Britain's Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, arrived at Xishuangbanna,south China's Yunnan province, on March 4，2015.
The prince was warmly received by dancing locals from the Dai ethnic groupwearing traditional folk clothing. Two girls presented plumeria flowers, a localspecialty, and greeted the prince in English: "Welcome to Xishuangbanna". LocalDai people also splashed "lucky water", a gesture of blessing, on theprince.
Xishuangbanna is often viewed as home to many wild Asian elephants and thepeople of the Dai ethnic group have worshiped elephants as sacred animals forcenturies.
Wild elephants are forced to attack farms and villages as they lose theirnatural habitats. Prince William met with locals to learn about the measurestaken to co-exist with the elephants.