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Mt Hengshan in Shanxi
Situated in northern Shanxi Province,
Mt Hengshan in the northern one of the Five Sacred Mountains
in China.
The mountain is noted for its "Eighteen
Scenic Spots", among which the Xuankong (Hanging) Temple,
built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, is the most renowned.
This small monastery of 40 tiny halls and pavilions was
built along the contours of the cliff with its natural hollows
and outcroppings as support. It faces a deep valley and
dangerous rocks are hanging overhead with and abyss at its
foot.
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