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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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.
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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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.
Visit Quio Mansion, Wutai shan, Hanging Monastery, Yungang Grottoes
On 20th Nov, Visit of Quio Mansion (Qiao Jia Dayuan) traditional civil architecture of Qiao’s family private resident now operates as a museum with more then 300 rooms and 25 courtyards spread over 9000 sqm in Pingyao County. Afternoon drive to Wutaishan.
21st Nov, visit of Wutai Shan, Xiantong temple, Tayuan Temple, Buddha Summit and Wang Foge Temple.
The most holy land of Chinese Buddhism, Wutai Shan (Riwo Tse Nga) Wutai Shan is pilgrimage destination of bodhisattva of wisdom Monjushri (chinese. Wen Shu Pusa) (tibetan. Jampalyang). Mt. Wutai lies in Wutai County in Xinzhou Region, Shanxi Province. It is rated on both the list of the first group of national scenic spots designated by the State Council, and the list of the Top 10 scenic spots in Shanxi Province.
afternoon drive to and Visit of The Precariously Hanging Monastery of Mount Heng; Hengshan, or Mount Heng, which is located in Shanxi province, is one of China’s Five Great Mountains.
The Hanging Monastery is said to have been built in 491 AD, during the late Northern Wei Dynasty.
22nd Nov visit of Yungang Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes, one of the three major cave clusters in China, punctuate the north cliff of Wuzhou Mountain, Datong.
Huayan Monastery
The Huayan Monastery complex is located on Daxi Street on the south western side of Datong City, Shanxi Province.
23rd Nov Good bye to our Vietnamese friends who flew to Guangzhou with CZ3702 at 11.45 and our team to Chengdu with flight 3U8786 at 14.35 and stayed at Hotel Tibet.
24th Nov left from Hotel at 7 AM to airport for CA 437 flight to Kathmandu at 9:35
We were so fortunate to have 5 Vietnamese girls in our team in Shanxi tour program. They became our sisters and we all took care each other with great harmony and had lots of fun under the guardianship of Yang Zong La.
Hanging tample
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. The structure is kept in place with wooden crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure was hidden.
Worshippers at Chinese holy site better watch their feet as it's carved into a 260ft cliff face
Temple of doom: Worshippers at Chinese holy site better watch their feet as it's carved into a 260ft cliff face
Photographs show how reliant temple is on just one wooden pole to stop it hurtling hundreds of feet down the slope
Built in 1146, Ganlu Temple is tucked inside a valley in Taining county, located in southeast China's Fujian province
The awe-inspiring Buddhist temple is made all the more unusual by the fact that it found 260 feet above ground
Considered to have healing properties, couples struggling to conceive visit site in hope it'll help them have children
Situated perilously on the side of a mountain, photographs show how reliant this temple is on just one wooden pole to stop it from hurtling hundreds of feet down the slope.
Built in 1146, the Ganlu Temple is tucked inside a valley in Taining county, located in southeast China's Fujian province, with thousands of tourists making the tricky pilgrimage to the unique place of worship every year.
The awe-inspiring temple is made all the more unusual by the fact that it found 260 feet above ground, built into China's famous Danxia landform of red mountains, where the majority of the structure is supported by a single pillar.
The holy place's name, Ganlu, translates as sweet dew, due to a massive stalactite situated above the temple which drips spring water that locals say tastes 'as sweet as dew'.
It is considered to have healing properties and families who are struggling to have children make the journey to the temple, which worships Buddha, with the belief that visiting will help them to conceive.
It is said that the temple was built by Ye Zuqia, who had it built in her mother's honour after she promised to built a larger temple on the site after she visited the area having struggled to conceive, only to become pregnant shortly after.
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Hanging Monastery stands at the foot 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 Monastery.
Built in 491, it has survived more than 1400 years. The extant monastery was largely rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
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 baying; so from the upper ground, all noises drop away.
