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Local products include rice, sugar cane, coffee, hemp, rubber, camphor and a wide variety of fruits. Xi Shuang Ban Na is the home of China's famous Pu'er tea. The dense forests produce large amounts of teak, sandalwood and medicinal plants, and are home to wild animals including elephants, tigers and peacocks.
The Dai language belongs to the Chinese-Tibetan language family and has three major dialects. It is written in an alphabetic script.