Hanging Temple
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The Hanging Monastery (Chinese悬空寺/悬空寺, Pinyin Xuánkōngsì ) is the name of a built in the middle of a cliff monastery five kilometers outside the town of Hunyuan county in the north of China's Shanxi province.
It was built in the 6th century during the Northern Wei Dynasty and is located in the mountains of Heng Shan, one of the five sacred mountains / mountains.
The monastery consists of 40 tiny halls and pavilions and was built along the contours of the steep wall, whereby natural cavities and projections made use of for support. The buildings are pinned on wooden beams that protrude from the rock. The buildings are connected by corridors, bridges and sidewalks. The rock serves as the back wall of the hall and has been hollowed out to contain Buddha statues.
In one of the rooms the main traditional religions of China are united (Chinese三 教 合一, Pinyin Burner heyi, the three teachings combined into one ' ), located in the hall, each a statue of Buddha, Confucius and Laozi.
The monastery houses 80 bronze, iron, clay and stone statues. A huge relief showing, which represents the Tathagata Buddha is carved above the monastery from the rock.
When the proposal was made for the construction of the monastery, is hardly anyone who held its realization possible. A builder named Zhang finally agreed to take on the task. First, the individual parts were prefabricated at the foot of the rocks, then they were transported to the top and let it down from there. The construction workers hanging on ropes, each with a loop around the waist and around the feet.
The monastery is on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China since 1982.