Xishuangbanna's Big Pineapple

Below is an introduction to Xishuangbanna's "Big Pineapple": Yuelian Zhuang Pineapple Resort Hotel - Hotel Features: Located in Building F13, Jingdai Village, Gaozhuang Xishuangjing, Jinghong City, the hotel is built along the Lancang River and next to the Starlight Night Market. Designed by Fishbone Design Studio, the hotel follows the "Biophilic" local design concept, integrating elements of "tropical rainforest + animal kingdom + ethnic customs". The hotel is shaped like a "big pineapple", with cascading floors and a lobby made of crystal tiles and metal grids, full of fashion and artistic sense. - Hotel Facilities: The hotel features the Elephant Cafe, Peacock Forest Restaurant, Starry Infinity Pool, High-Altitude Moonlight Bar, and more. It also provides butler service, private car airport or station pickup, and free sightseeing bus transfers to various attractions in Gaozhuang Xishuangjing. Pineapple-based Cuisine - Pineapple Rice: A Dai specialty, glutinous rice and other ingredients are stuffed into a hollowed-out pineapple and steamed. The glutinous rice is first soaked in cold water for one to two hours, then cooked with rice until almost done. The top of a seedless pineapple is cut off, the flesh is scooped out, and some of the flesh is chopped and mixed with the rice. An appropriate amount of sugar is added, and the mixture is stirred well and placed back into the pineapple shell before being steamed. - Cold Pineapple Salad: A unique Dai delicacy, diced pineapple is mixed with minced garlic, mint leaves, salt, chicken essence, sugar, Lao Gan Ma or chopped chili peppers. Alternatively, chopped chili peppers, mint leaves, and soaked pineapple can be mixed directly.