Travel Guide to Xishuangbanna Flower Garden

The full name of Xishuangbanna Flower Garden is Xishuangbanna Tropical Flower Garden, located in the urban area of Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It covers an area of 120 hectares and is a national AAAA level tourist attraction
1. Introduction to the Scenic Area:

• Historical Evolution: The Flower Garden is located within the Yunnan Provincial Institute of Tropical Crops, formerly known as the Yunnan Provincial Institute of Tropical Economic Crop Specimen Garden. In 1997, it was named "Xishuangbanna Tropical Flower Garden" and is a themed botanical garden that integrates scientific research, science popularization, and tourism
• Main Landscape:
• Baicao Park: There are Wang Lians with leaves as big as a dustpan, fireworks shaped like firecrackers, heavenly birds flying like birds, and tropical exotic flowers and trees such as triangular plums with leaves like flowers
• Palm plant area: There are tropical plants such as palm trees, bodhi trees, big green trees, ironwood, betel nut trees, etc
• Sparse tree lawn area: There are monuments to Premier Zhou Enlai, Burmese osmanthus trees, etc
• Fruit tree area: there are tropical fruit trees such as mango trees, jackfruit trees, pomelo trees, cocoa trees, etc
• Economic crop area: There are tropical economic crops such as sugar palm and Dong palm
• Featured Activities: The daily activities offered by the scenic area include rubber cutting demonstrations, tropical resource product exhibitions, fish games, rare flower exhibition halls, aerial zip lines, tea culture exhibition halls, etc.




II.Tourism Information:

• Ticket Price: 40 yuan/person
<847Free admission policy:

1. Elderly: regardless of age group, with a senior citizen certificate

2. Children: under 1.2 meters (inclusive) in height or under 6 years old (inclusive) with valid documents

3. Rainforest Talent Card and Jinghong Talent Green Card: Rainforest Talent Card holder+2 accompanying persons can enjoy free admission tickets

4. Xingdian Talent Card: Xingdian Talent Card can enter the park with spouse and children, and up to 5 people with A card can enjoy free admission tickets.

Holding a B card can exempt up to 3 people from admission tickets

5. Firefighters: in-service, retired, disabled firefighting and rescue personnel, and firefighting and rescue academy students with valid identification

6. Retired military cadres, retired non commissioned officers, active duty soldiers, disabled persons, full-time undergraduate and below students: with valid identification

7. Disabled soldiers: with military disability certificates, Level 1 and Level 2 can exempt 1 accompanying person from admission tickets

Preferential policies:

Minors Minors under the age of 7 (inclusive) to 18 (inclusive)

• Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 (Monday to Sunday, February 8th to December 31st)
• Transportation guide: You can take Jinghong Route 6a From Jinghong Road 1 to Nanyao Garden Station, or take Jinghong Road 6b or Jinghong Road 1 to Flower Garden Station, or take Jinghong Road 7 or Jinghong Road 3 loop to Banna Bus Station. Walk to Xishuangbanna Flower Garden, which is a themed botanical garden integrating scientific research, science popularization, and tourism. Tourists can enjoy various tropical flowers and plants here, understand the growth habits and characteristics of tropical plants, and feel the magic and beauty of nature




III. Travel Guide:

• Leaf Park: Leaf flowers bloom continuously throughout the year, and you can enjoy their beautiful and abundant appearance at any time, surrounded by clusters of flowers, and colorful. However, what we appreciate is not the real flowers, but the bracts that grow under the flowers, which are derived from the leaves. This is why the name Yezihua comes from
• Monument to Premier Zhou Enlai: In 1961, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Reza and met with Myanmar Prime Minister U Nu here. In 1980, Comrade Hu Yaobang came to inspect the site and suggested that a monument be erected here to forever commemorate our good Premier. The Memorial Monument to Premier Zhou consists of three parts: an explanatory monument, an inspection monument, and a meeting monument. The Tropical Fruit Germplasm Garden covers an area of 154 acres and is a specialized tropical fruit garden in Xishuangbanna with a relatively complete collection of tropical fruit varieties and a large quantity. The garden now has 34 types of high-quality tropical fruits, including more than 200 varieties. The Thousand petal Lotus Lake is divided into Blue Lotus Ying, White Lotus Ying, and Red Lotus Ying, displaying multiple varieties of water lilies. Water lilies are perennial aquatic herbaceous plants that bloom throughout the year. They are distributed from Northeast China to Yunnan and from West China to Xinjiang. They are native to tropical regions such as tropical America, India, and the Malay Peninsula. Perennial herbaceous plants, with flower and fruit periods from March to December, can reach a height of up to 1.5 meters.




IV. Travel suggestions:

Xishuangbanna Flower Garden is a themed botanical garden that integrates scientific research, science popularization, and tourism. Here are some travel suggestions:

• Plan ahead: Understand the opening hours, ticket prices, and other information of the flower garden in advance, and arrange your itinerary reasonably
• Choose the appropriate time: Xishuangbanna has a warm and humid climate, with four seasons resembling spring, but the blooming of flowers may vary in different seasons. You can choose a suitable time to go according to your interests
• Pay attention to sun protection and mosquito prevention: Xishuangbanna has strong sunlight and many mosquitoes. It is recommended to bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hats and other sun protection products, as well as mosquito repellent and other mosquito prevention products
• Comfortable to wear: The flower garden requires walking tours, and it is recommended to wear comfortable shoes to better appreciate the flowers and plants
• Reasonably arrange time: The flower garden has a large area and many scenic spots. You can arrange your travel route according to your interests and time, and focus on visiting the attractions that interest you
• Participate in Activities: The daily activities offered by the flower garden include rubber cutting demonstrations, tropical resource product exhibitions, fish play, rare flower exhibition halls, aerial zip lines, tea culture exhibition halls, etc. You can choose to participate according to your interests
• Taking photos as a souvenir: There are many beautiful flowers and plants in the flower garden, which is a good place to take photos as a souvenir. You can carry a camera or mobile phone to capture beautiful moments
• Tasting food: There are some restaurants and snack stalls in the flower garden, where you can taste local food, such as Dai Bamboo tube food, tropical fruit platter, citronella grass grilled fish, etc
• Purchase souvenirs: There are some souvenir shops in the flower garden where you can buy local specialty souvenirs such as flower seeds, plant specimens, handicrafts, etc