旅游英語景點介紹—西雙版納

　　【簡介】西雙版納傣族自治州，古稱勐巴拉娜西(意為理想而神奇的樂土)，位于中國云南省最南端，是云南省下轄的一個少數(shù)民族自治州。這里以神奇的熱帶雨林自然景觀和少數(shù)民族風(fēng)情而聞名于世，是中國的熱點旅游城市。每年的潑水節(jié)于4月13-15日舉行，被譽(yù)為“東方狂歡節(jié)”。其東西面與江城縣、普洱市相連;西北面與瀾滄縣為鄰;東南部、南部和西南部分別與老撾、緬甸山水相連，鄰近泰國和越南，與泰國的直線距離僅200余公里。東距太平洋的北部灣400多公里，西距印度洋的孟加拉灣600余公里。邊界線長達(dá)966.3公里，約等于云南省邊境線總長的1/4。這里有中國唯一的熱帶雨林自然保護(hù)區(qū)，有亞洲象、犀鳥、孔雀、黑冠長臂猿等珍奇異獸，還有望天樹、紅光樹、云南肉豆蔻、胡桐、三尖杉等珍稀植物。

xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture of yunnan province. the prefecture is nicknamed "aerial garden" for its luxuriant and multi-layered primitive woods and tropical rain forests， which are teeming with animals and plants. renowned as a huge natural zoo， xishuangbanna’s rain forest and monsoon jungles provide a habitat for nearly 1000 species of animals. within thick and boundless forests wild elephants and wild oxen ramble about， with peacocks in their pride， gibbons at play， and hornbills whispering.

thirteen species of wild life enjoy state protection， including loris， the gibbons， the red-necked cranes， the brown-neck horn-bills， and the green peacocks， which to the dai people are a symbol of peace， happiness and good fortune and whose graceful postures can put professional dancers to shame. the region has 5，000 kinds of plants or about one-sixth of the total in china. this has earned it the renown and sobriquet "the moonstone on the crown of the kingdom of plants".

among these are such fascinating ones as the "color-changing flower" whose colors change three times daily and the "dancing herb" whose leaves rotate gently. then there is "mysterious fruit" which reverse tastes， turning sour to sweet.

species of trees that go back a million years are still propagating themselves. the "king of tea trees ，"which authorities say is at least 800 years old， continues to sprout， adding extraordinary splendor to the homeland of the famous pu’er tea. in xishuangbanna， there is a saying： "even a single tree can make a forest and an old stalk can blossom and beat fruit ."

notes：

1. xishuangbanna 西雙版納

2. aerial garden 空中花園

3. pu’er tea 普洱茶