Hanging Monastery, Datong

The evening after the Yungang  Grottoes , we actually stopped over another place in the city. We even passed by a mosque in the city .

The small crescent on top defines the place .

Right in the middle of the city , there was this wall built in 1771 - the Nine Dragon Wall .

Nine Dragon wall , 1771 

Too bad it was quite dark at that time . The glazed tile screen built during the administration of Emperor Qianlong , Qing Dynasty, looked dull at evening .

The second day at Datong, we started early to travel another 65 km away south-east of Datong to visit the Hanging Temple . This temple hangs on the cliff of a hill with over 50 meters above the ground , first built in 491. It was then rebuilt and maintained in the Ming & Qing Dynasty , some 600 - 900 years ago .

On the way there, the government are building highways through mountain range .

high rise highway ? fantastic

Along the way, there was this unique village . Look at the village houses made of red clay .

Look at the round windows .

After the winding road, we arrived at this place .

That's the name of the monastery

And the cliff hanging monastery from a distance !

Across this hanging bridge to climb up the cliff .

This is the hanging monastery at a nearer distance

And when you are up in the temple, magnisficient is the word.