Datong the city has little to offer but nearby are the very unusual 'hanging' monastery and the Yungang caves. The
Hanging Temple is quite unique architecturally and is over 1400 years
old. It is built into the side of a mountain. For support cross-beams
were built into the side of the mountain while the back of the mountain
provides additional support. There were two principal reasons for
building a temple in such an odd location; the mountain provided relief
from rain, snow and other natural hazards. The other reason is the
Taoist principle of no noise. At that height and isolation they needn't
worry about that! In the temple itself there are relics that reference
to the three main religions of China: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism,
which is also a unique attribute of this monastery. Read more after the break.......
The Hanging
Temple, located about 60 km southwest of Datong, China in Shanxi
province, is one of the world's forgotten wonders. Clinging to a crag of
Hengshan mountain, in apparent defiance of gravity, it consists of 40
rooms linked by a dizzying maze of passageways. The temple is said to
have been built by a monk named Liao Ran, during the late Northern Wei
Dynasty (386-534 AD) and restored in 1900.
The temple
was constructed by drilling holes into the cliff side into which the
poles that hold up the temples are set. Interestingly the temple is
dedicated to not just one religion, but three, with Confucianism, Taoism
and Buddhism all worshiped within the temple and represented in 78
statues and carvings throughout the temple.
Datong the city has little to offer but nearby are the very unusual 'hanging' monastery and the Yungang caves. The
Hanging Temple is quite unique architecturally and is over 1400 years
old. It is built into the side of a mountain. For support cross-beams
were built into the side of the mountain while the back of the mountain
provides additional support. There were two principal reasons for
building a temple in such an odd location; the mountain provided relief
from rain, snow and other natural hazards. The other reason is the
Taoist principle of no noise. At that height and isolation they needn't
worry about that! In the temple itself there are relics that reference
to the three main religions of China: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism,
which is also a unique attribute of this monastery. Read more after the break.......
The Hanging
Temple, located about 60 km southwest of Datong, China in Shanxi
province, is one of the world's forgotten wonders. Clinging to a crag of
Hengshan mountain, in apparent defiance of gravity, it consists of 40
rooms linked by a dizzying maze of passageways. The temple is said to
have been built by a monk named Liao Ran, during the late Northern Wei
Dynasty (386-534 AD) and restored in 1900.
The temple
was constructed by drilling holes into the cliff side into which the
poles that hold up the temples are set. Interestingly the temple is
dedicated to not just one religion, but three, with Confucianism, Taoism
and Buddhism all worshiped within the temple and represented in 78
statues and carvings throughout the temple.
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