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China’s Hanging Temple Constructed More Than 1,500 Years Ago Defies Gravity
Having visited various kinds of temples, I find it uneventful to go see a new one again. But the Xuan Kong Si Hanging Temple, an architectural wonder built at the foot of Mount Hengshan near Datong in China, is definitely a temple to visit.
Constructed more than 1,500 years ago, the suspension temple hangs 246 feet or 75 meters above the ground. It is believed that the one-of-a-kind temple was built by Monks to avoid floods. Moreover, the temple was strategically put beneath an overhang to protect it from the sun, rain, and snow.
Evidently, the temple has withstood the test of time.
With 40 rooms and halls connected by a series of walkways, bridges, and corridors, the temple houses more than 80 statues and carvings of bronze, clay and iron, each coming from a particular dynasty which have maintained it through the years.