Menglun Town Shopping
Tourists doesn’t come to Menglun to see the town, but rather the fabulous Tropical Botanical Gardens that begin after crossing a suspension bridge over the Luosuo River. Anyhow, take a look at the local specialties in Menglun, perhaps you'll be interested in.
What to Buy in Menglun?
1. Tropical Fruits
A wide variety of tropical fruits, such as banana, pineapple, mango, plum, grapefruit, carambola, sweetsop, jackfruit and passionflower. Fresh fruits are available all year round. The biggest fruit there is jackfruit, which may weigh more than 30 kilograms. Another peculiar fruit is passionflower (also known as “fruit with a hundred kinds of fragrance”). Fruit of passionflower is delicate and juicy. It is believed to have the effect of promoting the secretion of saliva or body fluid.
2.Dragon's Blood(血竭)
Xishuangbanna Menglun tropical botanical garden uses the dragon tree in the lime mountain rain forest, processing Dragon's Blood capsule of Yulin Brand which is a famous new drug in Yunnan province. It is reputedly able to heal wounds.
3. Puer Tea
Mengla County is the producing area of Puer tea. It can also be bought in Menglun town. Pu-erh tea is made from Yunnan large-leaf varietal of Camellia Sinensis. It is typically processed into compressed cakes, bricks and tuos.
4. Black Pottery
Black pottery is the traditional handwork product of the Dai minority nationality. Local black pottery wares include earthen jug, jar, vase, smoking set, tea set and so on. They are carved delicately with patterns of primitive simplicity, which makes they perfect souvenirs.
Where to Buy in Menglun?
You can buy the local specialties at the shops on the streets of Menglun Town.
