Exploring the Hanging Temple was a truly incredible experience. I recommend hiring a taxi from the Datong terminal to get there, but be sure to thoroughly research prices to avoid unpleasant surprises; I learned this the hard way :( Despite the setbacks, it turned out to be more cost-effective than a conventional tour, which, although included a visit to the Dragon Wall and other attractions, felt rushed and lacked in-depth explanations. The sensation of vertigo kicked in (I'm afraid of heights), but the excitement and surprise outweighed any fear. I don't think it's unsafe, but caution is key. It's definitely worth visiting, but choosing the right time is essential to avoid crowds and fully enjoy its charm, as it's a rather small place. Would you consider exploring more unique places in the future?

Xuankong, The Hanging Temple. This is an Amazing Temple, not so far from Beijing by bus. It is a beautiful and intriguing experience to visit and walk up to the hanging temple. You must go there!

An absolutely wonderful temple precariously built on a sheer cliff face. It is a must to visit when in China. Located approx. 60 km outside Datong in Shanxi provence; we took a taxi for ease, which was easy to orgaise. You will need to be OK with heights and small/cramped spaces, as you will be moving around the temple via walking very thin pathways and very tight ladder systems, but it is very much worth it.

悬空寺 The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, 🇨🇳 China. The closest city is Datong, 64 kilometres to the northwest. Built more than 1,500 years ago, The Hanging Temple is also known by other names like Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery, or Xuankong Temple Not only is its placement unique, it is also one of the only temples in the world that is dedicated to more than one religion, combining teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. After all, when you're literally hanging from the side of a cliff, you probably need the help of more than just one god! The temple is said to have been built by a monk named Liao Ran during the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 A.D.) and restored in 1900. It was constructed by drilling holes into the cliffside into which the poles that hold up the temples are set. There are about 40 halls with 80 sculptures, which are vividly carved from copper, iron, terracotta and stone. The monastery is, one of the five most sacred mountains in China UNESCO-listed visit to be amazed by its elaborate design and unique architecture. Hanging Temple opens to the public from 8:00-18:00 in summer and 8:00-17:30 in winter. The ticket price is 130 RMB (22 USD) in peak season and 120 RMB (20 USD) in low season. Pre booking is recommended

Amazing hanging temples. This is a must stop if you will be near Datong or in Shanxi Province. These temples have been around for about 1,500 years and it's just a great feeling and experience climbing and walking around them. Bring a nice camera! The views are really amazing.

This is amazing temple that built thousand years ago. It built along the maintain cliff supported by just few strong and Long timber .. kind of scary to climb up. The stairs are very small and hard to climb if you are 6ft tall! The temple used to house many monks here but today is no longer use as the worship place but just a historic site for visitor .

An amazing engineering feat more than 1500 years ago. A temple built into the cliff of a mountain, space is a major constrain so everything is smaller and narrower. The stilts seen in to photos are not the structural members, these were built later because people were scared for their safety and refused to go up. These stilts served as illusion to give more support to the temple. Definitely worth a visit.

It is a must go in Shanxi Province. You just need to be physically there to experience the spectacular view and atmosphere of the temple and understand how remarkable the architecture is.

The wooden pagoda may be known to every visitor as one of the oldest wooden pagodas if not the oldest in the world. However, it’s only when one stands right beneath it that one starts to appreciate the ingenuity of the pagoda’s designers. Each of its levels may look similar yet so different - feeding the eyes of the visitor with varying proportions and intricate craftsmanship. On different levels are horizontal placards on which are written words of wisdom or blessing. The big tall wooden pillars surrounding the tower also caught my eyes. Its coat of paint has blistered and flaked; the wood on every square inch of the pillar has cracked. The closer I looked (see photos), the more I wondered how much longer these pillars could do the job of supporting such a huge structure. But then they have been for hundreds of years and are likely to continue for many more. They are after all the integral part of a holy place and are protected by a mighty force which in turn is protected by the tower. The tower is primarily built to protect a gigantic Buddha right beneath its roof. Standing at the feet of the Buddha and looking upwards, I quickly felt the majestic and imposing aura radiating from its torso all the way to its head. One marvels at this pagoda more when it is made known that the structure has remained intact through several earthquakes and after being hit by cannon balls during war time.

