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Religious site, Historic site, Landmark/point of interest
TravelPod Member ReviewsHanging Monastery Datong
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Well worth a visit
siestabrigid 8 contributions Brighton, United Kingdom May 18, 2012
You have to see it to believe it - and have ahead for heights! It is incredible to believe that anyone could have built this place - literally clinging to the side of a mountain. I climbed to the top and it is not for the feint-hearted! Well worth seeing and taking the climb up.
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The other China
... plates came to $2 US. No shit things are cheaper in the provinces than on the coast! The first day we went to the Hanging Monastery, which is about 70 KM from town. This place was really impressive. It has been there since the Tang dynasty, but ...
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Vacation Tour Trip- Day 1
... 'd come so far), so we were all about 45 minutes late getting back to the bus- but it was worth it. The Hanging Monastery is a temple that was built perched on the side of a mountain, held up by these wooden stilt-looking things. When you're ...
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Mainly about Buddhas...
... Ticket 150 RMB After a 2 hour visit (with sight of camels included (?) our taxi friend took us 75 kms south towards the Hanging Monastery. The road there was not the best, with exception of about 10km toll road, and the driving is generally to be ...
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I am silenced.
... (云冈石窟) along with everyone else in China. Honestly, the crowds here weren't as bad as those at the Hanging Monastery, but probably only because there is so much more room to move at Yungang. There is no easy way to get to ...
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Datong, Hanging Temple and Yungang Grottoes
... our likeable guide, Joan and the driver with a minibus for us. The first stop has been at the Hanging Monastery (Xuankong Sė), about 70 km from Datong. This monastery clinging to the cliff side, has been built approximately 1.400 years ago directly on a ...
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Yunang Caves and the Hanging Monastery
... head to Beijing the day after, but first we had to see our two main highlights for this region, the Yungang Caves and the Hanging Monastery. We set off towards to Yungang Caves, opting to do it ourselves rather than with a tour, getting on the No.4 and ...
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The winding Alleys
... . The bus left at nine and it afforded us a chance to catch up with some sleep. We awoke at the Hanging monastery. The halls have been built along the contours of the cliff face, connected by rickety catwalks. They were very impressive ...
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Touts, they roll
... speed through the two main sites of interest in one day and risk burnout, we arranged a great deal to get us to The Hanging Monastery (悬空寺）and back. The place was packed with people (see photos) but was still pretty neat. My ...
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Datong
... morning. The nearby Yungang caves are spectacular. The temples in the city are not particularly remarkable. I also wanted to visit the Hanging Monastery (built very high on the side of a cliff) and one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world by ...
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Coal and Caves in Datong
... is extra delicious in the winter because it warms you up from the inside! About an hour outside of Datong is the "Hanging Monastery." This Monastery was built on the side of a cliff above a river and every so often ...
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