2019-06-24

Moli is located on the Ruili City side at the junction of Luxi City, Ruili City, and Longchuan County, about 5 kilometers northeast of Ruiwan Bridge. It is said to be the natural forest oxygen bar with the highest negative oxygen ions in China. "Moli" is a Dai word meaning "beautiful waterfall." Moli is also called Zhado. Legend has it that Buddha once fasted and bathed beside the hot spring here, leaving a huge footprint. To commemorate Buddha's arrival, people call this place "Zhado," which means "Great Buddha's footprint" in the Inpali language. On a slanting rock wall in Moli, there is a giant left footprint embedded: the toes and sole are clearly distinguishable. The footprint is 96 centimeters long, 43 centimeters wide at the forefoot, 33 centimeters wide at the arch, and 52 centimeters wide at the heel. Devotees apply gold powder to the footprint, making it shine brilliantly. During Buddhist festivals, pilgrims come here in endless streams. Walking into Moli, thousands of tropical and subtropical plants form a dense canopy. Here you can see huge century-old ancient vines, the ruthless "strangler fig," millennia-old ancient ferns, and fossilized ancient trees tens of thousands of years old—the original tropical rainforest ecosystem is very well preserved. Wild boars, bears, elk, peacocks, green monkeys, and many other wild animals add to the primitive atmosphere here. After wandering through the rainforest for a long time, you can faintly hear the sound of water. Following the sound to the end of the gorge, the sound becomes like thunder, and the view suddenly opens up to reveal a huge waterfall cascading down a 60-meter-high cliff. "The layered water is like cotton, scattering flowers without needing a bow to shoot"—this is the Moli Waterfall. Within the Moli scenic area, there is also a natural hot spring and a resort hotel. The Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area is located in the Moli Gorge in the northeast of Ruili City, 21.2 kilometers from downtown Ruili. It is also called "Emerald Valley." "Moli" is a transliteration of the Dai language, meaning "beautiful waterfall." The Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area features unique tropical rainforest landscapes and is famous for its beautiful and exotic natural and cultural scenery as well as its Buddhist holy sites. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Dehong Prefecture.