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Manduan Temple 曼短佛寺Mànduǎn Fósì
National heritage site · Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xishuangbanna
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Manduan Temple
A Theravada Buddhist temple in Man'en village, Mengzhe, whose main hall, built in the late Ming or early Qing, is the oldest surviving timber building in Xishuangbanna. The hall stands on a 1.3 m base under a stepped roof made up of 22 curved planes, with dragon-shaped brackets under the eaves, painted outer walls and gilded stencil decoration inside. The gate, ordination hall, monks' quarters and drum house are modern rebuilds.
How to get to Manduan Temple
In Mengzhe town, about 10 km west of Menghai and close to the Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion, roughly 1.5 hours by road from Jinghong.
Nearby
- Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain 景迈山古茶林 40 km
Ancient tea trees grown beneath the forest canopy around Blang and Dai villages - Xishuangbanna & Jinghong 西双版纳与景洪 50 km
Gilded Dai temples, a Mekong-side night market and April's Water-Splashing Festival
Also within 20 km: Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion 景真八角亭 (under 10 km), Dayi Tea Estate 大益庄园 (under 10 km), Mengbala Resort 勐巴拉 (10 km).
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