1,500-year-old mystery! Exploring the spectacular Hanging Temple of Shanxi, China
LIVE: Defying gravity: The spectacular Hanging Temple in Shanxi, China that has been suspended 75 meters above the ground for 1,500 years. Built into a cliff on Mount Heng, it's also notable for being the only monastery left that represents a combination of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
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Mountain Hengshan - one of the five sacred mountains in China.????????️????️????️
Mt. Hengshan, also know as Southern Mountain of the five sacred mountains in China, is located in the Hengyang city in Hunan Province. And in foreign tourists' eyes, it is one of the most popular destinations in China. Because of the ideal climate conditions, Mt. Hengshan keeps green all year around. And the natural scenery in this scenic area makes it reputed as a solitary beautiful mountain in southern China.
Mt Hengshan is a mountain range 150 kilometres (93 mi) long with 72 peaks. The Huiyan Peak is the south end of the peaks, Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City is the north end, and the Zhurong Peak is the highest, with 1,290 meters above sea level. On the top, the Shaolin Temple and the Watching Sunrise Platform are the best scenic spots.
As early as 2,000 years ago, many emperors and celebrities visited Hengshan and left quite a lot of stone inscriptions of poems, including that of famous poets: Libai, Dufu and Zhuxi.
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Datong’s diversity unearthed
Ancient UNESCO-listed grottoes, miniature terracotta warriors… archaeology and history buffs, this episode is for you! Join Travelogue host Min-Zhui Lee as she undertakes an unforgettable three-part journey through Datong, one of China’s ancient capitals. This is episode one!
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Hanging Temple in Mount Hengshan
Located in a canyon at the foot of the Mountain Heng in the province of Shanxi, China, the Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery is a rare piece of architecture. The temple is built into the cliff side about 75 meter above the ground, and stands propped up by hidden rocks corridor and wooden beams inserted into the mountain. 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.
The Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. 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.
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Datong 3: Nature's bounty
Shrines built on volcanoes and a temple clinging to a cliff – there's no shortage of breathtaking sights! Join Travelogue host Min-Zhui Lee for the final part of her unforgettable three-part journey through Datong, one of China's ancient imperial capitals. #Travel #China
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Chinese Wooden Pagoda Enters Guinness World Records as World's Tallest
An almost thousand-year-old wooden pagoda in north China’s Shanxi Province was certified as the tallest wooden pagoda in the world by the Guinness World Records on Wednesday.
The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County currently stands as the oldest and tallest wooden architectural structure in China at 67.3 meters high, and has a base 30.3 meters in diameter, with nine storeys, five of which are still in use.
The pagoda, built in 1056 during the reign of Qingning in Liao Dynasty, has weathered countless conflicts and natural disasters.
It is considered to be one of the three most spectacular towers in the world alongside the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Monasterio Xuan Kong Si y pagoda Yingxian
Desde Datong, camino de Wutai shan, se pueden ver estas dos maravillas -de tantas otras- que tiene China. Paradas cortas e inolvidables, pocas personas y buen tiempo. ¿Qué más se puede pedir? Volver, sin duda.
Lingtong Temple: The most beautiful hanging temple
Lingtong Temple: The most beautiful hanging temple
Like the Xuankong Temple in Hengshan Mountain,the Lingtong Temple in Pinghe County is hanging too.It was built on craggy mountain, perching on cliff of the Qingtian Peak of the Mountain.
You must be shocked by the building on the crag. Though it is not as famous as the Xukong Temple, as it hides in scenic Lingtong Mountain, it is a wonderful place for tour. Built in the Tang Dynasty, the temple covers 910 square meters and embraces a southern pond of spring. Since its founding, pilgrim has swarmed there.What's more, in ancient time 7 scholars had lecture there.
The miraculous scene is that after rain, sunshine produces rainbow surrounding the temple, as it has water curtain falling from protruding crag above the temple because the mountain rocks, formed by volcano, are porous.
