Shanxi, China: City Built in the Mountains of Shan

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The Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery is a temple built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Shanxi province, China. This architectural wonder was built during the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386 – 534) by a monk called Liao Ran. The extant monastery was largely rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The monastery has survived more than 1,500 years before they were renovated during the 1900s. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. The structure is kept in place with wooden crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs.


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