During the last Summer Vacation, I had a memorable trip to Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province of China. When I firstly got off from the plane, I was attracted deeply by this region. The sky was clear, the air was flesh and the winds were beautiful. In many aspects, Xishuangbanna is regarded as China's own Mini-Thailand since it is a famous tourist destination to our Chinese. Xishuangbanna is the home of the Dai people. It is located at a lower altitude than most parts of Yunnan, and it has a tropical climate. Therefore, it was very hot to me comparing with Dalian. Geography is everywhere, and the trip to Xishuangbana also made me to feel about it.
I have already heard before that Xishuangbanna is the home to the last few Asian elephants still in China. The elephants are protected in a reserve called "Wild Elephant Valley". When I went to visit the valley, I didn't get the chance to see wild elephants. The guide told us the group of wild elephants had been came out before we arrived, and now they may hided into the forest and we couldn't find them. However, we got the chance to see a performance of elephants instead. As the pictures above showed that the elephants were very clever. They had been trained very well by people and they could do many things to entertain us. Elephants are very good friends to human beings. But the numbers of wild elephants were decreased each year by human beings' different activities including hunting and logging. It is a very sad thing and we need to protect them immediately.
In short, for years, the land of Xishuangbanna has been a dream of me. The tropical landscape, the religious architectures, the mysterious rainforest with abundant wildlife, beautiful Dai girls dressed up in gorgeous national costumes and so on.These things made my trip to Xishuangbana unforgettable.
