[2024 Jinghong Stay] Travel Guide for Nice Hotel (Updated Sep)

Xishuangbanna Olive Dam Market Gathering

In Xishuangbanna, I particularly enjoy the local market gatherings, which are full of local characteristics. To be clear, I refuse to travel in a special forces style, avoid internet-famous check-in spots, and only wish to immerse myself in the local culture, experience local features, and enjoy a leisurely vacation. 📍Olive Dam Market Gathering 🚙Self-driving treasure-seekers can directly navigate to "Lanmei Sightseeing Night Market". There's a dedicated parking lot under the bridge or diagonally opposite. 🚌From Gaozhuang North Gate Banna Bus Station, you can take a bus, Jinghong-Menghan costs 13 yuan per person, the bus leaves when full, and the schedule is not fixed. ⏰Every Saturday 8:00-18:00, it is recommended to go early in the morning. 📣'Market gathering' is what we commonly call a big market. Among all the market gatherings in Banna, I highly recommend Olive Dam. It has the most local characteristics, the shoppers are mainly locals, there's no commercialization, a wide variety of goods, authentic flavors, and it's cheap♥️ 🧇🥓🥩🍌🍉🍇🍒There are sticky rice with green moss, pineapple rice, Dai-style barbecue, cold mixed local chicken, wrapped roasted tofu, fried foods, rice cakes, insects, frogs, etc. You can bargain here, and there are also jackfruit, coconuts, bananas, passion fruit, papaya, sugarcane, devil's fruit, and other exotic fruits you may or may not have seen before🍱 🥗The cold dishes here are a must-try, reasonably priced, and taste great. I will also recommend a place in the city for cold dishes, which is incredibly delicious, frequented by locals, and I must share it with you. The barbecue here is not highly recommended, but it's better than Gaozhuang. I will also recommend tastier options later. You can try it out here first. 🪑There are many tables and benches under the bridge where you can sit and eat. After buying, you can directly take a seat and slowly enjoy the local cuisine✨ ⌚️The market gathering is not long, a walk through takes about 15 minutes, you can browse first and start eating on your way back. 🌟🌟Recommended: spring chicken feet, cold mixed vegetables, spicy snail meat, Shiping tofu, various wrapped roasts, green moss sticky rice