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Hanging Temple built upon crags of Hengshan Mountain in N China
( Xinhua )
update: 2012-11-27
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Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2012 shows the Hanging Temple built upon crags of Hengshan Mountain, Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. The Hanging Temple, involving the Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, could date back to Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535 AD). The unique wooden structure has kept it on the cliff face for more than 1500 years, and made it survived from several earthquakes. In 2010, the Hanging Temple listed on "World's Top 10 Most Dangerous Architectures" by the Time Magazine. (Xinhua/Fan Minda) |
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