Mengding Township is a national port located in Geng Ma Dai and Wa Autonomous County. Situated in Mengding, Dong Jing Buddhist Temple has been listed as the protected cultural sites of national level. If you ever been there when you learn Mandarin in China, you could see the architectural style of the temple is that of Shanlin School of Southern Buddhism. When you step into the hall, you can see one golden statue of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism as well as 22 sleeping statues of Maitreya with various postures.

The temple is famous in countries in southeastern Asia because the Sarira of Sakyamuni is preserved there. According to the history book about Jing Dong Buddhist Temple, after Sakyamuni passed away, the body was burned into the crystal bone, which is the so-called “Sariria”. Later, the crystal bone was divided into eight parts and spread to the Buddhism temples in China. It was said that the crystal bone has great power to make the monks to take across sentient beings universally.

One part of the crystal bone of Sakyamuni was collected in Dong Jing Buddhist Temple. In the year of 1994, 69 statues of the Buddha as well as some jewels, copper statues and small towers were found during the process of reconstructing the temple. Foreign students study in Chinese learning programs in Yunnan should know that there are two unearthed inscriptions on the copper pieces record the fact that the crystal bone is collected in Dong Jing Buddhist Temple. At the same time, a piece of crystal bone with the length of three centimeters was unearthed.

The discovery of the crystal bone of Sakyamuni brought mysterious coloring to Dong Jing Buddhist Temple, gaining its influence into the whole southeastern area. As a result, the temple becomes a Buddhism holy land for the monks and the Buddhism believers. You can visit at any time because Lincang has the reputation of the city with constant temperature, with the annual average temperature from 18.8℃ to 17.7℃.

Before you go there when you learn Mandarin Chinese in the city of Kunming, you can take bus from Lincang to Mengding directly. Besides, there is no need to worry about the food and accommodation. As the top hotel in Lincang, Lintong Hotel is a four-star hotel in Shiji Road in the city center. Pu’er Tea and bamboo shoot there are two you should not miss. The drum dance of Wa people will lead you to enjoy the ethnic custom there.