Hanging temples

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 religions: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. The structure is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. It was build on a cliff to avoid being flooded by the river below.

Le temple a été construit il y a 1500 ans sur une falaise dans le but d'être protégé contre la montée des eaux de la rivière en contre-bas. Ce temple est le seul existant qui combine les 3 religions traditionnelles chinoises: Bouddhisme, Taoisme et Confucianisme. Il repose sur des poutres enfoncées à l'horizontale dans la roche et les pilliers apparents n'ont qu'un effet esthétique.