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Xishuangbanna Mengle Cultural Tourist Area (Mengle Great Buddha Temple) is located in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture. It was restored and reconstructed on the original site of the ancient Dai Dynasty royal temple "Jingpiao Buddhist Temple". There are more than 3,000 steps. Tourists with good physical strength You can climb to the top on foot, of course, you can also choose to take a sightseeing car.
The Mengle Great Buddhist Temple is built on the mountain, and it is dominated by temple buildings and Buddha statues in Southeast Asian countries. At the top of the mountain, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Jinghong City, and you can also carry out Buddhist activities in the temple and experience Buddhist culture. There will be a Songkran performance at the foot of the mountain, which has local characteristics and is worth seeing.
"Jingpiao Buddhist Temple" was built by a Dai king named Bolong in the history of the Dai nationality to commemorate the deceased princess Nansha Weibian. The concubine believed in Buddhism all her life, so the Dai king visited the temple in person every festival and held a large-scale puja to commemorate her concubine and promote Buddhism.
opening hours
08:00-18:00 all year round (last admission 17:30)
