Meng Huan Silver Tower

⚱️When traveling to Dehong, the Menghuan Golden Pagoda and Menghuan Silver Pagoda are a must-visit. The two towers stand on the Leiyarang Mountain on the edge of Mang City, reflecting each other, and from a distance, they look like the lively eyes of Mang City. 📍Location: At the top of Leiyarang Mountain by the Peacock Lake in Mang City 🎫Ticket: Both the Golden Pagoda and Silver Pagoda are 40r 🗼The Menghuan Golden Pagoda legend says that 'Sakyamuni' lived here when he was reincarnated as a golden rooster in his lifetime. The entire pagoda is magnificent, and it's very photogenic just taking pictures at the entrance. Inside, there are many precious items of Buddhism, which are worth seeing. 🦚In addition to the pagoda, the Peacock Dance is also very exciting. This is a folk dance where people wear peacock tails and imitate its dance. It's very lifelike and eye-catching. The peacock's spreading wings and drinking from the spring, the dance is rich in sculpture, each with different beauty and artistic conception. 🌙 The Silver Pagoda is hand-carved by craftsmen using Dai silver and other materials. It is a display of Dai architectural art and a heritage of local minority culture. To see the Silver Pagoda, you must first go to the top of the mountain. The sky and the big moon are really good for taking pictures. Everyone is lining up, and it's not too late to take pictures in the square later. Here, you can eat some ethnic snacks, look at the sea of flowers and the cityscape of Mang City, and find a place for your soul. 🗼Walk around the pagoda three times, pray for good luck, meditate quietly with the Sanskrit sounds coming from the Golden Pagoda, and give your weary body and mind a break from the mundane world. Or enjoy a sunset at the Menghuan Silver Pagoda surrounded by the fragrance of flowers, and watch the pagoda change into different colors and artistic conceptions.

China's most suitable city for winter residence, in addition to the well-known cities such as Sanya, Beihai, and Banna, there is also a place that is very suitable for winter residence, that is, Dehong in Yunnan. I have been traveling in Yunnan for half a month, from Shangri-La, Lijiang, Dali to Kunming, Dehong, I found that Dehong is the most comfortable, the daytime temperature is 24°, you can wear a thin long sleeve, not cold or hot, very comfortable. And compared to Sanya, Beihai, Banna, Dehong has relatively fewer tourists, the cost of living is lower, and the cost of food, accommodation and transportation is lower, and the cost performance is relatively high. I really like Dehong, in addition to the comfortable climate, the people here are also very enthusiastic, not xenophobic, and still maintain a relatively simple state. I like Dehong, in addition to the enthusiastic people, there are also many delicious foods here, a wide variety of fruits, and the barbecue is very delicious (a local said that he went to Zibo, Shandong, and still thinks that the barbecue in Mangshi is more delicious). I like Dehong, also because the local customs here are rich, the buildings are golden and brilliant, just like in Southeast Asia. PS: The photos of the big gold tower and silver tower in Mangshi are really outstanding. If you want to find a winter resort with a lower cost of living, Dehong is very good.

Upon arriving in Mang City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, the Menghuan Golden Pagoda and Silver Pagoda are the iconic buildings here, filled with a rich ethnic character. Just a few hundred meters away from the Golden Pagoda is the Menghuan Silver Pagoda scenic area. The entire area is based in white, dressed in silver, sacred and solemn. The Menghuan Silver Pagoda, also known as the Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas, covers an area of about 120 acres, with a height of 66 meters and a diameter of 46 meters. The pagoda body has four levels, the first level consisting of 12 smaller pagodas, symbolizing the twelve links of dependent origination in samsara. The scenic area includes well-arranged facilities such as the Jiyuan Forest, Silver Wheel Plaza, Observation Deck, and Pedestrian Walkways. The landscape sculptures are exquisitely elegant, in a variety of postures, displaying the unique charm of Dai culture everywhere. It has also become a famous hotspot for social media check-ins, with many young men and women dressed in Dai and Thai-style clothing taking photos here. I wanted to take a picture of the 'Mirror of the Sky,' but unfortunately, it didn't turn out well. Standing outside the Silver Pagoda and looking at the Golden Pagoda from a distance, one gold and one silver, they echo each other; one is gracefully luxurious, and the other is pure and elegant, forming the most dazzling and unique beautiful scenery in Mang City.

