I saw a line like this in a play, and it was very touching:
Can you make peace with your mind?
Can you be a good person and do a good job wholeheartedly?
Can you hide your light in a bucket two meters deep?
Every departure has a kind of expectation. In addition to expecting to encounter shocking, novel or comfortable scenery, I also expect to meet a better self. With such a mood, I went to Xishuangbanna.
Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times - sue Zhuang
Perhaps more than half of the tourists who come to Xishuangbanna live here - Gaozhuang.
Gaozhuang is located in the "suburb" of Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture. Because Jinghong City itself is not big, it is adjacent to the Lancang River. Gaozhuang, which is on the edge of the urban area, can be regarded as an out-and-out suburb.
But Gaozhuang is a gathering place for tourists, and it is also a tourist center specially built for tourists in Xishuangbanna Autonomous Prefecture. There are the famous Shwedagon Pagoda and the Starlight Night Market backed by the Shwedagon Pagoda, as well as countless B&Bs of various styles and hotel.
As a border area, Banna has the free and undisciplined life that I love, the blending of diverse cultures, the intoxicating sunshine in winter and the rich and novel Dai style.
Xishuangbanna is a cold resort especially worth visiting in winter, but before deciding to come to Banna, I was very hesitant in my heart. Will it be messy? Will there be snakes? Will there be a lot of bugs? These three questions almost made me give up here, but fortunately, I finally came here. The law and order is quite good, and there is no chaos; if you don’t go to the deep mountains and old forests, snakes will basically not exist in the living area; most of the rooms have geckos, but there are no insects.
Here are a few tips: don't come in summer, the highest temperature is close to 30 degrees at noon in late December in winter, I can't imagine summer, and summer is also the off-season of Banna tourism; April is the most suitable, because there are only 4 Peacocks only bloom in the first month of the month, and April is also the biggest water-splashing festival of the Dai people; the temperature difference here is huge, so you need to bring clothes for two seasons, and Banna itself has no four seasons, divided into dry season and rainy season.
Sleepless nights of eating, drinking and having fun - Starlight Night Market
Living in Gaozhuang is undoubtedly perfect, because there is a starlight night market that can be labeled as "perfect" in my heart
Starlight Night Market is a large night market with countless stalls, a bit like the Southeast Asian version of Sleepless Square. Food, play, trinkets, trinkets, dining bar, bar, barbecue bar...all here. The price will be slightly more expensive than in Jinghong City, and most of them are from other provinces who come to set up stalls. The field trip food is also available everywhere. Except for fruits and Dai barbecue, people from other provinces who don’t know Yunnan may not find authentic ones. The taste of Yunnan, but this does not reduce the appeal here.
peacocks, elephants, free-growing plants
I only stayed in Banna for three days, and the identity of the person who came here made me understand that, regardless of the strategies on the Internet, three days is not enough to stay, and I can't play it. Especially in December when the whole country is in the gloomy winter, Xishuangbanna is like a paradise.
Because of the climate, people in Jinghong are used to nightlife. I asked a local Didi driver. I asked them what time they usually go to sleep. He replied that it was 2/3 o'clock...so it is normal for people to walk and chat on the street at 12 o'clock in the evening and 1 o'clock in the evening. No one is normal.
Xishuangbanna has the brightest sun in winter, delicious tropical fruits, rice noodles that I can’t get tired of drinking, beautiful prices and beautiful Dai costumes. This is the best place for slow life, vacation and relaxation. But you have to do your homework on sun protection. The ultraviolet rays here are very strong. I was not white in just 1 or 2 days, and I saw a black color.
In addition, friends who want to wear Dai costumes to take pictures, there is a small shop wearing Dai costumes to take pictures on the streets of Gaozhuang. A set of clothes can be used for makeup, shooting location and retouching. The price is in RMB199, 299, 399. The main Charges vary depending on the clothes you choose. The cheapest one I picked was RMB199, which met my expectations.
Finally, if you want to feel the sun and slow life in Xishuangbanna, bookmark this article, pack your luggage, take a relaxed mood, and set off to Xishuangbanna, the kingdom of animals and plants. There are unusually lush plants growing out of nowhere. There are peacocks, elephants, and a lot of delicious and hospitable Dai people~
Before going, it is best to consult with experienced friends. I signed up for the group with the local tour guide introduced by my friend. Interested friends can chat with me privately~