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Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area locates northeast of Ruili. Moli is a word in the Dai language.

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Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area locates northeast of Ruili. Moli is a word in the Dai language.

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The Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area locates northeast of Ruili, a city in Yunnan Province. “Moli” indicates “beautiful waterfall” in the language of Dai people. It is renowned for its gorgeous and fanciful natural and cultural landscape and a holy place of Buddhism. A golden Dai-style pavilion nearby the hot spring is worth a visit. Inside it there is stele, and on the stele’s ground-faced side, there is a giant footprint whose sole and toes are clearly legible—this is the Buddha footprint renowned in the Buddhist circles of South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The rainforest here is not as vast as the one in Xishuangbanna. It is just located alongside a creek in a canyon and extends till the source of the creek—Moli Waterfalls. There are some towering fig trees, and a spectacle called Root-wrapped Rock. There is also no magical rainforest features like those in the tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna. Just from the prospective of the natural landscape, Ruili may be worthy of a visit but not too worthy compared to other natural landscape of Yunnan Province.

The subtropical natural landscape is very remarkable and there are many beautiful animals and plants. The Moli Waterfall is spectacular for its pouring down from high above and can be viewed from a close distance. However, the facilities in the scenic area are not very good. And as soon as you walk into it, you might be greeted by some people who introduce themselves as official guides but turn out to be someone else. Their ultimate goal is actually to let you spend money in the monastery. As a result, your mood is destroyed and such fantastic natural landscape will be tarnished in your eyes. Compared with Tengchong, the infrastructure construction is indeed in urgent need for this scenic area.

About 5 km northeast of Ruiwan Bridge, Moli is located in an area of Ruili where Luxi, Ruili and Longchuan County come together. Moli is also called “Zhaduo.” Legend has it that, once upon a time, Buddha came here, and then he fasted for practicing Buddhism and took a bath by the hot spring in this area and later left a giant footprint. In memory of the arrival of Buddha himself, later generations call this area “Zhaduo” in Pali language. Today, there is a Buddha monastery here, which is thronged with people during every Buddhist festival. It is said to be the natural oxygen bar with the highest concentration negative oxygen ion in China.

From Mangshi to Ruili, it takes me about an hour and a half along the national highway. The ticket to the scenic area is very cheap. The scenic area is not small and a typical subtropical forest, including a holy place for the Hinayana Buddhism, where the Dai boys often comes to study Buddhism. There is also a Buddha footprint in the scenic area, which is said to be one of the only two in the world. The Moli Waterfalls is a group of two waterfalls, one big and one small, which both look very spectacular. However, because I have seen the Niagara Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world, I was not very excited when I saw them.

There are many plants in the scenic area, the air is fresh, and the temperature and humidity make people more comfortable. When the weather is hot, you can come to the natural oxygen bar for some coolness. If you walk on foot for 2km, you'll find waterfalls, which look somewhat imposing because the water falls down swiftly from a high position. It is the most beautiful and fun place in Ruili and the ticket price is favorable, so it is worth a visit.