Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve lies in the counties of Jinghong, Mengla, and Menghai, south of Yunnan Province. The Reserve covers a total area of 241,000 hectares, among it natural forest covers an area of 197,800 hectares and accounts for 81.8% of the total. Established in 1958, Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve was accepted by UNESCO as a member of the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network in 1993. Its main targets for protection are the tropical forest ecosystem, including marvelous virgin forests, tropical rain forest and monsoon rain forest as well as precious flora and fauna.
Climate
The climate of Xishaungbanna is tropical monsoon damp climate. It lies in the northern part of the tropical zone and south of Hengduan Mountains. It is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast and surrounded by continuous mountains. Because the surrounding of mountains and plateaus with an elevation of over 1,000 meters, it is not easy for cold air from the north to flow in; however, at the same time, it is helpful for tropical moisture from oceans to enter the region. Owing to its topography, Xishuangbanna has both maritime and continental climatic features, and is extremely rich in both thermal and hydrological resources. The annual average temperature is over 21℃and it yearly precipitation averages 1,000-2,000 millimeters. A year here is divided into two seasons namely dry and moist.
Physical Features
The Reserve has continuous hills, broad basins surrounded by hills, crisscrossed rivers and evergreen scenery. The Reserve is traversed by the Lancang River water system.
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