→Xishuangbanna welcomes you to the beautiful Xishuangbanna

→Xishuangbanna Welcome to the beautiful Xishuangbanna. In ancient times, Xishuangbanna was called 'Qinbalanaxi', which means a beautiful, ideal, and magical place. Here lies the only tropical rainforest vegetation in inland China, a green pearl in the plant kingdom of Yunnan. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden. Affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it was established in 1958 and is located in Menglun Town, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Ahead on the left, you can see the statues of Mr. Cai Xitao, the founder of the garden, and his students. Xu Chi's report literature 'The Evergreen Tree of Life' once became famous nationwide, telling the story of this renowned Chinese scientist's arduous pioneering work. The tree planted by Prince Philip, the husband of the Queen of England, in 1986, known as the 'Giant of the Tropical Rainforest', is also here. Additionally, there is the world's most poisonous tree, the 'Arrow Poison Tree', known as 'Blood-sealing Throat upon Seeing Blood'; the oldest dioecious thousand-year-old Iron Tree King in Xishuangbanna. These exotic flowers and trees form a colorful world. Now we have arrived at the Banyan Garden. Banyan trees, commonly referred to as fig trees, are a general term for plants of the genus Ficus in the Moraceae family. They mainly grow in tropical rainforests and are a key species in these forests. They exhibit phenomena such as 'one tree forming a forest'. Have you ever seen orchids growing on trees? Look, on the trunk and branches of this tall tree, there are colorful orchids growing. Epiphytic orchids have very strong vitality, with special aerial roots that can absorb water and nutrients from the air. Moreover, several clusters of epiphytic orchids can grow on a single tree, forming a unique 'aerial garden' of the subtropics. As the saying goes, 'A single tree does not make a forest, and a single thread does not make a line'. However, right here, what we see is the unique phenomenon of the tropical rainforest—one tree forming a forest. The giant banyan is a tall evergreen tree. After forming thick branches, it starts to grow aerial roots. The newly grown aerial roots are as thin as hemp threads, extending downward. Once they touch the ground, they insert into the soil and grow rapidly, eventually forming cylindrical prop roots that support the massive canopy along with the main trunk. They can number from dozens to hundreds. When the area around the old tree is filled with prop roots of varying thickness, the ground occupied by the single tree appears as a 'forest'. Some giant banyans cover an area of up to 5 acres, providing shade and rest for hundreds of people.