Hengshan Hanging Temple or Xuankong Temple

Hengshan Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, is a temple built on the edge of a cliff, about 75 meters above the ground, near Hengshan Mountain, about 64 kilometers from Datong City, in Huyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. The temple was started in the late Northern Wei Dynasty by a single man, "Monk Liao Ran", around 491 AD, or more than 1,500 years ago. It is a temple that combines Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Inside the temple, there are about 40 halls and pavilions, with a total area of ​​only 125 square meters, built on the edge of a cliff, which runs from the south gate to the north along the mountain. This temple is divided into two parts: the north and south. North section - Wufo Hall > Hall of the Five Buddhas - Guanyin Bodhisattva Hall > Guanyin Bodhisattva Hall - Three Religions Hall > Enshrines the gods of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Statues of Shakyamuni (center), Laozi (left) and Confucius (right) South section - Chunyang Palace > For worship of Lu Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism - Shanguan Hall (the largest hall in the temple) - Buddhist prayer hall dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha is located at the top of the south section 🗓️Travel planning: From Datong City, you can take a sightseeing bus or a taxi. (Round-trip taxi fare is about 180-200 yuan) 💰Average price per person: 115 yuan/person #nangbirdjourney2025 #nangbirdholidays #nangbirdtrip2025 #china #chinatrip2025 #beijing2025 #datong #datong2025 #shanxi #lifeisbeautiful❤️ #lifeisjourney✈️