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🌟 5-day 4-night travel notes in Xishuangbanna | Alan grilled fish must be eaten in Jinghong + a complete guide to the surrounding areas 🌴 --- ### 📍 Key recommendation: Alan grilled fish in Jinghong **"If you haven't eaten Alan grilled fish, it's like coming to Jinghong for nothing!"** This is what the local driver said, and I nodded like crazy after trying it myself! 🐟 **First experience** Arrived at 6pm, the smell of food stalls hit us. Tilapia is grilled on order, the charcoal fire sizzles, and the aroma of lemongrass mixed with chili goes straight into the nose. Take a bite - the fish skin is crispy with charcoal fragrance, and the fish meat is so tender that it bursts with juice! The Dai-style spices are marinated well but not salty, and the sour, spicy and fresh fragrance explodes on the tip of the tongue, and it instantly rises to heaven with ice-cold beer🍺 💰 **The king of cost-effectiveness** 40 per person to eat until you lean on the wall! Must-order list: - Grilled tilapia with lemongrass (18 yuan/piece, two pieces are just right for two people) - Grilled enoki mushrooms (wrapped in banana leaves, garlic flavor + chili) - Rice noodles with lemon dip (sour and refreshing) ⚠️ Tips: You have to queue after 18:30! It is recommended to reserve a seat in advance. The boss can shout in both Dai and Mandarin, which is super cute~ --- ### 🚶♀️ Surrounding play route (15-minute walk) #### **DAY1 Buddhist night tour** - **19:30 Starlight Night Market** After eating grilled fish, take a walk to digest the food. It is only 700 meters away from the largest night market in Southeast Asia! Shuttle between Dai girls and elephant lanterns, buy Musang King durians for 5 yuan/piece, squat by the river to watch the water lanterns floating down the river, and the golden light of the pagoda reflects the starlight of the Mekong River. In an instant, you will travel through the set of "Operation Mekong". #### **DAY2 Humanities and Nature Double Kill** - **Morning: Manting Park + Zongfo Temple** The Dai King's Garden is well-deserved, with tropical vines entwined around the golden-topped white pagoda, and peacocks 🦚 strolling around the Zongfo Temple. Remember to wear a long skirt to take the same forest-style blockbuster as "Sito"! - **Afternoon: Water Splashing Carnival in the Dai Garden** Take a taxi for 30 minutes to get there, 50 yuan ticket to see the traditional stilt house, and join the water splashing battle on time at 15:30! It's super decompressing to get soaked all over, it's recommended to bring spare clothes & waterproof mobile phone cases. #### **DAY3 Rainforest Adventure** - **Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences** Step on leaves under 80 kilograms in the Victoria Regia Pond, and watch the firefly galaxy at night (you need to stay at the Victoria Regia Hotel in the park). The strangler fig in the East District makes you understand the prototype of the tree of life in "Avatar" in seconds! --- ### 🚗 Transportation Tips - It is very convenient to ride a shared e-donkey in Jinghong City, and the evening breeze blowing through the palm trees is very healing - It is recommended to charter a car for long-distance attractions (about 300 yuan/day), and the driver can also be a half-tour guide --- ### 📸 Moments copywriting inspiration "The night in Banna is lemongrass-flavored🌿 Charcoal grilled fish + sour bamboo shoots rice noodles + Laotian coffee A place favored by both Buddha and rainforest ——I didn't come for the Water Splashing Festival, but my stomach and camera are full" --- Next time I will fly here for this grilled fish! It is recommended to collect it, the real experience is unparalleled, and I will really cry if I miss Alan Grilled Fish😭

I love eating in Xishuangbanna💕. There are so many delicious foods that I can’t count them. I feel uncomfortable if I don’t eat for a week. I just made a food guide🔥These are the restaurants that locals go to repeatedly✅ · 📍Dai Twelve·Four Seasons Yunnan Cuisine This is the most authentic Yunnan cuisine in Xishuangbanna! All fresh ingredients, freshly baked over high heat, if you don't know what to eat, their blind spot, Dai's twelve small stir-fried beef, Yunnan mushroom black chicken soup, Dai-style pounded pig's feet, wild mushroom pizza are all excellent, even locals line up to eat · 📍Alan Grilled Fish A famous grilled fish restaurant in Banna, their grilled tilapia is affordable and delicious, all grilled over charcoal, the fish is fresh, tender and juicy · 📍Yangyang Snacks The specialty of their restaurant is fish wrapped in a bag, many locals come to eat, the fish is grilled crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with peanuts, lettuce and secret dipping sauce, the taste is very rich · 📍Wuda Lanbing Liangzhai The store is small but clean and hygienic, their lemon The lemon pineapple pounded chicken feet are delicious. The chicken feet are clean and tasty, paired with pineapple, sour and spicy. · 📍Rooftop beef hotpot Located on Daijiangnan Pedestrian Street, the Yunnan-style beef hotpot with pickled cabbage as the main base, the beef slices are thick, sour and spicy and appetizing · 📍No. 5 Menghun Niu Sa Pi Rice Noodles A long-established local rice noodle shop in Banna, the beef rice noodles are generous in portion, with lots of meat sauce, rich and fragrant soup base, and the rice noodles are smooth and chewy · 📍Chunmei Noodle Stall Located in Gaozhuang Xishuangjing Night Market, many people come to eat, Chunmei chicken feet are fresh and fragrant, the bones and meat are separated, and there are also reed root water, curry noodles, etc. that are worth a try❗️ (👉You can see the pictures for more food~) #Xishuangbanna Travel Guide #Xishuangbanna #Xishuangbanna Food #Xishuangbanna Food Recommendation #Xishuangbanna Tour

