Today is the most relaxed day we had on this trip. We spent half day in Pu Er, then drove to Xishuangbanna, or Banna in short, in the afternoon, and just wandered around near our hotel.

1. Plum Lake in the morning.

2. Plum Lake in the morning.

3. Plum Lake in the morning.

4. Plum Lake Park, Pu Er.

5. Plum Lake Park, Pu Er.

6. Plum Lake Park, Pu Er.

7. Plum Lake Park, Pu Er.

8. Pu Er City.

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10. Pu Er tea fields.

11. Pu Er tea fields.

12. Arriving at our hotel in Banna.

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Xishuangbanna, or Banna in short, is an Autonomous region in China. It borders Myanmar, and it is not far from Laos, Thailand or Vietnam either. The culture here is so different that I felt like I am in a foreign country.

14. Banna.

15. Banna.

16. Banna.

17. Saw a wedding car on the street.

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19. The wedding couple.

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21. Banna.

22. Golden Temple in Banna. The tables are for the night market.

23. Golden Temple in Banna.

24. Golden Temple in Banna.

25. We had dinner here.

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27. Menu.

28. Dinner.

29. Banna.

30. Soap flowers at the night market in front of Golden Temple.

31. Soap flowers at the night market in front of Golden Temple.

32. Soap flowers at the night market in front of Golden Temple.

(To be continued)