In Datong's Hunyuan county, the towering Hengshan Mountain cradles the Xuankong Temple, or the Hanging Temple, which appears delicately suspended against a nearly vertical cliff face, as if ...

Tourists visit the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province, on Feb. 28, 2025. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its ...

KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...

KYOTO--Two “kakejiku” hanging scrolls made using advanced techniques ... screen paintings were donated on March 14 to Kenninji temple here. The scrolls reproduce “Fujin Raijin zu Byobu ...