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apuleuis Says: This is a large park in Jinghong. It has everything, temples, more temples, souvenirs, a lake, paddle boats, a small zoo, and even some zip-line thing across the lake. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon. There might have been a sign for a 40RMB entrance fee, but we...
picek Says: Here Mekong is known as Lancang and it divides city in two pieces, although most of activities and construction happens on its right bank.In dry season its shores expose large areas of gravel and you can walk hundreds of meters to get close to the water. Here you can see...
picek Says: This is lively street in the city centre with small and friendly restaurants which are best places to eat local and cheap food and also there are a few Muslim restaurants too (excellent ones from Uygur region). Another section of the street I called 'burmese' market street...
picek Says: After you saw Octagonal Pavilion you shouldn't leave the site without seeing the temple which is next to it. It's interesting to study the mural paintings from Buddhist stories on good and bad: but some scenes (those from Hell) are in very bad shape though you can imagine...
Octagonal Pavilion in Jingzhen
picek Says: Octagonal Pavilion is the old building in small town of Jingzhen, some 14 km from Menghai. Sources say it was built in 1701, then destroyed during the war in 19th century and perfectly rebuilt in 1981 to its present shape. It's one of the most interesting sites in...
John195123 Says: It costs about 50 yuan to get in, per person. If you want to stay the night in the park, the ticket's good for the next day (or however many days you're staying, I guess.)If you do go, there’s a path that leads through the park to the elevated pathway, the hotel and the...
John195123 Says: Look, I know it feels good to give animals food. Don't do it. This is a standard message for any zoo, park, or place where humans come into contact with wild animals. Don't chase after bears!In places where people feed the wild animals, those animals are known to be more...
Wild Elephant Valley Staff/Guides
John195123 Says: I don't know if these are the tour guides... they look like them, minus the bull horns (no chance you're ever going to see elephants- though they probably don't understand this).Anyway, they dress local. Pictured is them approaching the police station, heading toward the...
Wild Elephant Valley Swing Thing
John195123 Says: For those who are more adventurous or bored with walking, you can take this swing across the creek (instead of crossing the bridge).
Wild Elephant Valley Swing Thing
John195123 Says: For those who are more adventurous or bored with walking, you can take this swing across the creek (instead of crossing the bridge).
John195123 Says: I'm not sure how they'd torture butterflies, but if there's a way... they will? I'm not sure about that, but they have a bad record. Regardless, there are many animals here other than elephants- the peacocks, wild boars, monkeys and most everything else, I believe, are at...
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Wangtianshu Restaurant & Deli: Gourmet dinners and the best bread in China!
Nuhi_B Says: Wangtianshu Restaurant & Deli offers Jinghong’s highest quality Western and Asian food.Coq Au Vin, pasta with homemade pesto and Italian thin crust pizza to the flavor of Banna - Southeast Asian dishes such as spicy salads and Dai-style chicken, it's all there.Try the...
Mekong Cafe: Possibly the best western food in China
apuleuis Says: The menu has a large variety of foods from around the world. We got sandwiches and were super impressed. The bread tasted home-made. It was so good, we had to stay for dessert. The cheesecake was also wonderful and had to have been home-made. If it wasn't our last day, we...
Uygur restaurant at Manting rd.: great hand made noodles and sauces
picek Says: Some excellent stuff here and one of my favourite places to eat Uygur dishes in Jinghong with hand made white and thick noodles! I have been eating here every day a few times since it was so good. If you can speak some Chinese you can order vegetarian varieties. Prices are...
Don't know: Wild Elephant Valley
John195123 Says: There wasn't anything special about the restaurant. The dining room has gotten a bit old and was entirely empty, but still served pretty good food. The restaurant is right on the small lake near the entrance of the park.They have capacity to seat large tour groups.Keep in...
apuleuis Says: There is a whole street of bars with patios overlooking the river. A nice place to grab a few beers. I had a Beerlao from Laos.
George and Dragon Bar: large choice of beer
picek Says: This is newly opened bar at Manting Road owned by English-Chinese couple. Were there to check out some movies on DVD and drink a few cold beers - Chinese ones - to try different varieties. They have also Russian beer (very strong one), other usual international beers and of...
If you're travelling to other parts of Xixuanbanna (exp. Meng La, Mong La, Meng Hai .... ) from Jinghong you have to go to the Banna bus station which is in centre of city. You need to buy ticket at the counter before you board on the mini bus. Buses are okay, some are bit more tired than other and don't get overcrowded because of frequent departures; but once they leave city they will pick passengers along the way so it's good to have your own seat.
Problem occurs if you don't like smoking as few people will always smoke on these buses and not to mention those who will vomit during ride - that's why there are always plastic bags in these buses. Locals are not used to travel often and roads are paved but winding.
Updated Jul 17, 2009
apuleuis Says: One of the first things you'll notice in Jinghong is all signs are in two languages. After asking around found out the other language is Dai. It is one of the only minority groups in China with a written language, and it is similar to Thai.
John195123 Says: Many people live their lives on the street- not homeless, mind you. It's just where the business is. So, here is some of the street life of Jinghong.Five images.
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There is really little to do here, but there are some things outside the city. The people are the Dai Minority, but with a lot of Han influence, the cities look more like anywhere else in China. It's...
We ened finally in Jinghong, the city we heard a lot about it from our friends. It seems that it grew so huge and many developemental projects are still running, consuming vast areas of space. I...
Jinhong (Xishanbanna): The Chinese Mekong portal
Many backpackers pass through this rather large town on their way from/to Laos. I stayed here for a couple of nights and do not regret it. Travel Cafés offer interesting day tours and trekking to...
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