This is the first time I came to Xishuangbanna, and I am thinking about it. I once saw a photo on my friend's mobile phone. He was under the Shwedagon Pagoda, splashing water with Dai girls, smiling very happily ~

As soon as I got off the plane, I saw the chief concierge Niki Teng with the lovely hotel mascot Xiaoyan's "exclusive pick up". As soon as I left the door, I saw them there, which was very heart-warming. For this Intercontinental Special Concierge Day event, we also arrived at the Intercontinental Resort in Xishuangbanna by our exclusive car. We traveled with Concierge Niki Teng to feel the precipitation of 70 years and the Dai family's welcome ceremony made people feel more cordial ~

The hotel is about 15 minutes 'drive from the airport, not far away. As soon as you enter the hotel, you feel a tropical atmosphere. You feel like you are in Southeast Asia. The vacation atmosphere is very strong. The garden is full of birds and flowers, and green plants are everywhere. The environment is very good. You can see beautiful peacocks when you pass the nine-story tower, and you can also meet black swans on the way past the restaurant, as if you are in a tropical rainforest ~

When staying in the educated youth room, the whole room is large with a balcony. The decoration style is very Dai, and the lighting on the walls is very beautiful. The most special thing is that there is a special cloakroom, which is girls 'favorite. Boxes and clothes can be stored in different areas and look in the mirror before going out. The bathroom is dry and wet, with a separate bathtub, bathroom and toilet. The space is also large. The bathtub can lead to the room, which is very romantic. It is very suitable for couples or parent-child families. The price of this room type is only 600+. Being an Intercontinental is really conscientious.

The educated youth elements that can be seen everywhere in the educated youth room, the old military uniforms and sea soul shirts, the kettle for drinking water, the military camp schoolbag, the washbasin for washing your face, and even the welcome desserts are made with the theme of the educated youth."No regrets for the educated youth, long live youth" Small biscuits, small green schoolbags and cakes that "serve the people" are reluctant to eat ~

There are several restaurants in the hotel. In the morning, I experienced a variety of educated youth themes. You can choose Tai Dai restaurants for lunch and dinner. The Peacock Banquet is very ceremonial, and the dishes are full of flavor and look good when taking photos. In fact, the Peacock Banquet is not really peacock meat. It is a table of Yunnan Xishuangbanna-style Peacock Banquet, the overall shape is very similar to a peacock opening its screen. The dishes are all Dai flavors, covering sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, raw and other flavors. The ingredients use Yunnan specialty raw materials such as fungi, insects, flowers, lemon, and citronella. Put a layer of banana leaves on the turntable, and more than ten dishes are placed directly on the banana leaves. They are rich in colors, well-defined layers, and have complete color, aroma and taste, which makes people admire. A high-looking peacock head is the finishing touch, making the entire table of dishes three-dimensional and have thousands of customs. And it is said to be made of real peacock feathers. There are three insect bites (bee pupae, bamboo insects and grasshoppers), fried bait pieces with dried mushroom, Dai flavor chung dried pork belly, Dai flavor grilled pork belly, pineapple rice, and rice. It is quite delicious, and everyone is also encouraged to try novel dishes (such as eating insects and horses)

Peacock is a symbol of luck and happiness in Yunnan. A peacock banquet represents the good wishes of the Dai people and the welcome to tourists from all over the world ~~~

I learned to dance bamboo pole dance before dinner. I learned the Dai girls 'relaxed dance steps in bits and pieces. I felt that the beat was not smooth and the girls' moving voices came to the room to perform in minutes and sang a few Dai songs. The atmosphere was very good. The small bar next door plays very good music at night ~

Traveling through time and space, looking back at those yellowed memories

October 16, 2019 (Jinghong, China)- 41 years ago, educated youth began to return home, and China entered reform and opening up. Prior to this, tens of millions of educated young people responded to the call to go to the countryside to build borders, and Xishuangbanna was one of the important destinations. Urban educated young people from all over the country bid farewell to the prosperous city and dedicated their blood to Xishuangbanna, which they will never forget in their lives. The story of "Educated Youth in Banna" is not only photographed in yellowed old photos, but also perceived as a form of communication.

Paying tribute to the times and the past, from October 11 to 13, 2019, we also experienced the theme of this concierge day event,"Revisiting the Road of Educated Youth", customized by the chief concierge of Intercontinental Resort in Xishuangbanna. The hotel's specially customized two-night and three-day experience activity for educated youth to go to the countryside allows us to relive the "educated youth years" and start an unforgettable educated youth themed journey. The trip to relive the educated youth officially started on the 12th, and the breakfast began with a check-in texture to reproduce the breakfast scene of the 1960s. From detailed descriptions to historical products such as old newspapers, military kettles and enamel cups.

What's even better is the tea on the thermos and the Chinchilo dance. The differentiated experiences of the two eras in the same scene are impressive enough. Although I am a post-80s generation who has never experienced this period of history, it is quite meaningful to deeply relive the past of educated youth during my stay, and I also fully enjoy the unique intercontinental concierge service.

The hotel is really a one-step view. Walking around the park, you can see all kinds of tropical greenery and small animals everywhere. After breakfast, we changed the scene, splashed ink under the guidance of the master, and wrote our names on rice paper. The teacher said that calligraphy is a way to interpret the heart, which can make people calm and make people understand more. Such words remind me that in the past, letters were very slow, and the words were as short as the face, and the feelings were long. Now WeChat is very fast. What has changed in the past 70 years is communication tools, and what has remained unchanged is the cultural heritage accumulated by the times.

