The Hanging Monastery in Datong China

      The Hanging Temple is now somewhat overwhelmed by a 1958 dam immediately upstream.The buildings are not particularly disinguished and the edifice is perhaps best appreciated from afar.Nevertheless those who find thrill in precarious ladders or who,during holidays , enjoy proximity with other pilgrims may enjoy a closer inspection of the building . For the contnuation of the tour we shall return to the narrative of Xu XiaKe; those travelling by vehicle will continue along the S203 a few kilometres to the well-marked entrance to Mount Heng.

Back on the canyon floor, I continued another three of four bends further m as if into further recesses of some great grotto, where piled boulders obscured the light. Then suddenly the valley widened and I emerged as if unto another world. After another LI , I arrived at a great gate , announced by riple signage , and beyond it several hundred sotne stairs.