oil for a leisurely vacation.
In the evening, I went to see the performance of the Dai Show. Wanda built a theater specially for this show, with water, land and air effects, telling the folklore of the Dai people, the love story between Zhao Shutun and the Peacock Princess.
Go to the forest park the next day, feed the fish, watch the peacocks fly, and inhale oxygen to wash the lungs.
Visit the villages in the park, listen to folk songs, and dance bamboo pole dances.
There are also Monkey Mountain and parrot performances. There is food at Monkey Mountain that can be bought and fed. Remember to keep a safe distance from the monkeys.
On the way to Jinuo Shanzhai, I ate delicious grilled fish, grilled meat and white bamboo shoots. The ingredients were fresh and delicious. The fish was caught in the pond below, and the bamboo shoots were dug that morning.
The Jinuo ethnic group is the last of the 56 ethnic minorities in my country to be recognized by the state. Their custom is that a man must lay down a cow to be considered a man-of-age ceremony. The children said that he may not be a man until he is 60 years old. . .
Tickets include tour guides, keno drum performances and snacks, and the content is quite rich.
In the evening we will take a cruise on the Lancang River, the ticket includes dinner. The Lancang River flows through seven countries and is called the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.
There is a problem with the sound of the performance. The sound is so loud that it hurts the ears. Can't it be lighter? Sound engineer deaf? The dance was good, but the sound was too loud, and after watching for a while, I was dragged out by the children. Let's watch the scenery by the boat.
The next morning, I walked to the Shwedagon Pagoda, which is very close to the hotel, which is regarded as a landmark building in Jinghong.
I took the children to a house of the Dai people to learn about their culture, which was later included in the composition by the children. When going to a different city, it is still necessary to understand the living habits of the local people. Only by understanding the differences can we be more tolerant.
Go to the Great Buddha Temple again.
We take the battery car up first, and then walk down the steps, which saves effort.
I also took the children to the zoo. Some sold live chickens to feed crocodiles, lions and tigers. Thinking about it was too bloody, so I bought 20 yuan a piece of fruit and vegetable feed for the children, and it was okay to feed herbivores.
What impressed the children the most was the giraffe that chased him all the way to beg for food, it was very clingy.
I took my children on vacation and arranged a more relaxed itinerary, and stayed in another hotel for a few more nights in Jinghong.
There is a new swimming pool for children to soak in, and there are more children playing together here.
Eat dinner and take a walk, let the children reminisce about the braised pork that they still talk about after returning to Shanghai.
Spend the day wandering around the neighborhood with nothing to do.
During the daytime, the floating market is completely deserted, but it is very quiet.
How can you not eat mushroom hot pot when you come to Yunnan? Schedule now! The Starlight Night Market is more popular after dark.
The next day we went to Wild Elephant Valley. It is not easy to find wild elephants. We walked back and forth several times before finally seeing them. This place was also written into the composition by children. It is a very fresh experience. We managed to see two wild elephants in the Wild Elephant Valley. We didn't expect the later elephant tour group to be so ostentatious.
Went to Manzhen Village again, lunch and visit.
At noon, we still eat Dai family barbecue. There are grilled fish and meat, as well as sweet potato seedlings and locally grown dragon fruit.
Swinging, leisurely afternoon, yearning for the pastoral style of life.
The children may be tired from playing. When they went to Manting Park to watch the performance at night, they were not in a good condition. They felt hot when they touched their foreheads. They went back to the hotel early before watching the bonfire party.
I went back to check my temperature at 39 degrees, and quickly took antipyretics. Fortunately, I brought a thermometer, ice packs and antipyretics just in case. The child had a fever in the middle of the night.
The next day we went to the botanical garden.
The child's fever continued to come and go, and the two nights in the botanical garden turned into recuperation. He rested, drank plenty of water, and supplemented with vitamins. He didn't spare half a day to take a battery car to stroll around the botanical garden until his fever subsided and his condition improved.
Those who weigh less than 80 catties can sit on Wang Lian to take pictures. Of course, it is a chargeable item. My child’s weight is over, so let’s just take a walk.
Thank goodness the child had completely subsided his fever the day he went back, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to get on the plane. Fearing that he would be tired, he called a car and drove directly from the botanical garden to the airport, and bought some local products (mango, jackfruit, bamboo shoots, etc.) on the way back to Shanghai.
When you bring children, you never know when something unexpected will happen. Make sure to arrange your itinerary loosely so as not to be too nervous.
Goodbye, Xishuangbanna! I hope that next summer I can take my children to the Qingqing Grassland in Inner Mongolia to play, and I also hope that the epidemic will be completely under control by then.