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The Hanging Temple, also Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi province, China. The closest city is Datong, 64.23 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 is the only existing temple with the combination of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The structure is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock.[1] The monastery is located in the small canyon basin, and the body of the building hangs from the middle of the cliff under the prominent summit, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Coupled with the repair of the dynasties, the color tattoo in the temple is relatively well preserved. On December 2010, it was listed in the “Time” magazine as the world's top ten most odd dangerous buildings
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10個世界最危險還有住人的建築物
我們大都是住在地理位置安全的家裡，但在世界上有一些危險的建築物，有的因地理位置危險，或建築的結構等等，讓我們看看這些建築最危險的因素是什麼?你能想到其他任何看起來很危險的結構嗎？它們是在最危險的地方有目的地巧妙地構建的，或者有時只是改變它們的外觀以反映危險感和敬畏感。
10個世界最危險還有住人的建築物
0:30 列支敦士登城堡
在德國南部的施瓦本汝拉，是一個私人擁有的旅遊景點，城堡位於阿爾卑斯山附近的懸崖上，海拔約817米。
1:18 懸空寺
在中國山西省渾源縣恆山附近懸崖的一座寺廟，距離地面約有75米高，建於翠峰山的半山腰上。
2:00 高杉安
這是日本的一名建築師所設計，並供自己使用。
2:40 富利特堡
位於西班牙赫羅納省，這個村莊的所有房屋都建在山坡邊緣。
3:20 索爾維小屋
位於馬特宏峰山脈的采爾馬特鎮附近的雪山。這個小屋位於高約13,000英尺的高度，吸引著登山者。
4:12 特奧拉修道院
位於希臘中部卡蘭巴卡附近的岩層。在幾個世紀之前，由那裡的少數僧侶建造的，但要到達這裡似乎很危險跟困難。
5:06 沃佐科老年公寓
位於荷蘭首都阿姆斯特丹以西的一個花園城市，這是一個大型住宅區，擁有超過55年的私人住宅。
5:52 桑托斯斜塔
該城市於1940年建造，為了可以欣賞美麗的海景，但在施工期間沒有為這些公寓強烈奠定基礎。
6:33 阿聯酋首都之門
這是阿拉伯聯合酋長國首都阿布扎比的一座摩天大樓。它設計有一個引人注目的傾斜。
7:08 鳳凰城
誰會在火山附近建房子並住下呢?這些建築竟位在夏威夷島活火山的附近。
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Shanxi | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:07 1 History
00:01:16 1.1 Pre-Imperial China
00:01:51 1.2 Imperial China
00:05:25 1.3 Early Republic of China (1912-1937)
00:09:55 1.4 War with Japan and the Chinese Civil War (1937-1949)
00:16:52 1.5 People's Republic of China (1949-present)
00:17:29 2 Geography
00:19:46 2.1 Climate
00:20:47 2.2 Area
00:21:13 3 Administrative divisions
00:21:53 3.1 Urban areas
00:22:01 4 Politics
00:24:27 5 Economy
00:27:01 5.1 Industrial zones
00:27:10 5.1.1 Taiyuan Economic and Technology Development Zone
00:27:49 5.1.2 Taiyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
00:28:17 6 Transportation
00:28:35 6.1 Road
00:29:02 6.2 Rail
00:29:40 6.3 Aviation
00:30:10 7 Demographics
00:30:38 7.1 Religion
00:31:26 8 Health
00:31:46 9 Culture
00:31:54 9.1 Language
00:32:33 9.2 Cuisine
00:33:31 9.3 Music
00:34:13 9.4 Ancient commerce
00:34:57 10 Tourism
00:37:21 11 Notable individuals
00:42:26 12 Education
00:43:44 13 See also
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Shanxi (山西; alternately romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is 晋 (pinyin: Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn period.
The name Shanxi means West of the Mountains, a reference to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains.. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shanxi's terrain is characterised by a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. Shanxi's culture is largely dominated by the ethnic Han majority, who make up over 99% of its population. Jin Chinese is considered by some linguists to be a distinct language from Mandarin, and its geographical range covers most of Shanxi. Both Jin and Mandarin are spoken in Shanxi.