The Buddhist temple of Buddha Temple, commonly known as Yingxian wooden tower, is located in Yingxian, Shuozhou City, China. It is the oldest and tallest wooden tower in the world. From its architectural style and related cultural relic information, its construction time was in the Liao Dynasty. The tower was repaired several times during the Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The tower faced several large earthquakes and the tower never fell. The tower has a height of 67.31 meters, and the main structure is all wooden structure. There are five layers on the outside of the tower. One of the first to fourth layers has a dark layer as the base of the previous layer. The top of the tower is an iron tower. brake. Buddha statues are placed in the inner grooves of the tower interior of each floor. Among them, a 10-meter-high statue of Shakya is placed in the inner groove of the first floor, and the inner wall is also painted with murals. Due to the complex structure of Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, 54 different types of bucket arches appeared in the whole tower.

An iconic historical structure worth visiting.Back to the Past experience.

It's beautiful to look at. Too bad there's nothing else of interest to see around. Only the tower

(Translated by Google) I visited in January 2019, before the coronavirus outbreak. It is the largest and oldest octagonal pagoda in China. As expected, the building was built in the 1000's and has a rustic and tasteful feel. I stayed in Datong City, Shanxi Province, and visited here and Kiankong Temple in one day. Unfortunately, it is not a world heritage site, but it is a wonderful place. There are now two flights a day to Datong from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Even if you include Kumooka Grottoes, you can do it in 1 night and 2 days. If you are from Japan, please come and visit us after the coronavirus. (Original) 19年1月、コロナの前に訪問してきました。中国で最大最古の八角塔です。流石に１０００年代の建物で素朴で味があります。山西省大同市に宿泊してここと懸空寺を1日で廻ってきました。残念ながら世界遺産ではありませんが、素晴らしいところです。今大同へは上海虹橋空港から1日に２便飛行機があります。雲岡石窟を入れても１泊２日で行けます。日本からもアフターコロナになれば是非訪問して下さい。

(Translated by Google) The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is the oldest existing tall wooden pavilion-style building in China. It was built in the Liao Dynasty. Together with the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, they are also known as the three most amazing towers in the world. (Original) 應縣木塔是中國現存最古老高大的純木結構樓閣式建築始建於遼。與義大利比薩斜塔，法國巴黎埃菲爾鐵塔並稱世界三大奇塔

(Translated by Google) If you haven’t seen the Yingxian Wooden Tower in Shuozhou, Shanxi, one of the three largest towers in the world, you will never have any knowledge or understanding. The single wooden support at the base of the tower reaches 200 tons, and it is completely made of wooden mortise and tenon joints, without a single piece of metal. The material is nailed, which is different from the concrete-filled ones seen in Taiwan. (Original) 不到山西朔州，應縣木塔，世界三大塔景看過，絕不會有知識與認知的，塔底單支木支撐達200噸力，完全用木卯榫接頭，不用一根金屬材質釘的，跟台灣還看到混泥土灌的不同。

(Translated by Google) It looks better with lights on at night (Original) 晚上點燈比較好看

(Translated by Google) It looks quite stunning on the Antique Street side. (Original) 在仿古街那边看起来还是比较惊艳的。

(Translated by Google) small Chinese door well lit in the evening (Original) piccola porta cinese ben illuminata di sera

It is a smaller temple comparing with Huayan Monastery, but still worth a visit! 1. It is free entry but one needs to scan the QR code and register. Very convenient! 2. Recommend 1 hour to visit. I visited every building and read all the introductions, and it took me 50 minutes. All introductions are in English! Very informative! 3. There is no lake during winter :( the water in the pound was drained. The buildings may seem a bit dull without good sunshine and reflections. I found some good spots for nice shots - gotta discover its beauty! 4. Don’t miss the five-dragon wall right outside of the temple!

