I regret not going to the remote small town of Mangshi in Yunnan earlier
Just back from Mangshi: A guide to avoid tourist traps for an average of 400 RMB for two days and one night, if you're planning a trip to Mangshi soon, save this 💯
✅ I want to share this border town with everyone. If your trip is focused on food, you must visit this town named with a single character 【Mangshi】. It's an obscure, fun, and delicious frontier town. 🙀🙀 The rice noodles you pass by hand, the night market in the evening, and the random small shops you find on the street, all offer incredibly tasty food at very affordable prices.
🚗 Transportation: We drove from Dali for a 4-hour road trip. It's fun and convenient for two people or a group to choose self-driving. Alternatively, you can fly ✈️ as there is no direct high-speed train to Mangshi from Kunming. You have to take a bus from Kunming to Baoshan, then from Baoshan to Mangshi by coach.
🛵 City transportation: Mangshi is quite small, so I don't recommend renting a car. You can scan for an electric scooter when you leave the hotel, stop wherever you want to take photos, which is very convenient.
🏨 Accommodation: There's not much to visit in Mangshi, it's mainly about eating and experiencing the local culture and atmosphere. Staying one night is enough. Choose a hotel near Peacock Lake for a full-on holiday vibe.
👀 Attractions:
🔹 Menghuan Silver Pagoda and Golden Pagoda, the two pagodas are close to each other, and the Silver Pagoda is more photogenic than the Golden Pagoda, especially under the sunshine on a clear day, it shines brilliantly. I don't recommend going inside the Golden Pagoda, as the photo effect is not much different from the outside.
🔹 Dai Minority Ancient Town (free) is a commercial ancient town, mainly for taking photos and checking in after the lights are on at night, which is quite photogenic.
🔹 Menghuan Street: Many girls who come to Mangshi will definitely take photos of the coconut tree-lined street (personally, I think the scenery is beautiful enough, after all, there are too many vehicles coming and going on the road, and it's not very safe to take photos on the highway).
🥘 Food:
🔹 Best Food City: The avocado juice with Gan Ying soaked chicken feet is really good, and you can casually stroll and eat.
🔹 Mengbana Xi Food City: You must go here for barbecue at night (the barbecue at Luo Ji's Secret Recipe Meat Skewers is simply yyds). Other barbecues are said to be very good by friends, choose a place with more people to eat, you can't go wrong, because Mangshi is simply a late-night snack paradise, every place tastes great.
🔹 Hongli Comprehensive Market is really big, we only visited the fruit area, and bought some snacks nearby.
🔹 Plum Coffee
🔹 Menghuan Ice Cool: A local favorite snack shop, the pounded pigskin is too delicious, very chewy.
🔹 Qi Zhi Xia Pu: Five-star recommendation! The spicy frog is super tender, the shrimp is very fresh, they even help peel it, and the ice pineapple is also delicious.
🌈 The attractions in Mangshi can only be described as few but exquisite. The Golden Pagoda and Silver Pagoda are must-visits. If you have time, leisurely stroll around Peacock Lake, the scenery and air are truly yyds. Experience the slow life in this frontier town with Southeast Asian charm, ride an electric scooter, enjoy the snacks, and let yourself slow down.
The Jinhuan Shwedagon Pagoda and the Yinhuan Pagoda are not far away, less than 300 meters, and the tickets for the Jinyin Pagoda are 40 yuan, and the half ticket is 20. The silver tower has a reflective mirror design, suitable for travel photography, and the effect is very good.
Wow, it’s been almost a year, I forgot to comment, I found a few photos on my mobile phone, I will go again! I caught up with the rainy season last August. Everyone should avoid the rainy season. The rain in Mangshi is really a good one. It’s raining. If you want to experience it, you can go to the rainy season. Hahaha
The Silver Tower is also known as the Silver Tower of the Thousand Buddhas. It has 2,000 and 12 Buddha statues and has been placed with Sherizi. The height of the Silver Tower is 66 meters and 46 meters in diameter. The overall building is based on pure white, which is in stark contrast to the Silver Tower of the opposite in color. The architectural style of the silver tower is simple but not simple, with a strong rhythmic sense, and its exquisite carving process shows the delicateness of Yi culture. One tower, one world, one heart and one heart.
Mangshi is not big. There are not many attractions. The Golden and Silver Tower is a must-check-in attraction. The first one is|Yuan Huan Yin Tower^Known as the photo of the little brother and sister, the silver tower covers an area of about 120 mu. The tower is 66 meters high and 46 meters in diameter. The overall building is based on pure white. The tower is in stark contrast to the color. Two towers stand on the top of Leiya Let the mountain. On the bank of Peacock Lake, one is gorgeous and elegant. The whole scenic spot is composed of Jiyuanlin, Yinlun Square, Watching Station, Pedestrian Plank Road, Landscape Sculpture and other main buildings. When I saw the Meng Huanyin Tower in the flower viewing area of the scenic spot, I naturally contacted the White Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. I don’t know if anyone feels the same.
The Golden Pagoda Scenic Area, which is solemn and sacred, shows its unique charm, is a bright pearl in Dehongzhou, shining brightly. The beauty of architecture and cultural heritage complement each other, and each place exudes a charming atmosphere. Mangshi Jinta, carrying the glory of history and art, people are in awe, Dehong Mangshi Jinta, picturesque, bring endless surprises. Dehong Mangshi's iconic landscape charm.
When you come to Mangshi, the Golden Tower and the Silver Tower are all must-visit attractions. The Silver Tower is next to the Golden Tower. Although the Silver Tower is an empty tower, it also reveals a sense of mystery. And the Silver Tower is more beautiful to take pictures. Many beautiful women take pictures here.