Hanging Monastery
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2013-10-29 10:39 |
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Hanging Monastery, or Xuankong Temple in Datong city, Shanxi province. Photo taken on Sept 5, 2013. [Photo/CFP] |
A small open-pit coal mine was found behind the Hanging Monastery, a 1,500-year-old temple in Shanxi province, triggering Web users to criticize local government's negligence over the amazing ancient structure carved on a sheer cliff. The Hanging Monastery, also known as Xuankong Temple, is a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level.
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