3 Days 2 Nights in Mangshi and Ruili | Detailed Family Travel Guide

Recommended destination for your holiday👉Mangshi A paradise for food lovers! We took our kid for a weekend trip. Stayed near Mangshi Square - convenient for dining and getting around. 🌟 Why Visit 🌟 ✔️ 1.5h direct flight from Chengdu | Off-season tickets CNY300+ ✔️ Experience Southeast Asian vibes without leaving China, enjoy hot springs + Dai costume photos ✔️ Kid-friendly, beautiful scenery, fewer tourists, affordable prices - 🚗 Itinerary Overview Day 1: Mangshi Beste Food Court → Tree-wrapped Pagoda → Tuanjie Street → Golden Pagoda → Silver Pagoda Day 2: Ruili Shangjingkan Lone Tree Forest → Mangbang Tree Hole Hot Spring (happiness for CNY3 ♨️) → Zong Buddhist Temple → Jiedong Lang Banyan Tree → Ruili Port → Ruili Live Crabs Day 3: Ruili-Mangshi One Village Two Countries Scenic Area → Mangshi - 🍜 About Food Too many delicious options in Mangshi - even five meals a day isn't enough! Visited many popular restaurants, here are our favorites: 🔸Lanlu Breakfast 🔸Keduomi Snacks 🔸Xiuhua Chrysanthemum Crossing Bridge Rice Noodles (their BBQ is amazing) 🔸Ruili Live Crabs (Ruili Main Store, tasty but slightly expensive) 🔸Ruili Farmers Market, great pea noodles and Burmese milk tea, excellent value 🔸Mangxing Village CNY1 per skewer BBQ, we randomly picked a place which wasn't great - 💡 Tips ▪️Mangshi is small, 2-3 days is enough. You can rent a car to visit Ruili and Tengchong together Rent a car to explore more off-the-beaten-path destinations ▪️ Bring swimwear + mosquito repellent ▪️ Visit Silver Pagoda at dusk for sunset views