My next destination was Jinghong city in Xishuangbanna region. This area borders Laos and Myanmar, and the cultural influence is obvious. In this region the main ethnic group are the Dai people. Their accents when speaking Mandarin were extremely difficult to understand! Jinghong had some strange huge elephant statues all over the city (rather tacky), but the highlight of Jinghong was the night market they had all the ‘chuanr’ (kebab-like food) anyone could ever want.