China-Recommendation——Qi’Chun, the hometown of Li Shizhen, the health paradise
Qichun, is famous for its abundant celery grew at bends of river.Ci Hai noted: “ “Qi”, vanilla, herb it is!That Qichun is named under a medication is rare in China.She is located in East Southern Hubei province, Changjiang River to its south，Dabie Mountain to its North. Qichun, its scenery is beautiful and charming.located at Northern latitude 30 degree，Dabie Mountain, a natural and ecological barrier，bringing cozy weather to Qichun, is a pure natural and ecologicalair anion bar
Xuan Kong Si - Monasterio Colgante Hanging Temple Monastery Jinlong Heng Hunyuan Datong Shanxi China
Este monasterio fue construido sobre la ladera vertical del cañón Jinlong, cerca del Monte Heng, en la provincia de Shanxi, a 65 kilómetros al noroeste de Datong en China
Está compuesto por diversos pabellones que se funden con el entorno natural de la ladera rocosa y se unen entre ellos mediante corredores, pasarelas y escaleras.
Fundado hace más de 1,400 años, este templo es único, no solamente por su construcción a plomo con el precipicio, sino porque encierra elementos budistas, taoístas y confucionistas.
El monasterio suspendido, construido en el año 491, ha sobrevivido más de siglo y medio gracias a las reconstrucciones y restauraciones durante las dinastías Ming (1368-1644) y King (1644-1911)
Es una maravilla arquitectónica que pone de manifiesto una teoría mecanica única.
Los travesaños que sostienen los cimientos están hundidos hasta la mitad en la roca
El lugar de la contrucción respeta un principio fundamental del taoísmo:
Ningún ruido, ni canto de gallo ni ladrido.
Una particularidad del monasterio suspendido son las estatuas de Sakyamuni (Budismo), de Confucio (confucionismo) y de Lao-Tsé (taoísmo) conviven unas al lado de las otras, lo cual es totalmente inhabitual en un monasterio.
El monasterio suspendido se compone de 40 salas que contienen alrededor de 40 estatuas de cobre, de fierro, de terra cotta o de piedra.
The Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery simplified Chinese: 悬空寺; traditional Chinese: 懸空寺; pinyin: Xuánkong Sì is a temple built into a cliff 75 m or 246 ft above the ground near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Shanxi province, China.
The closest city is Datong, 65 kilometers to the northwest.
Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area.
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.
It looks dangerous. The main supportive structure was hidden
According to the history of Hengshan Mountain, construction of the temple started at the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty by only one man, a monk named Liao Ran 了然.
Over a history of more than 1,600 years many repairs and extension led to its present day scale.
Jinlong bridge—the most ancient bridge in Yangtze river金龙桥—长江上最古老的桥
First build in 1880,Jinlongqiao is the most ancient bridge cross Yangtze river. But regret it's old iron chain be replaced some years ago when Longkaikou dam submerged it's location,can only see it's original face in this documentary.Located east of Lijiang city,between Lijiang and Yongsheng county,cross Jinshajiang.
Near this bridge,a large suspension bridge named Jinshajiang bridge Taku was prepared to build. Located in Panzhihua to Lijiang expressway(G4216),Jinshajiang bridge Taku has 1190m span and 512m high,will become the highest suspension bridge in the world.
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Xiahe and the Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery
Xiahe
14 - 16 October 2016
Xiahe was the fourth location of our China Tour. After Beijing and Xi’an it is really a small village located in the foothills of the Himalaya. Xiahe was a part of Tibet for a long time. The population of Xiahe is mostly Tibetan. Most of the people are still dressed traditional. The purpose of our visit to Xiahe is off course the famous Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.
The Labrang Monastery is one the biggest and the most important Buddhist monastery outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Labrang Monastery is important for the people of Xiahe and of all the Buddhists in the region. However the monastery is popular for pilgrims as well. There are about 1400 monks in the monastery. That is more than what is allowed in a monastery in Lhasa, the former capitol of Tibet, and still the most important place of the Tibetan Buddhism.
We arrived in Xiahe in the afternoon. We had still some time to walk the Kora. The Kora is a meditative practice of the Tibetan Buddhists. They walk rounds around a sacred object or place. In the Labrang Monastery the walk around the monastery is 3km and counts 1174 prayer wheels. Usually they walk the Kora 3 times. Beside the 3km Kora, the Tibetan Buddhists walk Koras around a lot of other holy objects in the monastery. You also see some Buddhist prostrating. Some people are prostrating on one place. However you see them also prostrating the Kora of 3 km.
