Heng Mountain Xuankong Temple Opening Timetable

The tour of Xuan Kong Temple took about two hours, while the tour of Mount Heng took about five hours. However, since the search results mentioned that the tour time might be affected by the flow of people and the queue, it was necessary to arrange the time according to the actual situation. In addition, there was also a search result that mentioned that the opening hours of the Xuankong Temple in the Hengshan scenic area had been adjusted. The ticket sales began at 8 am and stopped at 6 pm. Therefore, the specific tour time had to be arranged according to the latest opening schedule.

There were different opinions. Some people suggested going to Xuan Kong Temple first because it was on the way to Mount Heng. They could finish visiting Xuan Kong Temple first before going to Mount Heng. Others thought that it was better to go to Mount Heng first, because Mount Heng was one of the five mountains. There were natural landscapes such as the sea of clouds and sunrise. They could experience the mountain scenery first, then visit the Xuankong Temple to experience the charm of Buddhist culture. According to the information provided, there was no clear answer.

The following is the self-driving route of the Xuankong Temple in Mount Heng: From Beijing: 1. Depart from Beijing and head to Hunyuan County along the Jing-Da highway. 2. Visit Ying County Wooden Pagoda in Chaotic Origin County City and spend the night there. 3. The next day, he continued to drive to the Heng Mountain and Xuan Kong Temple. 4. After touring Mount Heng and Xuankong Temple, they returned to Datong City. 5. On the last day, he returned to Beijing from Datong. From Taiyuan: 1. Depart from Taiyuan and head towards Hunyuan County along the Dayun highway. 2. Visit Ying County Wooden Pagoda in Chaotic Origin County City and spend the night there. 3. The next day, he continued to drive to the Heng Mountain and Xuan Kong Temple. 4. After touring Mount Heng and Xuankong Temple, they returned to Datong City. 5. On the last day, he returned to Taiyuan from Datong. It should be noted that there was a parking lot near the Hengshan scenic area. The parking fee for small cars was 5 yuan, and the parking fee for minibuses was 10 yuan. In addition, the Hengshan scenic area was still 4,000 meters away from the top of the mountain. It took about an hour to walk from the parking lot to the top of the mountain. If you need accommodation, you can choose a hotel next to the parking lot or a local farmer's home. In general, the self-driving route of the Xuankong Temple in Mount Heng was from Beijing or Taiyuan, passing through Hunyuan County to the scenic spot, and returning to the starting point after the tour.

The strategy for a one-day tour of Mount Heng in Xuankong Temple is as follows: It takes about 1-1.5 hours to get to Mount Heng by bus or taxi from Datong City. After arriving at Mount Heng, one could buy tickets and ferry tickets, and then take the ferry to Xuankong Temple. The ticket price for Mount Heng was 45 yuan, the one-way ticket price for the shuttle bus was 13 yuan, and the one-way ticket price for the cable car was 70 yuan. Mount Heng was relatively friendly to other mountains. It took about two hours to reach the top of the mountain. If you are physically weak, you can choose to take the shuttle bus to one-third of the mountain, then get off and walk up the mountain. It takes about 1-1.5 hours to reach the top of the mountain. If you choose to take the cable car up the mountain, you can get off halfway up the mountain and walk up the mountain. It takes about an hour to reach the top of the mountain. I suggest you visit Mount Heng first, then go to Xuan Kong Temple. From the top of Mount Heng, one could overlook the entire Datong City. The scenery was spectacular.

Xuankong Temple was located on Mount Heng and was one of the 18 scenic spots of Mount Heng. Therefore, it could be said that Xuankong Temple was on Mount Heng.

The Xuankong Temple on Mount Heng was famous for its unique architecture, which was as steep as an abyss. It was a temple hanging on a cliff, about 50 meters above the ground. The entire temple was made up of 40 houses, all supported by a wooden frame structure, and only 27 wooden beams were inserted into the rock wall to fix it. The architectural features of Xuankong Temple included single eave, double eave, and three-layer eave. The structure had a raised beam structure, a flat roof structure, and a bucket arch structure. The roof had a main ridge, a hanging ridge, a hip ridge, and a poor ridge. Inside the temple were statues of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It was a rare temple in China that combined the three religions. The architectural style of Xuankong Temple was a combination of Chinese landscape architecture, while also retaining the layout of traditional architecture. This temple was famous for its unique architectural skills and engineering miracles. It was one of the four Xuankong Temples in China and one of the oldest existing Xuankong Temples in the world.

The origins of Mount Heng's Xuankong Temple could be traced back to the Northern Wei Dynasty, around 491 AD. It was said that a Northern Wei Taoist priest named Kou Qianzhi had instructed his disciples to build a temple in the sky before his death. His disciples had chosen the site and designed it many times before finally building the temple on a steep cliff. The architectural structure of Xuankong Temple used a combination of wooden structures and suspension cable structures. It relied on the bumps of the mountain and the shape of the rock to support the building. The entire temple was made of wood and stone, cleverly embedded in the cracks between the rocks in the mountains, forming a floating effect. Xuankong Temple was famous for its unique architectural skills and engineering miracles. It was also one of the four Xuankong Temples in China and one of the oldest existing Xuankong Temples in the world.

Mount Heng Xuan Kong Temple was open to the public at different times. According to the document [2], on June 4, 2023, the Xuankong Temple scenic area was temporarily closed. However, according to the document [3], starting from December 8, 2022, the Hengshan scenic area and the Xuankong Temple scenic area will be reopened. In addition, document [5] mentioned that from June 22, 2023, the Xuankong Temple scenic area would fully pilot the reservation reception mode, and non-reservation visitors would not be received. Therefore, according to the information provided, the opening of Mount Heng Xuan Kong Temple might change. Whether it would be opened or not would need to be determined according to the latest announcement or news.

Mount Hengshan Xuankong Temple was located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of the Golden Dragon Gorge in Mount Hengshan, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province.

There were many legends and stories about the Xuankong Temple on Mount Heng. The most famous legend was about the thousand-year-old ginseng. It was said that there was a thousand-year-old ginseng growing deep in the mountains near Xuan Kong Temple. This ginseng had miraculous effects and could cure all kinds of diseases. However, it would only appear at a specific time and place, and only the fated could find it. In addition, there was also a legend about Li Bai's inscription of the word 'magnificent'. It was said that when Li Bai traveled to the Xuankong Temple, he saw the Xuankong Temple built on the cliff and was amazed, so he wrote the word "spectacular". In addition, there were also legends about the construction of Xuankong Temple, calling it a wonder of the world. These legends added mystery and charm to the Xuankong Temple on Mount Heng.