Lancang River (also Mekong River) has a flow of 1187.5 kilometers in Xishuangbanna. Currently, the water tour is divided into the upper and lower sections. The upper section is 135 kilometers long, from Jinghong to Tiger Leaping Gorge while the lower section is 40 kilometers in length, from Jinghong to Olive Dam. The lower section attracts more tourists at present. Visitors will be enchanted by the tropical rain forest, primeval forest and animals along the two banks of the river, especially by the incredible “Sky Garden”, “Blossoms in Old Stems”, “Plant Killer”, “Root Plant” and “One Tree Forest”. The Olive Dam, with a reputation of the “Peacock Plumes” and the “Tail of Green Peacock”, is regarded as the symbol of Xishuanghanna. It is said that “the trip to Xishuanghanna is a fruitless one without visiting the Olive Dam”.

    The Jinuo people, residing in the Jinuo Mountains 43 kilometers from Jinghong city, have gone through the direct transference from primitive society to modern one, a truly fascinating process.