Hanging Temple
悬空寺 · Xuánkōng Sì
A 1,500-year-old temple clinging to a sheer cliff on wooden stilts, shared by Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
Booking requiredBring your passport1–1.5 hours on site; about 1.5 hours’ drive each way from Datong
Tip
The walkways are narrow and one-way, and queues build fast. Go early, and skip it if you’re afraid of heights.
- Opening hours
- About 08:00–17:00/18:00, varying by season; tickets and shuttles start 30 minutes before opening To be confirmed
- Price
- ¥15 entry plus ¥100 to climb into the temple
- How to book
- From 2 October 2026: foreign visitors book climbing tickets only on Trip.com, which gets 100 a day for foreign, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan visitors; the counter no longer sells to foreigners. Online sales open twice: 20:00–23:00 the day before, and 07:20–18:00 on the day (each window has morning and afternoon slots). Bring the passport you booked with. Without a climbing ticket you can still see the temple from below. Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- About 65 km southeast of Datong in Hunyuan County. Car with driver or day tour, usually combined with the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
- Address in Chinese
- 山西省大同市浑源县恒山金龙峡悬空寺
Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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