The grottoes were mainly constructed in the period between 460-525 AD during the Northern Wei dynasty. They are an outstanding example of the Chinese ...

Built more than 1400 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, an...

This monastery has separate upper and lower temples that share a lane. The upper temple's massive main hall, the Daxiong Bao Dian of 1140, is one of C...

Hengshan is a sacred Daoist mountain reaching a height of 2,020 meters (6,625ft) located to the south of Datong....

Built in 1056 during the Liao dynasty, this impressive building is China's oldest surviving wooden pagoda....