Mengben Village
勐本古寨
An ancient Dai village near the eastern entrance to Jingmai Mountain. It has a Buddhist temple and well-preserved stilt houses. It has fewer visitors than Wengji and Nuogan.
Mengben is one of the first villages reached when entering Jingmai Mountain from Huimin. It belongs to Jingmai Village. The village is built into the hillside and preserves many Dai stilt houses and a Theravada Buddhist temple. The village's central shrine and temple are the main attractions. Visitors are few, which makes it a good place for a quiet walk and for photographing village life. Nearby Laojiufang Village is also worth a stop on the way. Entry is free. Respect Blang and Dai customs in the village. Remove your shoes in the temple, do not touch the Buddha statues, and ask villagers for permission before photographing them. Smoking, breaking tea branches and picking leaves at random are strictly prohibited in the ancient tea forest.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Manggeng Viewpoint
- Jingmai Golden Pagoda
- Jingmai Dazhai Village
- Jingmai Viewpoint
- Dapingzhang Ancient Tea Forest
- Mangjing Shangzhai & Bee King Tree
- Nuogang (Nuogan) Ancient Village
- Aileng Mountain & Tea Ancestor Temple