Hanging Temple in Mount Hengshan China

Hanging Temple in Mount Hengshan China, a magnificent temple contains 40 rooms, which is connected with a network of passageways and it host even 3 religions such as Taoism, Confucianism and Buddish.the amazing temple is located in the province of Shanxi and the nearest settlement is Datong city approximately 65 kilo meter away from the temple. It hang in the height of 246 feet above the ground and only small wooded poles is the main support of the building which lean to the cliff of Hengshan Mountain. The steep north slope is covered with verdant pine trees, on the top of the mountain you can see endless pine

According to the history, Mt Hengshan has been an age-old battleground and many emperors utilized Mt. Hengshan is national defense planning. Emperors and general went down in history on battles won and lost right the area. From the bottom you see range upon of pavilion supported by dozen of wooden pillars, entering the temple, people will be surprised by its half-house and half-cave inner structures.

The Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist destination and attractions in a historical sites in the Datong area. This amazing sanctuary was built by a monk called Liao Ran during the late Northern Wei Dinasty and later during the 1900s. Over 40 halls, cabinets and pavilions within an area of 152.5 square meters are connected each other by corridors, bridges and boardwalks. They are evenly distributed and well balanced in height. Inside the temple are more than 80 bronze cast statues, iron cast statues, and clay sculptured statues and stone carvings banded down from different dynasties.