10 must-try popular old restaurants in Xishuangbanna 1. Manhuisuo Yuwanghan Daijiale Per capita: 60 No. 3 Manhuisuo, Gadong Industrial Park Dai roast chicken, pineapple rice, lemongrass roast fish 2. Alan roast fish Per capita: 72 Inside Hailong Company on Airport Highway Small tilapia, roasted prawns 3. No. 5 Menghunniu Sapi Rice Noodle Shop (Splashing Water Square Store) Per capita: 18 No. 109, Xishuangbanna Twelve City, Menghai Road Sapi beef rice noodles, fresh beef rice noodles 4. Copper Mine Snack Shop Per capita: 55 No. 4, Lancangjiang Road, Building 24 Mao milk potato, fried spare ribs, seasoned beef 5. Yexiang Dai flavor Per capita: 34 Opposite the Fourth Primary School of Wangzhen Road Colorful glutinous rice 6. Bingbingliang (Shawan International Store ) Per capita: 40 No. 90, Building C, Shawan International, Shawan Avenue Pao Luda, chicken feet 7. Huang Liqun Liangfen Shop Per capita: 19 No. 2-105, Banna Youzhai, No. 39, Lancang Road, Jiangbei Cold noodles, cold rice, brown sugar ice powder 8. Maza barbecue private dishes Per capita: 87 Agricultural Bureau, No. 33, Mengla Road Oil-choked heart tube, mustard shrimp, cold shrimp 9. Old Pu'er bean soup (Mingzhu Community Store) Per capita: 10 No. 30, Mengpeng Road, Yunjinghong Street (near Telecom Community) Bean soup, pork rice, rice noodles 10. Manfeilong roast chicken (head office) Per capita: 77 5-101, Jingmengzhai, Gaozhuang, Bodhi Avenue Roast chicken, grilled fish, rice noodles, pineapple rice #Xishuangbanna Food #Xishuangbanna Travel Guide #Xishuangbanna Travel #Keep the Love and Go to the Mountains and Seas

✅Yun Dai Myth • Peacock Feast • Hand-pulled Rice The store is right downstairs from the Peacock Building. It is a very cost-effective store with a relatively cheap price of about 40 per person — ✅Mian Mian Ice House A very cheap shaved ice store with a small storefront and a husband-and-wife store — ✅Xiaoyu Dai BBQ Their store is not far from the Xingguang Night Market, so you can come here after shopping at night — ✅Xile Canteen You must try their tofu fish, the taste is basically acceptable — ✅Durian Shop Their store is more expensive, but if you are a durian lover, you can go for it — ✅Laos barbecued meat and glutinous rice It is a small store with good quality and low price, close to the Banna Bus Station — ✅Yangyang Snacks It is an affordable snack shop with a good environment and you can see the Lancang River and the sunset from the window — ✅Alan Grilled Fish The fish is very fresh, delicious and not expensive. It is a food stall. The grilled fish oil and stir-fried vegetables are all good#Gaozhuang Food #Xishuangbanna Travel Guide #Xishuangbanna Food #Xishuangbanna

1️⃣The temperature in Xishuangbanna in May is suitable, which is perfect for going out and playing! It was predicted to rain, but it was just a shower, and then it was sunny! 2️⃣You don’t have to queue up for all kinds of popular online stores, you can basically eat there! 3️⃣Banna is perfect for hiking and city walk, Lancang River-Water Splashing Square-Baixiang Lake can feel the tropical atmosphere! . 🫗Route arrangement: Day1: Check in to the hotel and visit the Starlight Night Market Day2: Zhongke Botanical Garden-Dai Garden to experience the water splashing carnival (if you don’t like it, you can go to Manzhang Village to make handicrafts, where the Dai flavor is more delicious and authentic) Day3: Manting Park-Zong Buddhist Temple-Bonfire Party Day4: Jinuo Mountain Hiking-Thai Spa Day5: Buy souvenirs and return home . Day 1️⃣: Check in to Shanguan High-altitude Viewing Hotel Pick up at the airport and check in to the hotel. The Starlight Night Market is downstairs from the hotel, so you can visit it at any time! Thai Flower Fragrance is also here, so you don’t need to bring much clothes! When I was tired, Wantai drank Laotian iced coffee and ate pounded chicken feet! Dinner🥣 Chonburi starts queuing at 4 o’clock . Day 2️⃣: Zhongke Botanical Garden-Dai Garden-Check in Saipan Hotel Hotel chartered car 300R! The master also took us to Wuxiang to buy tropical fruits. A big box of red meat jackfruit for ten yuan is really delicious! There are two water splashing in the Dai Garden in the afternoon, so bring an extra set of clothes! Dinner: Kumari Nepalese Restaurant The signature butter naan and masala curry are really amazing! There are also singers in the evening! . Day 3️⃣: Manting Park Zong Buddhist Temple Remember to bring a shawl or coat, otherwise you can’t enter the Zong Buddhist Temple Lunch: Luoluo Ice House Myanli Snacks Dinner: Alan Grilled Fish . Day 4️⃣: Jinuo Mountain Hiking Check in Yanting Anyu, this cave hotel is really a surprise! The room is huge! Very photogenic...butler service is also good! The rainforest hike is so fun! It is recommended to choose the four-kilometer hike! There are survival explanations and super delicious rainforest meals! There is also a swing rappel! The Chonburi-owned Come Blow Cool Breeze Spa is an amazing experience! . Day 5️⃣ Tropical Flower Garden The flowers in May are really beautiful, and you can eat as much fruit as you want for 10 yuan! You can also add money to take it away! Pieloco Drink a cup of Yunnan Bean Americano and prepare to go home! #These hotels have great views