Shanxi is a leading producer of coal in China, possessing roughly a fifth of China's total coal deposits. Nevertheless, Shanxi's GDP per capita remains below the national average.
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The Hanging Temple, also Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, 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 is the only existing temple with the combination of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The structure is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The monastery is located in the small canyon basin, and the body of the building hangs from the middle of the cliff under the prominent summit, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Coupled with the repair of the dynasties, the color tattoo in the temple is relatively well preserved. On December 2010, it was listed in the “Time” magazine as the world's top ten most odd dangerous buildings.
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List of national parks of China | Wikipedia audio article
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List of national parks of China
00:01:40 1 List of National Parks
00:01:50 1.1 First Batch (Announcement Date: November 8, 1982)
00:04:29 1.2 Second Batch (Announcement Date: August 1, 1988)
00:06:52 1.3 Third Batch (Announcement Date: January 10, 1994)
00:08:56 1.4 Fourth Batch (Announcement Date: May 17, 2002)
00:10:49 1.5 Fifth Batch (Announcement Date: January 13, 2004)
00:12:27 1.6 Sixth Batch (Announcement Date: December 31, 2005)
00:13:14 1.7 Seventh Batch (Announcement Date: December 28, 2009)
00:14:37 1.8 Eighth Batch (Announcement Date: October 31, 2012)
00:15:42 1.9 Ninth Batch (Announcement Date: March 21, 2017)
00:16:56 2 See also
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In China, (Chinese: 国家级风景名胜区; pinyin: Guójiājí Fēngjǐng Míngshèngqū; literally: National-level Scenic and Historic Interest Area) is the exact equivalent of the term 'national park' (Chinese: 国家公园; pinyin: Guójiā Gōngyuán) applied to the rest of the world, as specified in the National Standard of the People's Republic of China GB50298-1999: Code for Scenic Area Planning, and in the Green Paper: Situation and Prospects of China's Scenic Areas published by the Ministry of Construction in 1994. National parks in China were officially approved and declared by the State Council. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is in charge of the supervision and administration of national and provincial parks throughout the country.
To date, China has 244 national parks. The ranges and boundaries of these national parks are often extended beyond what the official names might suggest. For example, the Taihu National Park (太湖国家级风景名胜区; overall size [scenic zones + transitional zones]：3,091 km²), stretching across Suzhou and Wuxi, is composed of 13 scenic zones (with a number of scenic spots in each SZ): Mudu, Shihu/石湖, Guangfu/光福, Dongshan/东山, Xishan/西山, Luzhi, Tongli, Mount Yushan, Meiliang Lake, Lake Lihu, Xihui, Mashan/马山, Yangxian/阳羡, plus 2 isolated scenic spots (falling outside the scenic zone): Taibo's Shrine and Tomb.
Shanxi | Wikipedia audio article
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Shanxi
00:00:38 1 History
00:00:47 1.1 Pre-Imperial China
00:01:27 1.2 Imperial China
00:05:16 1.3 Modern China
00:07:22 2 Geography
00:10:00 2.1 Climate
00:11:09 2.2 Area
00:11:39 3 Administrative divisions
00:12:17 3.1 Urban areas
00:12:25 4 Politics
00:15:15 5 Economy
00:18:12 5.1 Industrial zones
00:18:21 5.1.1 Taiyuan Economic and Technology Development Zone
00:19:06 5.1.2 Taiyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
00:19:37 6 Transportation
00:19:57 6.1 Road
00:20:28 6.2 Rail
00:21:10 6.3 Aviation
00:21:44 7 Demographics
00:22:16 7.1 Religion
00:23:11 8 Health
00:23:32 9 Culture
00:23:40 9.1 Language
00:24:25 9.2 Cuisine
00:25:32 9.3 Music
00:26:21 9.4 Ancient commerce
00:27:11 10 Tourism
00:29:56 11 Education
00:31:23 12 See also
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Shanxi (山西; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is 晋 (pinyin: Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn period.
The name Shanxi means West of the Mountains, a reference to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the north and is made up mainly of a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. The capital of the province is Taiyuan.