Absolutely beautiful and wonderful, not many people know this place

famous one

(Translated by Google) The temple is very beautiful, a classic ancient Chinese style building. (Original) วัดสวยมาก อาคารวารแบบจีนโบราณสุดคลาสสิค

(Translated by Google) It's a pity that the epidemic prevents entry into the temple. The beauty of the single-eaves verandah roof is indescribable, and the fragrance of flowers in the courtyard is mixed with the fragrance of wood. Although it is a pity that it has been modified a lot and is not primitive enough, it is still much better than everything you can see in Beijing and is not the same at all. I don't want to come out inside. (Original) 可惜疫情無法入殿內。單檐廡殿頂的美麗難以言表，院內花香混雜木頭的清香。雖然遺憾還是被修正了很多，不足夠古樸，也總歸是比北京可以看到的一切好太多太多，一點都不相同。在裡面不想出來。

(Translated by Google) A very ancient temple, more peaceful and quiet than Huayan Temple (Original) 很古老的寺院，比华严寺更加的宁静，静谧

(Translated by Google) It is a well-preserved temple building of Liao and Jin Dynasties. It has fewer tourists than Huayan Temple, so it has a peaceful atmosphere. The brackets of the Three Holy Temples are majestic and gorgeous. The main hall is quite Tang Dynasty style, looking forward to Zixiong. There is no ceiling in the main hall, so you can look directly at the structure of the main hall, which is breathtaking. The statue is vivid and solemn, and it is also a masterpiece. Owning Shanhua Temple is not only the pride of Taitong, but also the pride of China. (Original) 保存完整的遼金寺院建築，遊客較華嚴寺少，故氣氛清悠。三聖殿斗拱雄偉而華麗。大雄寶殿頗具唐風，顧盼自雄。大殿空間不設平棊(天花板)，可直視大殿結構，懾人心魄。塑像生動莊嚴，亦是絕品。擁有善化寺不僅為太同之驕傲，更是中國的驕傲。

Do not expect to see a nice and beautiful wall in a park. This is the original wall built at the start of the Ming Dynasty.It is not very big, but it is one of the three famous Nine Dragon Screen walls in China, and this is the oldest and most enduring one. It is partially restored so it may look a little tired.

A Nine-Dragon Wall or Nine-Dragon Screen (九龙壁; pinyin: Jiǔ Lóng Bì) is a type of screen wall with reliefs of nine different Chinese dragons. Such walls are typically found in imperial Chinese palaces and gardens. Early reference to the tradition of putting a screen wall at the gate is found in the Analects, 3:22: therein, it is mentioned as a trivial ritual norm ("The princes of States have a screen intercepting the view at their gates".

Stupendous and beautiful wall ceramic illustrating the nine Dragons🐉of power Superbly restored, very colorful

To me, its just a giant wall in a park

Beautiful screen to see. Only 3 on whole China, you cannot miss.

Not much info provided but plenty of history and story to the wall.

Ancient wall in Ming dynasty

All 5 of 5. Beautiful!

(Translated by Google) Being in this wonderful city Datong and staying at the Yun Zhong Inn hotel 👌🏼 which is located in the heart of the ancient city 🏯in the pedestrian area 🚶🏻🚶🏻within the wall The most logical thing is to ask for a recommendation of where to eat 🍴🍴🍷🍷🍜🍜and this is the place with traditional and very good quality food as well as a Spectacular Building 🏯Baijiwang Leisure👌🏼 Being there is worth it just a few steps from this couyard hotel Yun Zhong inn ☝🏽equally traditional 📍the days places of 💯certainly the starting point to visit the 3 wonders: The Hanging Temple Yungang Grottoes 9 Dragons Tile Mural 🐉 🐉🐲 Mima and Eduardo Ochoa June 2017 Morelia, Mexico 🇲🇽 (Original) El estar en esta maravilla de ciudad Datong y hospedado en hotel Yun Zhong Inn 👌🏼 el cual se ubica en plena ciudad antigua 🏯en la área peatonal 🚶🏻🚶🏻dentro de la muralla Lo más lógico es pedir una recomendación de donde comer 🍴🍴🍷🍷🍜🍜y este es el lugar comida tradicional y de muy buena calidad además de un Espectacular Edificio 🏯Baijiwang Leisure👌🏼 el estar ahí vale la pena a unos cuantos pasos de este hotel couyard Yun Zhong inn ☝🏽igualmente tradicional 📍los días lugares de 💯desde luego el lugar de partida para visitar las 3 maravillas : El templo Hanging Grutas de Yungang Mural de Azulejos de los 9 Dragones 🐉 🐉🐲 Mima y Eduardo Ochoa Junio 2017 Morelia,México 🇲🇽