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A Taoist temple carved in rock with large vistas of space below in North China, near Datong, Shanxi Province

The Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery near Datong in Shanxi Province, China. Frozen river in the foreground.

World Heritage Site of Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, China

Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Silk road, Gansu province, China

Aerial view of Yan Pagoda(雁塔) in Shanxi Province, China

Mian Shan ('Silky' Mountain) is characterized by its natural landscapes, especially its cultural and religious relics. It is also the birthplace of the Qingming Festival (Deep Cleansing Day), which is one of China's most important traditional festivals and an element of intangible cultural heritage.

$Nine floors against a blue sky, Mogao Grottoes landmark scenery, famous tourist destination on the silk road, Dunhuang city, Gansu province, China.\$

Datong, China - December 21, 2013: The Hanging Temple built into a cliff 75m above the ground near Heng Mountain. The temple built more than 1500 years ago. The temple is the only one existing with the combination of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Photo taken from Datong City, Shanxi Province, China.

Traditional cave dwellings in Shanxi Province, China

Xi'an, China – February 12, 2023: The entrance to Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, home of the Terracotta Warriors.

Landscape view at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.

Aerial view of Xuan Kong Monastery(悬空寺) in China

About 70 km from Zhangye, flanked by the Qilian Mountains, are the temples of Mati Si. These Buddhist temples are dug into the mountainside, forming a series of cave-temples interconnected with each other by narrow passageways with hanging balconies.

Datong, Shanxi, China- March 2, 2013: The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. Together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, the Yungang Grottoes site is one of the three leading grottoes locations in China. The Yungang Grottoes were enrolled as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2011. Here is the major buddist statue on site.

hengshan taoist monastery in Shanxi Province near Datong, China, stylized and filtered to resemble an oil painting.

$Hui county, Xinxiang City, Henan Province,\nSouth Taihang Huilong Tianjie Mountain, national AAAA tourist scenic spot, 1763 meters above sea level.\nHere, the mountains, cliffs, vegetation covered, the scenery is magnificent.$

Hanging Temple, built more than 1500 years ago, it hangs from the middle of the cliff.

The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple (simplified Chinese: 悬空寺; traditional Chinese: 懸空寺; pinyin: Xuánkōng Sì) is a temple built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China. The closest city is Datong, 64 kilometres (40 mi) 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 is the only existing temple with the combination of three Chinese traditional philosophies: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

7.10.2021. DATONG, CHINA: Heng Shan Mountain with Hanging Temple - Xuankong Si - at Day. Close up on inside the temple, backyard

China National Cultural Heritage Preservation, Mancheng Han Tomb, Baoding City, Hebei Province, Zhongshan Jingwang Liu Sheng Underground Palace

hengshan taoist monastery in Shanxi Province near Datong with landscape in background, China, stylized and filtered to resemble an oil painting.

Tourists sightseeing at the Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.

$Linzhou City, Anyang City, Henan Province,\nLinzhou Grand Canyon, also known as Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon, is located at the eastern foot of the South Taihang Mountain, 50 kilometers long from north to south, 1.5 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 89 square kilometers.\nLinzhou Grand Canyon is a national scenic spot and a national AAAA tourist attraction with high cliffs, towering peaks, interlacing Taiwan walls, Cangxi turbulent waters and waterfalls.$

Dunhuang, Gansu, China - September 11, 2018 : Boardwalk and pagoda outside caves at the Mogao Grottoes, or Caves of a Thousand Buddhas, Dunhuang, Gansu, China.

The Rock Citadel above the hill in Taxkorgan, Pamir, Xinjiang, China

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