Manduan Buddhist Temple
曼短佛寺
One of the oldest Southern Buddhist temples in Menghai County, with exquisite pillar and wall murals in its main hall. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Manduan Buddhist Temple is in Manduan Village, Menghun Town, Menghai County. It was founded around the 10th century. The existing main hall is a stilt-style, double-eaved building rebuilt in the Qing dynasty, and its gilded wooden pillars and Dai-style murals are well preserved. It was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 2006. Monks still practise here. Visitors must remove their shoes before entering the hall, dress modestly and not touch the Buddha statues. Admission is free, though donations are welcome. The temple is about 20 km from Menghai county town and is often linked with Nannuo Mountain, Hekai and Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion on a Menghai one-day trip.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
- Hekai Ancient Tea Mountain (Mannong Old Village)
- Zhanglang Bulang Village
- Nannuoshan Ancient Tea Gardens
- Laobanzhang Village
- Mengjinglai Dai Village
- Xishuangbanna Sunac Land
- Daluo One-Tree Forest