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.

Menghuan Great Silver Pagoda, one of the landmarks of Mang City, is a newly built Theravada Buddhist stupa with a silver-white base, shining brightly. Without leaving the country, you can also enjoy the Southeast Asian atmosphere. The main pagoda of the Great Silver Pagoda was built in 2010, with a height of 66 meters and a diameter of 46 meters. The body of the pagoda is composed of 80 smaller pagodas, with the first layer consisting of 12 small pagodas, symbolizing the twelve links of dependent origination. The decorations on the pagoda body and the platform spire are all hand-carved by craftsmen using materials such as Dai silver and Du silver, with each spire and each piece of decoration embodying the exquisite skills and devout faith of the Dai artisans. In the areas where the Dai people live, the Great Silver Pagoda is known as the building with the most numbers and the richest types, and it is also the inheritance of the local ethnic minority culture. The main attractions include the Entrance to the Great Thousand Worlds, Handprint Good Affinity Area, Enlightenment Square, Silver Wheel Square, and Silver Pagoda Flower Language area. Here, whether you are walking through the pagodas with hands clasped or sitting quietly on the corridor, your heart will find a sense of peace. 🌈Highlights: ✅Mirror of the Sky: On the west side of the silver pagoda, there is a special spot where the blue sky and the silver pagoda create a stunning reflection, just like the 'Mirror of the Sky'. ✅Above the Moon: Next to the Mirror of the Sky, there is a crescent moon where you can sit or lie down on the 'moon', with the Menghuan Great Silver Pagoda in the background. ✅Sign Language Area: In the traditional culture of the Dai people, 'hand gestures' are used to convey meanings. There are 24 hand gestures here, each representing a different meaning. You can imitate them to take many popular photos. 🎫Ticket: 40 yuan, online price 38 yuan 🚗Transportation: Take bus routes 13, 1, and 3 temporary combined line, or drive or take a taxi ❤️Tips: 1️⃣If you want to capture the sky scene, it's best to come in the afternoon to avoid the effects of backlighting; 2️⃣It is recommended to wear brightly colored clothes to contrast with the silver pagoda, avoid wearing white, otherwise, you will blend in with the pagoda background; 3️⃣Beautiful ladies can rent a set of Dai ethnic clothing for more beautiful photos.

✅【About the itinerary】🗓️ Day1: Menghun Silver Pagoda—Menghun Golden Pagoda—Yunnan Mengbana Rare Garden—Dai Ancient Town Day2: Dehong Museum—Bodhi Street ✅【About transportation】🚦 The attractions are mostly not far from each other, you can choose to walk🚶‍♀️or take a taxi🚖or ride a small electric scooter🏍depending on personal preference ✅【About must-visit attractions】‼️ 📍Menghun Silver Pagoda｜🎫35 RMB/person Super suitable for watching the sunset, great for photography, there's also the Sky Mirror, Moon Bay check-in spots, if you want to avoid the crowds you can go in the morning! 📍Menghun Golden Pagoda｜🎫38 RMB/person Full of exotic charm, with a religious significance, interested ones can buy a ticket to enter, but no photography inside! 📍Yunnan Mengbana Rare Garden｜🎫38 RMB/person A national 4A level scenic spot, it has a lot of rare ancient trees and various precious plants and treasures! 📍Dehong Museum｜🎫Free Rooted in Dehong, facing all directions; collecting Dehong, building dreams of culture and museums; you can learn about ethnic minority cultures! 📍Bodhi Street｜🎫Free The road is lined with palm trees, full of tropical charm! You can capture the vacation vibe of a seaside town!!

