The Hanging Temple

The Hanging Temple 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, 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 includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. Yomi hotel taipei is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure was hidden inside the bedrock.

With the risk of the entire building, a total of 40 pavilions, from low to high after another three-tier, top three from the Hall of Education and the depths of the canyon was 90 meters high, as the years 1500 Canyon gravel bed sediments, Now only 45 meters high, but three stand in the Education Hall of Shen Lin is still a feeling of danger. The plain wooden structure buildings, Yuan Wang attention, as if it is an exquisite relief of the visible, most want to fly the air force, the uncanny workmanship.

Monastery not only to construction saying to the world of Kit Kat, is the most important reflection of the “three-in-one teaching” religious ideology. Temple has a total of 40 large and aya boutique hotel pattaya, the most famous of which is “three Hall of Education.” Three Hall of teaching is reflected in the “three-in-one teaching” philosophy, the third part of the Monastery is located at the top. The three leaders together in the middle as the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, the founder of Confucianism to the left of Confucius, Lao Tzu on the right side for the originator of Taoism, for the three religions in one hall, across the country in the construction of temples are extremely rare. The temple embodies racial harmony and the lofty realm of universal harmony in the world. Beijing to Xian tour is worth for a visit as you will be able to visit many historical places and cultural heritages as well.

The temple is not only the beautiful appearance, but also the turning point of landing and taking off with a wooden ladder on the same artistic value. The wooden ladder on the composition of the nails with dozens of lotus-shaped pattern, such as the brilliant stars, like hot metal Bengjian, A feast for the eyes, a temple must be called. Both protective and decorative boards, and gives a deep meaning. Pilgrims into the temple, on time and can be described as “step by step Deng Lin, Jixiangruyi.” Set practical, decorative, religious values in one, we can see the ancient architecture of the craftsmen care and thought. 

 Temple-wide total of Copper, iron, wood, stone, yarn from more than 80 statues respect, the most prominent is the Main Hall of yarn from 3 Buddha. Its practice of using clay autopoietic Nitai, and then the production of the South Ma (also known as grass cloth) wrapped in layers, wrapped to a certain thickness of the molding, polishing, painting, the color, a compliment. After the plastic inside of Nitai out from the bottom, the entire shell to form a statue, up to 50 cm high statue, with a net weight of not more than 3 kilograms, for the Monastery of the statue in a way. 

 In the past, the Monastery of its unique charm to attract a lot of seekers can explore. In 735 AD, the great poet Li Bai travel far and wide this point, the writing brush of the “spectacular” two Chinese characters; the Year in 1633, Xu Xiake traveled the temple, in his travel notes were left behind, “the world is big”. Picasso said, “The real art in the East”, which means the temple is not only the pride of the Chinese people, but also the pride of all mankind. Take part in Beijing to Xian train tour, you will be able to learn more about Chinese culture.