Yup, it's really just hanging there.
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This monastery was built around 600 AD.
The group.
My student Jimmy is in the middle.
She's struggling with the weight of the world.
This temple is unique because it combines Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
It uses some natural shelves, combined with man-made structures.
Sarah.
The ornate ceiling.
The undercarriage.
The rooftops have amazing detail.
One of the scary corridors.
These wooden stilts hold up the structure, more or less.
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