1,500-year-old mystery! Exploring the spectacular Hanging Temple of Shanxi, China
LIVE: Defying gravity: The spectacular Hanging Temple in Shanxi, China that has been suspended 75 meters above the ground for 1,500 years. Built into a cliff on Mount Heng, it's also notable for being the only monastery left that represents a combination of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
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Xuan Kong Si - Monasterio Colgante Hanging Temple Monastery Jinlong Heng Hunyuan Datong Shanxi China
Este monasterio fue construido sobre la ladera vertical del cañón Jinlong, cerca del Monte Heng, en la provincia de Shanxi, a 65 kilómetros al noroeste de Datong en China
Está compuesto por diversos pabellones que se funden con el entorno natural de la ladera rocosa y se unen entre ellos mediante corredores, pasarelas y escaleras.
Fundado hace más de 1,400 años, este templo es único, no solamente por su construcción a plomo con el precipicio, sino porque encierra elementos budistas, taoístas y confucionistas.
El monasterio suspendido, construido en el año 491, ha sobrevivido más de siglo y medio gracias a las reconstrucciones y restauraciones durante las dinastías Ming (1368-1644) y King (1644-1911)
Es una maravilla arquitectónica que pone de manifiesto una teoría mecanica única.
Los travesaños que sostienen los cimientos están hundidos hasta la mitad en la roca
El lugar de la contrucción respeta un principio fundamental del taoísmo:
Ningún ruido, ni canto de gallo ni ladrido.
Una particularidad del monasterio suspendido son las estatuas de Sakyamuni (Budismo), de Confucio (confucionismo) y de Lao-Tsé (taoísmo) conviven unas al lado de las otras, lo cual es totalmente inhabitual en un monasterio.
El monasterio suspendido se compone de 40 salas que contienen alrededor de 40 estatuas de cobre, de fierro, de terra cotta o de piedra.
The Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery simplified Chinese: 悬空寺; traditional Chinese: 懸空寺; pinyin: Xuánkong Sì is a temple built into a cliff 75 m or 246 ft above the ground near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Shanxi province, China.
The closest city is Datong, 65 kilometers to the northwest.
Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area.
Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements.
It looks dangerous. The main supportive structure was hidden
According to the history of Hengshan Mountain, construction of the temple started at the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty by only one man, a monk named Liao Ran 了然.
Over a history of more than 1,600 years many repairs and extension led to its present day scale.
Hanging Temple in Mount Hengshan
Located in a canyon at the foot of the Mountain Heng in the province of Shanxi, China, the Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery is a rare piece of architecture. The temple is built into the cliff side about 75 meter above the ground, and stands propped up by hidden rocks corridor and wooden beams inserted into the mountain. Over 40 halls, cabinets and pavilions within an area of 152.5 square meters are connected each other by corridors, bridges and boardwalks. They are evenly distributed and well balanced in height. Inside the temple are more than 80 bronze cast statues, iron cast statues, and clay sculptured statues and stone carvings banded down from different dynasties.
The Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements.