Bisezhai: the 1909 French-built station where two railway gauges met
Bisezhai, Caoba, Mengzi
The French railway from Vietnam reached Bisezhai in April 1909, and the station became the junction where the meter-gauge line met a 600 mm line from the Gejiu tin-mining area. Yellow-walled, red-tiled station buildings and old warehouses still stand beside the tracks, and a mark carved by the duty room shows where the Tropic of Cancer crosses the line. Feng Xiaogang shot the field-hospital scenes of his film Youth (芳华) here, which is what brings many visitors.
What locals sayVisitors come for the film and for the railway history in about equal measure; the usual complaint is that public transport there is awkward.
- Cost
- Free; return shuttle about ¥30 per person (2026)
- Time
- 1–2 hours · late afternoon
- In Chinese
- 蒙自 碧色寨火车站
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
