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Friday, February 19, 2010

Summer of 2009: Mengding 2


Dongjing Mian Temple is the biggest temple in Mengding. Unlike Guangyun Mian Temple, Dongjing is totally a Dai-styled temple without any Han characteristic. So you won't find gold dragons or stone lions.


On the top of the mountain locates a beautiful white tower.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Summer of 2009: Mengding 1

MengdingHere)is an small but important village between China and Myanmar. It is 130km away from Cangyuan. My uncle has worked there for ten years when he was young. So we decided to go there to visit some of his old friends.


Sculpture of three Wa people.


The road was constructed alone the Nangun River, and lot of waterfalls was falling from the mountains in rainy season.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Summer of 2009: the Guangyun Mian Temple

Guangyun Mian Temple, locates north of Cangyuan, is more than 170 years old. It is one of the most influential Theravada Buddhist places in southeast of China. The temple is a mixture of Dai style temple with Han architectural building. You can see beautiful wood engraved works in the window pane, and the murals inside are famous. We visited there the second day morning. That few people was there because of the remoteness contributes to the peacefulness…


The east side of the temple. The yard is too small to step back for a integral shot of the building.