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  • The "suspended in the air" monastery, correctly known as Xuankong Si, precariously hangs off the Heng Shan mountain range, 65 Kms  south east of Datong city, west of Beijing northern Shanxi province. <br />
This current temple dates back to the 6th century, is comprised of 40 halls of differing sizes, interconnected with narrow walkways or corridors on varying levels. It contain numerous  small shrines with 80 statues of Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist gods in stone, iron, clay and bronze. It attracts vast numbers of Chinese pilgrims and tourists which travel and marvel at its astonishing feat of architectural engineering seen most impressively as you look down into the deep ravine which lies directly below the monastery, apart from its fair share of rain, storms, and earthquakes that have never destroyed this architectural wonder.
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  • The "suspended in the air" monastery, correctly known as Xuankong Si, precariously hangs off the Heng Shan mountain range, 65 Kms  south east of Datong city, west of Beijing northern Shanxi province. <br />
This current temple dates back to the 6th century, is comprised of 40 halls of differing sizes, interconnected with narrow walkways or corridors on varying levels. It contain numerous  small shrines with 80 statues of Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist gods in stone, iron, clay and bronze. It attracts vast numbers of Chinese pilgrims and tourists which travel and marvel at its astonishing feat of architectural engineering seen most impressively as you look down into the deep ravine which lies directly below the monastery, apart from its fair share of rain, storms, and earthquakes that have never destroyed this architectural wonder.
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  • School children stream out of their school during lunch break in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.
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  • A man rides his motorbike through thick haze near a coking factory in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen083.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen075.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen028.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen021.jpg
  • A dog walks past a wall mural showing a beautiful Chinese landscape in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Linfen is one of the most polluted cities in the world as it turns readily available coal from the surrounding regions into coke that powers the steel mills.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen080.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen052.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen029.jpg
  • A man rides his motorcycle past a coking factory at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen006.jpg
  • A view of the hazy city skyline at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen003.jpg
  • Traffic moves through thick haze in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen085.jpg
  • A truck and a motorcycle are barely visible through the thick haze near a coking factory in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen079.jpg
  • A person rides a motorcycle through thick haze in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Linfen is one of the most polluted cities in the world as it turns readily available coal from the surrounding regions into coke that powers the steel mills.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen017.jpg
  • A man rides his motorcycle past a coking factory at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen009.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen072.jpg
  • A coking factory - coal firing power station complex belches exhaust into the air in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen046.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen039.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen037.jpg
  • A man walks along a cat walk at a coking factory as it discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen024.jpg
  • A coking factory discharges a plume of exhaust in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen023.jpg
  • A man drives his tractor past a coking factory at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen013.jpg
  • A man drives his tractor past a coking factory at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009.  Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen011.jpg
  • A man rides his motorcycle past a coking factory at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen008.jpg
  • A view of the hazy city skyline at sunrise in Linfen, Shanxi Province, China on Thursday, 03 December, 2009. Due to the heavy presence of coal mines and related industries, Linfen was named the world's most polluted city from 2004-2007.
    QS091203Linfen002.jpg
  • A miner walks out after a shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
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  • A man shovels coal while standing on the top of a truck at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
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  • Miners line up to enter the shaft and begin their shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_322.jpg
  • A miner rides a lift up to exit the mine shaft after finishing his shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_314.jpg
  • A miner walks out after using a retina scan to confirm indignity after a shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_307.jpg
  • A man stands in an empty lot marked with truck tracks at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_303.jpg
  • A miner rides a lift up to exit the mine shaft after finishing his shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_315.jpg
  • Miners line up to enter the shaft and begin their shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_318.jpg
  • A miner uses his locker after finishing his shift at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_316.jpg
  • People move past coal transfer and storage units at a coal mine and processing facility in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping.
    QS2016Archive_302.jpg
  • A woman walks past the gates of a baijiu liquor distillery city, made in imitation of a traditional Chinese city,  in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping. New business ventures like the distillery city, funded by coal money with grandiose hopes and expectations, often prove too ambitious and unrealistic.
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  • Row of buildings, mostly empty, stands in a baijiu liquor distillery city, made in imitation of a traditional Chinese city,  in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping. New business ventures like the distillery city, funded by coal money with grandiose hopes and expectations, often prove too ambitious and unrealistic.
    QS2016Archive_329.jpg
  • A man stands on a street with row of buildings, mostly empty, in a baijiu liquor distillery city, made in imitation of a traditional Chinese city,  in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping. New business ventures like the distillery city, funded by coal money with grandiose hopes and expectations, often prove too ambitious and unrealistic.
    QS2016Archive_331.jpg
  • A man rides his scooter past the gates of a baijiu liquor distillery city, made in imitation of a traditional Chinese city,  in Liulin, Shanxi province, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Shanxi is facing a challenge shared by a sweeping region across Chinas industrial north: how to shut down cash-burning mines that employ millions of people whose prospects are uncertain in the new economy promised by President Xi Jinping. New business ventures like the distillery city, funded by coal money with grandiose hopes and expectations, often prove too ambitious and unrealistic.
    QS2016Archive_328.jpg
  • A driver charges a BYD Co. E6 electric taxi at a charging station in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles.
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  • A driver sits in the cab of a BYD Co. E6 electric taxi at a charging station in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles.
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  • BYD Co. E6 electric taxi seen charging at a charging station in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles.
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  • A driver cleans the hood of a BYD Co. E6 electric taxi at a charging station in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles.
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  • A BYD Co. E6 electric taxi, center, stands in traffic at an intersection in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles.
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  • A driver checks his phone while standing behind a BYD Co. E6 electric taxi at a charging station in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles.
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