Menglongsha (Wuyun Temple)

　　Wuyun Temple is called "Zhuanghan" in the Dai language, meaning "Golden Temple." It is located on the west side of the northern section of Kuoshi Road in Mangshi. The Dai people are devout believers of Theravada Buddhism. Almost every village has a "Zhuang Temple" and there are Buddhist stupas everywhere. Wuyun Temple is one of them.

　　Legend has it that Wuyun Temple was built in the fourth year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1665), making it the first Buddhist temple established in Mangshi. During the Anti-Japanese War, the temple and the golden stupa were destroyed in the war but have since been fully restored. The main hall's roof features a hip-and-gable style with overlapping tiers—smaller on top and larger at the bottom. Inside the hall is enshrined the first Buddha statue, "Palaguo Meng," brought from Myanmar to the Mangshi region by the native chieftain Fang Dingzheng.

　　The statue is exceptionally solemn and serene, regarded as a treasure by the locals. The beams and pillars of the hall are adorned with numerous Buddhist banners and parasols, decorated with embroidered flowers and beaded tassels—exquisite and delicate, all crafted by Dai folk artisans.

　　With various ornaments and the addition of chandeliers and ceiling fans, the main hall appears magnificent and splendid. Inside the temple stands a golden stupa, called "Gongmuhan" in the Dai language. This stupa consists of eight smaller stupas encircling a central main stupa, with a Buddha statue enshrined in the niche beneath each small stupa. The top of the stupa is hung with gilded brass tassel ornaments that shimmer brilliantly.

　　It got its name because, according to legend, five egrets once lived in the trees at the entrance, and when viewed from afar, they looked like five white clouds.

　　During the Anti-Japanese War, the temple and the golden stupa were destroyed in the war but have since been fully restored.