The most meaningful and experiential thing about this trip was a hearty rice transplanting activity. We walked into the terraces of Intercontinental Resort in Xishuangbanna and experienced farm work and transplanting rice. In the era when educated youth went to the countryside, rice was the source of people's annual food rations. As soon as the "grain rain" season came, the whole team, men, women and children, had to devote themselves to busy spring farm work. The immersive experience allowed guests to experience the feelings of "educated youth".

Every grain of rice planted in the afternoon is hard-won. We need to wear leather aprons and rubber shoes, stand in the muddy soil and arrange the rice neatly one by one. For a person who has never done farm work, this kind of experience is particularly real. Food is hard-won, so it really needs to be cherished ~

The lunch was quite ceremonial. After traveling back to the past and wanting to use an educated youth set meal, the concierge department led the guests to experience a different rural flavor. Retro tables and chairs, pottery bowls, woowotou and other details fully reflected the sense of the times at that time, forming an unforgettable "gathering of educated youth." Most of the ingredients are original, natural and delicious, with a simple atmosphere of mountains and rivers, allowing us city people to calm down and experience the extraordinary years of the educated youth era with a grateful heart.

In-depth insight, review historical moments After dinner, concierge Niki Teng led the "educated youth guest group" to set out for Dongfeng Farm. Continue a rubber cutting experience that you have only seen on the screen, a competition between physical strength and skills. Dongfeng Farm is located in Menglongba at the southern end of Jinghong City in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, and its southeast borders Myanmar. From 1968 to 1978, during the period of entrepreneurship and development of the farm, a large number of educated young people came to the countryside. By April 1972, more than 13500 urban educated young people from Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Kunming settled down in batches at Dongfeng Farm in Xishuangbanna. They reclaimed land in the tropical rainforest and cultivated rubber. They shoulder the historical mission of reclaiming Tunxu's border and building the motherland's second natural rubber production base. This is a place to record the feelings of educated youth in the past.

This hometown of educated youth has in-depth insights, understands rubber cutting and tests it on the field. It has an in-depth understanding of the history of rubber cutting and the development process of the rubber industry. While listening to the explanations of local rubber cutting experts, you can also try it yourself and perceive it in the flow of resin. The precious and hard-won raw material. In this homeland of educated youth, in the rubber forest by the small river, accompanied by the river, forest and lake water, we enjoyed a ceremonial field afternoon tea. Accompanied by rubber trees 'favorite growing environment, sandy soil, flowing rivers, feel the warm rural atmosphere ~

The latter link was to go fishing in the pond. Unexpectedly, he was really lucky. The little friend gently put the fishing rod into the pond, and in an instant, a fish bit the hook. It came up. In the end, he hung a total of 24 kilograms, and the harvest was full! Finally, I returned to the hotel with the spoils of war. After roasting and boiling, it was served delicious. Coupled with Yunnan specialties, it became a big meal to reward the taste buds ~

In the evening, the unforgettable journey of educated youth ended in an old movie.

I've heard about it for a long time that the night view of Gaozhuang in Xishuangbanna is beautiful and moving, so of course you can't miss it. The heavy rain yesterday washed away many lively stall owners, so today they were unwilling and insisted on coming again before boarding the plane. They came here to pursue the beauty under the bright night...

There are a wide variety of snacks, as well as the extremely attractive and diverse Dai flavor barbecues, which make people unable to open their eyes and mouth. Unfortunately, there is not much time to stay and stop. Leave some regrets. Make up for it next time ~

It is said that Yunnan people value tastes. Looking at these fresh bamboo insects, spiders, centipedes, etc., can your courage and taste buds really keep up?

Special Concierge Day is a unique experience, but the hotel's Intercontinental Concierge service has been like a day for ten years. Intercontinental Concierge has "in-depth insight and careful service" and has ten service contents that allow guests to enjoy their unique leisure and contentment.

Xishuangbanna is a tourist city with convenient hotel industry, food, accommodation and transportation. Intercontinental is a highly recommended hotel for its beautiful environment, quiet atmosphere, and high cost performance. The three-day and two-night educated youth package allows us to get close to history and nature while having a sense of ceremony. In the mountains and rivers, in memories, rich experience activities allow us to find every trace of educated youth.

Intercontinental Resort Hotel Xishuangbanna is located in the cold resort resort in Jinghong City, on the former site of the Dai Palace, which flourished in 1160 AD. Nestled in the vast tropical rainforest, the hotel's design combines Thai and Dai architectural aesthetics. The ripples flow through the forest and contains unique Dai customs everywhere. It presents a garden-style resort hotel with an elegant environment, providing guests traveling to and from Xishuangbanna Create a unique and unforgettable stay experience.

The 512 Tai-style rooms, including suites and villas, are spacious and cleverly designed, with all-round garden views through the balcony. Six restaurants with different styles provide guests with a dual sensory experience of food and scenery. Traveling around Banna and staying at the Intercontinental Resort Hotel in Xishuangbanna, you will definitely enjoy an extraordinary time.

Xishuangbanna, see you soon, I will definitely come again ~