Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
景真八角亭 · Jǐngzhēn Bājiǎo Tíng
A small, intricately tiered Dai Buddhist pavilion from 1701 in a village temple near Menghai, a national protected monument and one of the most photographed buildings in Xishuangbanna.
No booking needed1 hour (plus about 3 hours’ return drive)
Tip
It is still a working temple: shoes off inside, shoulders and knees covered. Combine it with a Menghai tea-country day trip, as the drive passes Pu’er tea villages and plantations.
- Opening hours
- About 08:00–18:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Reports vary from free to about ¥10–20; check at the gate To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- About 70 km west of Jinghong, 14 km beyond Menghai town on the road to Mengzhe: 1.5 hours by car. By bus, take a coach from Jinghong to Menghai, then a local bus towards Mengzhe (about 20 minutes). To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 云南省西双版纳傣族自治州勐海县勐遮镇景真村
Photo: Xin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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