Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province. Built over 1,500 years ...

Built over 1,500 years ago, the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into ...

Tourists take photos in the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province, on Feb. 28, 2025. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable ...

In Datong's Hunyuan county, the towering Hengshan Mountain cradles the Xuankong Temple, or the Hanging Temple, which appears delicately suspended against a nearly vertical cliff face, as if ...