Chunhuan Park, located in the south of Jinghong, is a natural forest park with an area of more than 400 mu. It was once an imperial garden and later deserted. After several times restoration and extension in the recent years, it has become the largest pafk in jinghong. SOme ancient black-heart trees are still growing here. For the tourist s convenience,two imitations of Dai stule famous buildings are set up here: one is Manfeilong Bamboo Shoots Pagoda, the other is Jingzhen Octagon Temple.
At the Statue of Premier Zhou Enlai
The statue of late Premier Zhou Enlai in Dai garment is 3.2 meters in height and it is to mark the day wheh Premier Zhou Enlai spent the .Water Sprinkle Festival with. minority people in Xishuanghanna in 1961.
Nationality Park
This is Nationality Park. It is on the Liusha River, 1 kilometre southwest of Jinghong city, with an area of 1 000 mu. The park is divided into two parts; South Garden and North C.,anten. It combines the tropical plants and animals with nationality customs in shuanghanna. It is a miniatu of this beautiful land.
Let's go to South Garden first.
In South Garden
South Garden has three sections tropical fruit tree seetion, plant specimen section and sun-bath swimming section.
At Tropical Fruit Tree Section
there are many kinds of tropical fruits growing here. Among them are mango, longan, sbaddock, litchi,
earambola, jaokfnfit and coconut palm. The ohmting area is over 600 mu, with 55 mu of coffee. In spring, here, all kinds of flowers ore in full blossom in in summer all kinds of fruits hung heavily in the trees which will make your mouth water.
At Plant Specoment Section
there are more than ten rare plaints here.quick-growing tree, oil palms, betal palm trees, fructm amoral trees, and so on. There is a moon-shaped pool with an area of more than 100 mu. The trees are green and luxuriant
the year round, and you will feel cool and comfortable.
In North Garden
This is North Garden. Let's see minority custom exhibitions first. There am Dai, Hani, Yao and Junuo exhibitions and each exhibition will show you a village, made of several traditional nationality's houses. There is a special guide sign at each village's entrance. I'll give you some introductions while we are visiting. |