Zhanglang: a Bulang hill village that keeps palm-leaf scriptures
Menghai County
Zhanglang is an old Bulang village in the hills of Menghai, with a Theravada temple where Buddhist texts are inscribed on palm leaves. It's a long drive from Jinghong, so pair it with a night in Menghai and a tea mountain.
What locals sayPosts list it among the ethnic villages still worth the drive.
- Time
- Half day
- In Chinese
- 章朗古寨
Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
