Wuyun Temple
五云寺（奘罕）
A Dai-style temple first built in the Kangxi era of the Qing dynasty. Its name means “Golden Temple” in Dai, and its courtyard golden stupa is a main stupa surrounded by eight smaller ones.
Known in Dai as “Zhanhan,” meaning “Golden Temple,” Wuyun Temple belongs to the Theravada Run sect. It was first built in 1665 (the fourth year of the Kangxi reign) and moved to its current site in 1802 (the seventh year of the Jiaqing reign). It takes its name from the five large green trees in front of the gate, where white egrets often perch, so that from a distance the trees look like five white clouds. The main hall has a triple-eaves hip-and-gable roof and houses a bronze Buddha statue brought by a Thai high monk. The golden stupa in the courtyard is a main stupa surrounded by eight small stupas, dazzling in gold. The temple was destroyed during the War of Resistance, rebuilt in 1946 and renovated again in 1984. Admission is free and the temple is open during the day. It is a few hundred meters from Bodhi Temple and Foguang Temple, so the three can be visited together. Remove your shoes before entering the hall.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Foguang Temple (Mangshi)
- Bodhi Temple (Mangshi)
- Tree-Wrapped Pagoda (Mangshi)
- Mengbanaxi Rare Plant Garden (Mangshi)
- Dai Ancient Town (Mangshi)
- Dehong Prefecture Museum (Mangshi)
- Menghuan Golden Pagoda (Mangshi)
- Menghuan Silver Pagoda