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Perched precariously on a near-vertical cliff face of the Golden Dragon Gorge (Jinlong guan) is the Hanging Monastery or the Monastery in Mid-Air (Xuankong si). This is an early architectural feat that is stunning, particularly when you know that the original temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty over 1,400 years ago (although later renovated in the Tang, Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties).

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