The Hanging Monastery China

The Hanging Monastery is a small Buddhist temple outside of Datong, China.It clings impressively to a wall of rock, half way up a sheer cliff, supported from the bottom by thin timbers.This amazing and unlikely structure dates all the way back to 491 AD.You feel almost like a bird walking across the cliff face, hanging out over the valley, to peer into the dozens of individual shrines.As the structure is all wooden, you will notice an abundance of fire extinguishers it would be quite a plummet into the valley if the floor caught on fire! You can take a taxi from Datong to see this unique temple for an admission price of 130 yuan.