Mengding! Don't miss this border town!

📍Border town of Mengding
A journey of ethnic flavors and spiritual exploration🌎
Mengding Town, Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County, Lincang City
▪️Mengding, translated from Dai language as "the dam where people play the qin," is the only county-level town in Yunnan and is located on the China-Myanmar border. Along with Xishuangbanna and Ruili, it is known as one of the "Three Dai Sisters" of Yunnan. With a subtropical monsoon climate and an average annual temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, it has seen few tourists due to its inconvenient transportation.

[Travel Guide]
Dongjing Buddhist Temple
🙏 Holy Land of Sarira
A representative of the Theravada Forest Tradition, and a place where the sarira of Sakyamuni Buddha are enshrined! A resplendent temple + tranquil Zen atmosphere, a journey of spiritual purification.
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🥑Mengding Farmers Market
🥗Sour Meat and Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Sour meat lovers rejoice! Strange and wonderful tropical fruits, wild vegetables, and spices… This is the place with the strongest local flavor.

Qingshuihe Border Crossing
This is the border between China and Myanmar. Standing at the border gate, you can feel the friendship and peace between the two countries. Take a photo to record this unforgettable moment.📸

🍜 China-Myanmar Street
🚩 A Southeast Asian Culinary Adventure
A street where you can enjoy all kinds of Chinese and Myanmar specialties! Spicy and sour chicken feet, Burmese milk tea, Dai-style barbecue… Stroll along China-Myanmar Street and experience the prosperity and vitality of border trade. Here, goods from China and Myanmar gather, dazzling the eyes. Buy some unique souvenirs to commemorate this trip.🌍

🌿 Mangtuan Village
The First Village of Ancient Chinese Papermaking
The whole village inherits the papermaking techniques of Cai Lun, allowing you to experience the entire process of ancient papermaking from the Eastern Han Dynasty!

🌳 Single Tree Forest (navigate to Dahaitang)
A free visit to a 400-year-old sacred tree, the largest banyan tree in Southeast Asia!

Xiacheng Dafo Temple✨ Silver Pagoda and Thousand-Hand Guanyin
Xiacheng Dafo Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Mengding besides Dongjing Buddhist Temple. It is also filled with a strong religious atmosphere and ethnic cultural characteristics. Here, you can pray, meditate, and experience the tranquility and peace.🙏

🎨 Nanting Art Academy
🌊 A Secluded Dai Courtyard
Suspension bridge + bamboo and thatched houses + surrounded by mountains and rivers! Drink coffee, stay in a guesthouse, and experience the slow life. A must-visit for art lovers!

🍜Specialties: Dai cuisine here is even better than in Xishuangbanna! In addition to the common Dai-style barbecue, hand-pilaf, and pounded chicken feet, there are also Mengding specialties such as sour meat, chicken stewed with sour bamboo shoots, lemon ghost chicken, lemongrass grilled fish, and grilled brain flowers wrapped in banana leaves. These delicious dishes will surely satisfy your taste buds.

If you are also interested in this tranquil and exotic place, then this small temple in Mengding is definitely worth exploring!🚗