This document discusses a Buddhist monastery built into the mountains in Shanxi, China. It marvels at how and why the monastery was constructed in such an extreme, inaccessible location. The monastery is accessed via over 400 flights of stairs carved into the cliffside and connected by narrow walkways, with the author wondering how the builders obtained water, power, and built such a structure high in the mountains. The document suggests the monastery was built in a scenic but difficult to access location as is common for Buddhist monasteries.

1. SHANXI, CHINA
CITY BUILT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SHAN
This is amazing
and we have to wonder how,
why and when did they do this.
From where & how do they get
water...power....sewer.....?
How did they build all this??
And why..way.."up there"!!
My best guess is that this is a Buddhist Monestary – They
are noted for building in the most extreme, inacessible, but
scenicly speaking, some of the most beautiful places there
is.
Bobby G.
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12. 空
谷
幽
长

20. 峭
岩
壁
陡

24. 百
余
米
四
百
多
台
通
往
级
阶

35. 漫
崖
步
间

40. Shanxi China
2009.8.18~19
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HYF 09-12-21 简编