Most temples aren’t something you’d consider architectural wonders, unless you’re talking about the Hanging Temple in China. Even more surprising, “construction of the temple was by only one man, a monk named Liao Ran; over a history of more than 1,600 years many repairs and extensions have led to its present day scale.” Continue reading for three videos, more pictures, and additional information.
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The Hanging Temple of Hengshan literally hangs on the side of Hengshan Mountain, sustain by only a few wooden poles. You would think this kind of a building couldn’t for hundreds of years, but it is believed the temple was built during the late Northern Wei Dinasty (386-534AD), by a monk called Liao Ran. It was restored during the 1900s. The gravity-defying Hanging Temple of Hengshan is comprised of 40 chambers, liked through a network of passageways, and hosts not one but three religions. Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are all worshiped here, in harmony.
