Xishuangbanna is one of the few places where travellers can still
enjoy the comfort of nature. On this land live more than 13 ethnic groups such as Dai,
Hani and Yao, all with colourful customs and rich historical traditions. It holds China's
faunal and floral species, and is sometimes better known as natural "kingdom of
plants" and "kingdom of animals".
Airport Information
- Name of airport: Xishuangbanna Airport
Visa
- Home entry permit required for HK Chinese.
- Visa is required for foreigners.
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Embassies and Consulates
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Customs
- Customs allowance
- Tobacco: 400 cigarettes
- Liquor: two 75cl bottles of alcoholic beverages
- Customs rules require an accounting of all valuables including
watches, jewellery, cameras and currency that you are taking in. A copy of this is
surrendered on departure and anything missing may well be treated as imported and duty
required accordingly. Therefore make sure you obtain a police report for any goods stolen
during your stay.
- Recorded video-tapes must be declared and may be viewed by the
Authorities on arrival.
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Currency
- Renminbi (RMB)
- Approximately RMB1 = HK$0.9297 = US$0.1197 (updated 25 Mar 1996)
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Time Zone
- GMT: + 8
- Difference from Hong Kong: + 0
Accommodation
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Special Programme
- Mid April is perhaps the best time to visit as Dai people
Tourist Attraction
- Banla Hani Village
- Dai minority village - famed for its Water Splashing Festival.
The highlights include fiercely competitive dragon-boat races, parades, giant sky-rockets,
songs in the streets, buffalo slaughter and splashing water by all the minority groups
dressed in their finest clothing.
- King of Tea Trees
- Mangdou Customs Show Village - where the architecture,
handicrafts, history and culture of all the regional minority people are displayed.
- Mekong River
- Menghai Minority Nationalities Free Market - where villagers
meet daily to trade in all manner of wares and produce
- Menglun Tropical Plants Park
- National Customs Park - where the arts and handicrafts of all
13 regional minority peoples are on display and for sale
- Octagonal Pagoda (Ba Jiao Ting) - Artistic architecture of
Chinese-style built several centuries ago
- Olive Plain (Ganlanba) - there is a large plantations of
rubber and fruit trees, which are interspersed with emerald rice fields, random groves of
coconut palms aznd occasional tea fields
- Peacock Lake
- Tropical Botanical Garden - with its 3000 species of plants
- Tropical Crops Research Institute
- Weijiang Baita Pagoda - a copy of Burmese-style architecture
destroyed during 1960
- White and Black Pagodas in Manfeilong - Byrnese works of art
Tours and Activities
- Tours
from Hong Kong
Weather
- Min. 10 C (in Jan)
- Max. 20 C (in Jul)
- Annual Rainfall: 1000mm
- Rainy Season: May - Aug
- Best Season to visit: Spring (Jan - Mar)
- Temperature
- Five Day City Forcast
- Precipitation
- Five Day City Forcast
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Language
- Official Languages: Mandarin
- Language of Business and Administration: Mandarin and English
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Electricity
- 220 volts, 50 cycles
Emergency Number
- S.O.S. Worldwide Alarm Centres: Please click
here
- Tourist Hotline: 5261179
- Ambulance: 120 , 7213460
- Emergencies: 110 (foreigner's section 552729)
- Fire: 119
- Tel No. Enquiry: 114
- Police: 110
- Foreign Affairs Office of Police: 7216795
Public Holidays
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