The next day we visited the inside of the Labrang Monastery and made a nice hike in the mountains near Xiahe.
The Labrang Monastery is of the Gelug school, also named Yellow caps. The next day we visited a monastery near Zuohaicun, north of Xiahe. The monks over there are called Black caps. But they were yellow caps as well. Maybe it is better to keep the Tibetan name: Karmapa. The black caps are walking the Kora as well. However they walk counterclockwise instead of clockwise.
At last we visited the town of Ka'ernangcun. The town has a 2200 years old city wall. Ka'ernangcun is situated in the Grasslands north of Xiahe. We drunk some hot Yak milk and eat some Tsampa.
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Xiahe is part of the China Tour 2016. Please find the summary on YouTube:
In the same China tour you can find:
City trip Beijing, China:
The Great Wall of China (The Chinese Wall):
Terracotta Army and City Wall of Xian, China:
Xiahe and the Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery:
From Xiahe to Langmusi:
The Kurte Tibetan Monastery and the Langmusi gorge hike:
Huanglong near Songpan:
Chengdu and the Chengdu Panda Reserve:
Shangri-la:
Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek, China:
Lijiang, China:
The 3 famous Pagodas in Dali, China:
Yangshou in the Karst landscape, Guilin, China:
City trip Shanghai, China
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【HD】Driving from Fenghuang Ancient City to Changsha South Railway Station On September 9, 2019.
I drove a car from Fenghuang Ancient City to Changsha South Railway Station On September 9, 2019.
Fenghuang Ancient Town, aka Phoenix Ancient Town and Feng Huang Gu Cheng in Chinese, is situated on the western boundary of Hunan Province in an area of outstanding natural beauty where mountains, water and blue skies prevail. 'Fenghuang' is Chinese for 'Phoenix', the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire to be re-born again from the flames.
Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province, China.
Hanging Monastery (Xuankong Si), Datong, China. 6 hours by train out of Beijing
Hanging Monastery stands at the cliff of Mt. Hengshan, 5 kilometers (3 miles) south of Hunyuan County, and 65 kilometers (40 miles) from downtown Datong City. Since it hangs on the west cliff of Jinxia Gorge more than 50 meters above the ground, it is called Hanging Temple Monastery.
Built in 491, it has survived more than 1400 years. The monastery was largely rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Hanging Monastery, Datong Sculpture of Sakyamuni and Confucius!!!
How could a building like this withstand the winds and storms of so many years? Hanging Monastery is an architectural wonder. A unique mechanical theory was applied to building the framework. Crossbeams were half-inserted into the rock as the foundation, while the rock in back became its support. Seen from below, it appears to be a tumble-down castle in the air. Inside, it provides the same scene as other temples.
Construction experts from countries including Britain,Germany, and Italy, come to see the monastery. In their words, Hanging Monastery, which mixes mechanics, aesthetics, and Buddhism, is rare. The architecture and everything it symbolizes embodies a great cultural achievement of Chinese people.
The second attraction of Hanging Monastery is that it includes Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Inside the monastery, the sculptures of Sakyamuni, Confucius and Laotzu appear together, which is unusual. There are 40 halls and cabinets, which contain about 80 sculptures made of copper, iron, terracotta, and stone. The features are vividly carved.
Why build a monastery like this? Location is the first reason; building a monastery on the cliff could shield it from floods. In addition, the mountain peak protects it from rain and snow; and the mountain around it also diminishes damage from long-time sunshine. The second reason is that the builders followed a principle in Taoism: no noises, including those from rooster crowing and dog barking; so from the upper ground, all noises drop away.
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Datong Great Wall
About 400km west of Beijing, the ancient Datong was one of the Nine Frontier Important Towns in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), maintaining the 335km Great Wall within Datong and defending against the Mongol raiders. Datong Great Wall was an important part of the Wall's central section from the Yellow River to the passes leading to Beijing, vital to the defense of both central China and Beijing.
Shanxi-Pingyao Confucian Temple
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