Rainforest of Xishuangbanna

The Rainforest of Xishuangbanna in the Yunnan Province of China is one of the largest forests in Asia at 19,223 km² (7,422 sq mi).^[1]

Rainforest of Xishuangbanna
Location	Yunnan Province, China
Coordinates	22.02710°N 100.8754°E / 22.02710; 100.8754
Area	19,223 km2 (7,422 sq mi)

In recent years the region has been opened up to use in a large scale and the primary forests, especially rainforests, have been severely destroyed.^[1]

Biodiversity

Xishuangbanna is included in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots and contains over 5,000 species of vascular plants, comprising 16% of China’s total plant diversity.^[2]

This rainforest entails also a very diverse fauna of birds, mammals, and reptiles, and amphibians, which represent 36%, 21%, and 14% of China’s biodiversity, respectively.^[2]

Among others, the area gives home to Asian elephants, Indo-Chinese tigers, and green peacocks.^[3]

Vegetation types

The tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna can be divided into two vegetation subtypes pertaining to tropical rainforest vegetation, the tropical seasonal rainforest and the tropical montane rainforest.^[1]