Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
Xishuangbanna, sometimes shortened to Banna, is an autonomous prefecture for Dai people in the extreme south of Yunnan Province, China, bordering both Myanmar and Laos. The prefectural seat is Jinghong, the largest settlement in the area and one that straddles the Mekong, called the "Lancang River" in Chinese.
Jinghong City
Passiflora xishuangbannaensis
The Blang village of Manpo.
Dai Ethnic Garden, 30 kilometers away from Jinghong city, is a popular ethnic theme park with natural Dai village and Buddhist temple
The Dai people are several Tai-speaking ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of China's Yunnan Province. The Dai people form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. By extension, the term can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Yai, Lue, Chinese Shan, Tai Dam, Tai Khao or even Tai in general. For other names, see the table below.
1962 photograph of a Dai girl weaving silk in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan
Wat Rong Ngae is a Thai Lue temple in Pua District, Nan Province
Dai containers (silver). Metalwork in the Yunnan Provincial Museum.
Dai Buddhist text. Manuscripts / writing systems in the Yunnan Nationalities Museum