Mangshi in Yunnan is home to both golden and silver pagodas, as well as many snacks that are unique to Southeast Asia. For instance, there's mango salad, a variety of delicious sweet and sour dishes, and the beautiful traditional attire of Dai minority women. Visiting here can be particularly relaxing. The Dai people are also very hospitable, and there aren't too many tourists, so you can stroll around at ease. Personally, I find that the golden pagoda is more photogenic during the day, while the silver pagoda shines more at night. Moreover, this place is quite elevated, and climbing up allows one to overlook the entire city and enjoy an entire afternoon.

1. The Mang City Golden Pagoda (Menghuan Big Golden Pagoda) is open until 10 pm, with an admission fee of 40 yuan. The pagoda is located on a mountain (you can ride a small electric scooter to the foot of the mountain, then walk 1 kilometer uphill). It can also be seen from some places at the foot of the mountain. I went there at night, and the close-up view at night is very beautiful. The inside of the pagoda is hollow, housing a large Buddhist hall. There is also an observation deck in the scenic area where you can see the cityscape. The estimated visiting time is about 30 minutes. 2. The Mang City Silver Pagoda (Menghuan Silver Pagoda) is very close to the Golden Pagoda, with an admission fee of 40 yuan. I visited during the day, and after entering, you have to climb a bit to get there. You cannot enter the Silver Pagoda, but you can see the Golden Pagoda while climbing the Silver Pagoda. If you don't want to go inside the Golden Pagoda, visiting the Silver Pagoda is also an option. Climbing the Silver Pagoda takes about 1 hour of visiting time. 3. Peacock Lake is very close to the foot of the Golden and Silver Pagoda mountains and is a local walking trail for exercise. It's a nice place to take a leisurely stroll if you have the time. 4. Bodhi Temple is accessible by a small electric scooter in the city, and it also houses a Buddhist hall. It's a nice spot to visit while wandering around the city, and there was no admission fee when I entered. 5. The Dai Minority Ancient Town is a commercial pedestrian street with an ethnic minority style. Going there in the evening to browse the night market, eat from a hot pot, and take a walk is a good choice. 6. Shubao Pagoda is a distinctive pagoda located in the city. The pagoda is inside a tree, and you can reach it by taking a walk during the day. 7. Mengbana Xi Rare Garden has an admission fee of 40 yuan. Inside, there are mostly bamboo forests to see, and the main attraction is to learn about some of the local precious timbers (silicified wood). The visit is quite enjoyable. There are also many peacocks raised inside, and you can get close to them (when I visited, the male peacocks were frantically displaying their feathers, which was very beautiful). The visiting time inside is about 1.5 hours. 8. Peacock Valley Forest Park is 15 kilometers away from the city by car. I drove there myself. The admission fee plus shuttle bus is 98 yuan per person, with a package ticket of 138 yuan (including all the chargeable attractions inside and the shuttle bus). If you don't buy the package ticket, some attractions inside require an additional fee: jungle leap is 20 yuan, glass tower is 10 yuan, and glass walkway is 30 yuan (you can bargain during the off-season). The Peacock Garden and Hundred Birds Garden do not require extra money. There are fixed-time peacock flying performances, and I watched the 12:30 show. There are also other animals to see, and a highlight is seeing the white peacocks. You can take close-up photos with the peacocks in the Peacock Garden. The visiting time is about 2-3 hours.

Every year in February and March, with the arrival of the rapeseed flower season, tourists from all over the country and even overseas flock here to enjoy the flowers and the scenery, experiencing the world's largest rapeseed flower sea and the most beautiful spring. However, for Yunnan Province, besides having unique natural landscapes and interesting customs and traditions, its cities also have their own characteristics. Among them, there is a very small city in Yunnan, which is also a rare one-character city in China. Curious friends might ask, what is this city? And what different landscapes does it have? With these questions and curiosity, today let's talk about Mangshi. Mangshi, called 'Menghuan' in Dai language, is the capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. Mangshi is located in the western part of Yunnan Province, in the southeastern part of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture. Mangshi has been inhabited by humans since the middle and late Neolithic period.

