According to historical records, "Jingpiao Buddha Temple" was first built in the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the landmark buildings that symbolize the Twelve Bannas of Theravada Buddhism and an important place for Buddhist activities in Banna.

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Mengle (měng lè) Big Buddha Temple is located in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It was restored and rebuilt on the original site of the ancient Dai Dynasty royal temple "Jingpiao Buddha Temple", with more than 3,000 steps. "Jingpiao Buddha Temple" was built in Dai Dai dynasty in history to commemorate the dead princess Nanshaweibian.

According to historical records, "Jingpiao Buddha Temple" was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the landmark buildings that symbolize the Twelve Bannas of Theravada Buddhism, and is also an important place for Bannas of Buddhist activities. Jingpiao Buddha Temple was destroyed during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861). Mengle Big Buddha Temple was rebuilt in 2005 and completed in two years. It is the largest southern Buddhist temple among the more than 4,500 Tong Temples in Xishuangbanna. It covers an area of 400 acres and is built along the mountain. The drop is 122.8 meters and is in the shape of a sitting Buddha, unique to home and abroad.

Scenic Area from the mountain gate to the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, mainly takes the birth of Buddha Shakyamuni, becoming a monk, becoming a Buddha, spreading the Dharma, and Nirvana as the main line, showing the Buddha's great life.

Jingpiao Hall is the core building of the entire temple and is also a place where monks concentrate on practicing day and night. The statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined in the hall. Based on the days when Sakyamuni Buddha became a monk, practiced and became a Buddha, it built a magnificent building with a length of 49 meters, a width of 29 meters and a height of 35 meters.

0 There are many pagodas distributed around Jingpiao Hall, mainly including Burmese bell-shaped pagoda, Engee-style pagoda, Vajra throne-style pagoda, and Octagonal dense-eaves pagoda, with various shapes. These towers are basically made of bricks, covered with lime and paint, mostly solid.

In Mengle Big Buddha Temple, many dragon heads can be seen, all of which appear in odd numbers, and the number of dragon heads from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain gradually decreases. There are seven dragon heads at the bottom, representing "happiness", "happiness", "love", "farewell", and "leave", and upward are five dragon heads, representing "blessing", "luck, "sleep", "joy", and "wealth".

The entire scenic area takes the life of Buddha Sakyamuni and the activities of Buddhist temples as the main line, and cleverly integrates into the landscape and architectural groups, fully displaying the history and traditional cultural colors of Theravada Buddhism. It is a must-see for visiting and worshiping Buddha in Xishuangbanna.

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