http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuha/tags/xuankongsi/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:45:49 -0800 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:45:49 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/24/buddyicons/36948083@N00.jpg?1128024355#36948083@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuha/tags/xuankongsi/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuha/3259322552/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chuha/">chuha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuha/3259322552/" title="Xuankong Si, Hanging Monastery near Datong, China"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3431/3259322552_e3c6ba5968_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Xuankong Si, Hanging Monastery near Datong, China" /></a></p> <p>Surviving nearly 1400 years by being moved up the side of a gorge to escape floods, the Hanging Monastery is quite a sight, even if your toes are numb and your face is stinging from the blowing ice and snow during our visit.<br /> In other pictures on flickr, there are loads of people there. I guess the key is to go when it's too cold to enjoy for more than a few minutes.</p> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:45:49 -0800 2009-01-22T00:59:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (chuha) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3259322552 Xuankong Si, Hanging Monastery near Datong, China <p>Surviving nearly 1400 years by being moved up the side of a gorge to escape floods, the Hanging Monastery is quite a sight, even if your toes are numb and your face is stinging from the blowing ice and snow during our visit.<br /> In other pictures on flickr, there are loads of people there. I guess the key is to go when it's too cold to enjoy for more than a few minutes.</p> chuha china winter cold gorge datong xuankongsi zd hangingmonastery 1454mm adjvignette adjdefinition adjcontrast adjvibrance