This Spring Festival came to Mangshi for reverse tourism It's really the most successful trend-following time🥹 The Southeast Asian style of this border town is simply 💯 It's too suitable for dawdling, sunbathing and visiting temples!! 1️⃣Menghuan Gold Tower/Menghuan Silver Tower If you like to take photos, I recommend the Silver Tower more, you can overlook the two big towers from the top, very Southeast Asian, the Silver Tower is very photogenic! 🌅It's best to go around 10 o'clock in the morning or around 6 o'clock in the afternoon, it won't be very hot and the sunlight is also soft~ 2️⃣Tree Wrapped Tower 🌳The first sight is super shocking!! The big tree wraps around the tower body and grows, but the tower only has cracks but does not break, sitting under the tree to rest is very calming. 3️⃣Hongli Comprehensive Market 🥭I really became a fruit expert in Mangshi! This vegetable market is very regular, there are also fair scales and so on, the variety of fruits is rich and super sweet! 4️⃣Unity Street 🌴You can see the plane flying low! Both sides are full of coconut trees! It has the taste of a Southeast Asian tropical small town. 5️⃣Tea Bran Shampoo 💆You must must experience!! With shoulder and neck massage, it's very cheap! During the Spring Festival, those popular stores either closed or were full, so I randomly chose one across the market, all are Burmese little sisters who press very comfortably✌️

|This dreamy silver tower is too photogenic. If you want to experience Southeast Asian style without going abroad, please come to Xishuangbanna. If you think Xishuangbanna is expensive and pursue cost-effectiveness, then you must come to Mangshi. Among them, what I look forward to most in Mangshi is Menghuan Silver Tower, the photos are too beautiful, no wonder many people come to take portraits, put on a Dai costume, and it's a Southeast Asian style. 🏠Basic Information 👑Name: Menghuan Silver Tower 🚕Transportation: There is a certain distance from the city of Mangshi, it is recommended to drive or rent a car to go there, the parking space on site is limited, and you need to arrive early on large holidays 📍Address: No. 58, Xianchi Road, Mangshi, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province 💰Ticket: 38 yuan/person ⏰Business hours: 8:30—21:30 👣Play time: half a day 🍭Best shooting time: 12:00—16:00 🦌Practical tips: 🌹Menghuan Silver Tower is the first choice for taking portraits in Mangshi, so when there are many people at the silver tower mirror shooting position, you need to queue up. You can choose to find a photo studio for makeup and photography, or you can buy clothes and makeup like me, and take pictures by yourself. During the waiting period, you can observe the actions and perspectives guided by the photographer; 🌹In addition to the mirror position, the Buddha's hand at the entrance is also very photogenic. Standing at the second Buddha's hand position, the staggered shooting is also very photogenic; passing through the silver tower and going inside, you can see the entire silver tower, the elephant position is also very good for taking pictures, or you can choose to take close-up shots of the silver tower; 🌹The silver tower at night is also worth a look, you can see the night view of Mangshi, the silver tower has lights, if you bring equipment, night shooting is also very photogenic when there are fewer people. 🌹The golden tower is next to the silver tower, you can go and see if you are interested, different styles, it looks better at night; 🌹The cost of living in Mangshi is really much lower than that of Xishuangbanna. My clothes were bought in Xishuangbanna, but I found that they only cost 2/3 of the price at the entrance of the silver tower. If you want to take your own pictures, you can buy them at the entrance and you can bargain. 🍀Travel photography to explore shops, visit niche travel destinations🍀 ❤️Continuously updating, like and follow if you like❤️

It's a bit far from the city center, it's recommended to take a taxi, there's a section of mountain road, quite rugged. It's right across from the Golden Pagoda. After entering the scenic spot, you can choose to walk up to the topmost silver pagoda or take the scenic area tour bus, round trip 10 yuan per person. If you're with elderly people, it's recommended to take the bus. There are many tourists at the mirror place where you can take pictures of the reflection of the silver pagoda, it's a pity that the weather was not very good when I went. When I was going down the mountain, I saw a viewing platform where you can take pictures of the Golden Pagoda on the opposite side.