Dai Nationality Garden

Chinese Name: 傣族园 (Dai Zu Yuan)
Location:  Ganlanba, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Ticket: Entrance ticket CNY65.00
Estimated tour time: 2-3 hours
Recommended time to visit: all year round
Nearby attractions: Tropical Flower Garden, South Herbal Garden, Manting Park, Tropical botanical garden, Primeval forest park, Dai Nationality Park, National Customs Garden, Ganlanba, Monglun Botanical Garden, Wild Elephant Valley, etc.

Dai Nationality Garden, the full name Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Garden, located in Ganlanba, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are five best preserved Dai natural villages in China, covering an area of 3.36 square kilometers. After infrastructure construction, the old scenic area packaging, it has been built into a folk custom tourism resort and the large amusement park, opened to public on August 1, 1999.

● Highlights of Dai Nationality Garden

with a history of more than 1,400 years, it is one of the oldest Buddhist Monasteries in Xishuangbanna. It mainly displays Buddhist cultural activities, such as consecrate Buddha, chant scriptures and worship Buddha.

Dai village

Mainly to show visitors the Dai dwellings, courtyard scenery, experience the Dai customs, feel the joy of being a Dai person for a day.

Riverside activity area

The villagers' large-scale festival activity area, used for setting off “gaosheng”(a kind of firecrackers, an important activity for the Dai people to celebrate the New Year), burning lanterns, cockfighting and other folk activities. 

Market shopping area

sell Dai BBQ, woven cotton, folk arts and crafts, Dai Bags, wood carvings, etc. Enjoy tea ceremony of the famous Banna tea and taste Dai's special flavor in the restaurants.

Water Splashing Square

The main activity area of the scenic area, a large outdoor theater with 100 professional water splashing teams held every day.

Dai natural village

Large-scale water splashing activity, let tourists directly participate in the daily experience of the fun of the Water Splashing Festival, feel the warm scene of the Dai Water Splashing Festival. The water splashing activity is arranged twice at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Open-air Theatre

In the form of singing and dancing, it truly and accurately reflects the essence of the traditional culture of the Dai people, reproduces the historical origin of the Dai king's marriage and reflects the life and customs of the Dai people. It has more than 100 actors.