Banna Hot Spring Xishuangbanna

Banna Hot Spring is a tropical thermal resort in Jinghong city, the capital of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in the far south of Yunnan Province, China — a subtropical lowland region bordering Myanmar and Laos that is home to the Dai ethnic minority people, whose Buddhist temples, water festivals, and riverside culture bear striking similarities to those of mainland Southeast Asia. The chloride-rich thermal waters provide body-warming and skin-beneficial properties in a climate where mineral-rich volcanic springs hidden beneath the rainforest floor offer year-round therapeutic bathing. The extraordinary biodiversity of Xishuangbanna — with its wild elephant herds, ancient tea trees, and tropical rainforest ecosystems — makes the hot spring a uniquely immersive experience at the frontier of China's subtropical far south.