Private day tour to Hanging temple and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

About this activity

Meet guide in the hotel lobby in Datong city or train station in Datong, you will have private day tour to Hanging temple and Yingxian Wooden pagoda. Hanging temple bulit on the cliff, it is the national key cultural unit, which is unique as it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. The temple was constructed in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534) with a history of 1500 years.

• The Hanging Temple was selected as one of "The Top 10 Unique and Precipitous Architectures" by Times magazine in 2010.
• Yingxian Wooden Pagoda - the oldest and tallest wooden multi-storey structure in the world.
• Built in 1056 during Liao Dynasty (907 ~ 1125) and standing at 67.31 meters high, it shocks travelers most that the whole structure was made without any nails, screws, or bolts.
• There are lots of elegant Buddha statues and Bodhisattva statues to worship.

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