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Temple supported by single pillar on a cliff for over 800 years (7)

(Ecns.cn)    14:42, December 14, 2020

This undated photo shows the Ganlu Temple located in a cave in Taining County, Fujian Province. Built in 1146 during the Song Dynasty, the temple has been supported by only one pillar until now. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Dongming)

The wooden temple was built in a natural rock cave using no iron nails or tiles.

The 80-meter-high cave resembles an inverted triangle, with the upper part about 30 meters wide and the lower part only 10 meters wide.


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