xī​shuāng​bǎn​nà

Xishuangbanna

  1. 西 nounadjective
    west
    The direction where the sun sets; west; western
  2. shuāng numeraladjective
    two
    Two; both; dual; twin; double; twofold
  3. banna
    A former administrative division in Dai ethnic areas of Yunnan, roughly equivalent to a county. While the name is preserved in 西双版纳 xī​shuāng​bǎn​nà, most other such divisions were renamed to counties in 1960.