Border Town - Mangshi, Yunnan

🌴Treasure Town Mangshi, it's really amazing🌴 In Dai language, Mangshi is called 'Menghuan', which means 'City of Dawn'✨. This place is full of exotic charm, with coconut trees 🌴 lining the streets, making you feel like you're in Southeast Asia. 📸Must-visit attractions: 👉Menghuan Golden Pagoda: It is the first hollow Buddha pagoda in Asia, entirely golden and extremely dazzling. It is a landmark building in Mangshi, and it shines even more brilliantly under the sun. Any random shot is super impressive🤩. 👉Menghuan Silver Pagoda: The pure white silver pagoda symbolizes pure love, friendship, and family affection💕. There is a sky mirror here, with many beautiful spots where you can take panoramic photos of the golden pagoda opposite. It is also an excellent place to view the night scene and sunset🌇. 👉Dai Ancient Town: Although it is an artificial attraction, it is full of Dai ethnic style when lit up at night. If you catch a Dai dance performance, it feels like a time travel moment🎇. 👉Tree-wrapped Pagoda: A very peculiar sight, a large banyan tree wrapping around a pagoda, located in the middle of an open parking lot. You can stop by if you are passing through🤗. 👉Unity Avenue: The road is lined with coconut trees, yellow taxis, and groups of electric scooters passing by, full of Southeast Asian vibes. You can even take photos of airplanes✈. 👉New Play Factory: The 'Mangshi' graffiti wall, 'We Love Mangshi So Much', and other popular photo spots are all here🎨. There is also a lively night market in the evening. 🍱Food Recommendations: 🥘Dream Dehong: Top of the local food list🥇, a classic Dai flavor restaurant. You must try the hand-grabbed rice and Paoluda😋. 🍜Bad Road Breakfast: You have to get up early to eat breakfast here. Big bowls of rice noodles with lots of beef and various self-service spices to add, the taste is absolutely amazing👍. 🥗Best Food City: Egg pancakes, Burmese chicken rice, avocado juice, various flavors of pickled chicken feet, Paoluda, and more🤩. 🦀Seven Shrimp Shop: Originally went for the 'Ruili Live Crabs', but ended up being a fan of the stir-fried beef with sour bamboo shoots. A must-try for snail noodle lovers😍. ☕Coffee: Ahe Coffee feels like being in a forest, with a Chiang Mai jungle vibe; Menshi Coffee is suitable for street photography; Meizi Coffee allows you to count airplanes in a small ruined building; Under the Tree Coffee is full of surprises and cost-effective. 🚗Transportation: You can fly directly to Dehong Mangshi Airport or transfer from Kunming✈. 🎈Travel Tips: Mangshi is not big, and all attractions are within the starting fare range. You can visit all in one day, but it is highly recommended to stay for two more days. Wake up naturally every day, go downstairs for a bowl of rice noodles, and then leisurely visit various attractions. When tired, find a coffee shop to sit and enjoy the slow time here😘. From April 13 to April 15 is the Dai Water Splashing Festival, and the whole city will be very lively🎉. Also, Ruili and Tengchong, which are within a 2-hour drive from Mangshi, can be arranged for a visit together🤗.