Often referred to as the A Green Gem in the Imperial Botanical Crown” or the “Kingdom of plants”, Xishuangbanna located in the Yunnan province in the south of China, with its rolling evergreen mountains and breathtaking scenery is a thriving ground teeming with vibrant wildlife. Book yourself a hotel in Yunnan to better explore this region and Anantara Xishuangbanna Resort & Spa is an ideal hotel Yunnan has to offer that would allow you to explore the depths of this wildlife paradise. Amongst the exotic orchids, Chinese parashoreas and giant lianas, one finds a myriad of vibrant butterflies flying amongst the green. One often also sees troops of monkeys and apes playing in the shadows, often swooping down from amongst the trees while some of China’s rarest animals such as the Asiatic elephant, Indian wild ox, white-cheeked gibbon, Indo-Chinese tiger, chevrotain, peacock pheasant, binturong, brown-headed hornbill, and green peacock can be seen here as well which is are rare opportunity that should be cherished for a lifetime.
Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Calliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered.