A spectacle of man-made and natural wonders

There is a tree-wrapped tower in Mangshi that is worth seeing. This tower, originally named Tiecheng Tower, was built by the 17th Tusi of Mangshi, Fang Yu, to commemorate a victory in a war, about two hundred years ago. Tiecheng Tower is a brick and stone tower, about ten meters high, octagonal in shape, with Buddha statues standing in the niches, not much different from the stone towers we often see. What's amazing is that after a long time of wind and sun, cracks appeared in the brick tower. And a banyan tree seed, by chance, was brought to the tower crack by the wind or a bird. Under the nourishment of spring rain, the tenacious seed sprouted and grew into a towering tree. So the ancient tower was gradually wrapped by the banyan tree, forming the spectacle of the tree-wrapped tower. It is said that walking around the tower clockwise three times will bring good luck. Address: 100 meters west of the intersection of Yonghan Street and Baobo Road, Mangshi, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Opening hours: all day Admission: free