The neglected 'Hangkong Temple' in Shanxi, built on a cliff, is not inferior to the Hanging Temple in Hengshan
Yunqiu Mountain is located at the intersection of the Fenwei Graben and Luliang Mountain. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Among the many famous mountains and rivers in China, there is no trace of Yunqiu Mountain. However, Yunqiu Mountain is also a beautiful mountain with peculiar natural landscape, beautiful scenery and profound Taoist culture.
The Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area has a vast area and many scenic spots, the most striking of which is the "Hangkong Temple". Many people may think of Hanging Temple, Cangyan Mountain, Hanging Temple, Xishan Hanging Temple, etc. It is as breathtaking as the Hanging Temple in the Clouds, and the scenery is even more spectacular.
Located on the cliff in the northwest of Tarpo Ancient Village in Yunqiu Mountains, it is called Yulian Cave of Hanging Temple. It is said that during the Yuan Dynasty, a real person in Changchun, Qiuqiu Chuji, discovered this place by accident, and Yulian Cave also became Quanzhen. The birthplace of Longmen School. Although it is named Yulian Cave, the cave cannot be seen from the outside. It can only be described as a platform, framed by an inward sloping cliff in the middle of the mountain. On the platform is a group of buildings, wooden and stone structures suspended from the top of the mountain, some of which are located within the cliff, some of which are suspended above the cliff, supported by several log columns, with their steep faces facing the abyss. famous.
The Yulian Cave complex, built in the Yuan Dynasty, suffered severe damage in modern times and was rebuilt in 2008, but the complex still retains the towering cornices and arches that rise above the cliffs, when first seen Here, the word "dangerous" comes to mind. That's one of the most dangerous buildings. The space near the cliff is more than 80 meters long, 230 meters high and about 20 meters deep. It can accommodate more than 3000 people.
The shape of the entire Yulian Cave is like a crescent moon, and the buildings are built close to the mountain wall. These buildings are also typical Shanxi style. Although they have been modernly refurbished and rebuilt, they still have an antique feel to them. Moreover, the scenery here is really beautiful, facing the green hills, and below is a village with a thousand-year history.
The most famous landscape of Yunqiu Mountain is the "Eight Sceneries of Yunqiu", one of which is Yulian Cave, which is the "mulberry and elm tree" in front of us. On the edge of the temple there is a magical tree growing on a cliff. One year mulberry and another elm, it's amazing, even more amazing, that two different types of leaves can grow on one tree.
As we have seen in the past, the main buildings in Yulian Cave are Sanqingtang, and Qiuzutang, all of which are wooden and stone structures with a spire. One of the buildings can climb to the second floor, and there is a pavilion on the second floor. Standing in the pavilion, you can overlook the buildings and beautiful scenery of Yunqiu Mountain in Yuanlian Cave.