Hanging Temple of Hengshan
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The Hanging Temple of Hengshan is an ancient cliffside monastery in China renowned for its wooden structures dramatically built into a sheer rock face and dedicated to a blend of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hanging Temple (Xuankong Temple) | 1 |
| Hanging Temple of Hengshan canonical | 1 |
| 悬空寺 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3109988 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hanging Temple of Hengshan Context triple: [Shanxi Province, contains, Hanging Temple of Hengshan]
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A.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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B.
White Horse Temple
White Horse Temple is traditionally regarded as the first Buddhist temple in China and an important cradle of Chinese Buddhism, located near Luoyang in Henan Province.
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C.
Du Hang Pagoda
Du Hang Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hai Phong, Vietnam, known for its traditional architecture, ancient statues, and tranquil courtyards.
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D.
Guiyuan Temple
Guiyuan Temple is a historic and renowned Buddhist temple in Wuhan, China, known for its rich cultural heritage and significant religious influence.
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E.
Baota Pagoda
Baota Pagoda is a historic nine-story stone tower in Yan'an, China, renowned as a symbol of the city and an important cultural and revolutionary landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hanging Temple of Hengshan Target entity description: The Hanging Temple of Hengshan is an ancient cliffside monastery in China renowned for its wooden structures dramatically built into a sheer rock face and dedicated to a blend of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian traditions.
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A.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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B.
White Horse Temple
White Horse Temple is traditionally regarded as the first Buddhist temple in China and an important cradle of Chinese Buddhism, located near Luoyang in Henan Province.
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C.
Du Hang Pagoda
Du Hang Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hai Phong, Vietnam, known for its traditional architecture, ancient statues, and tranquil courtyards.
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D.
Guiyuan Temple
Guiyuan Temple is a historic and renowned Buddhist temple in Wuhan, China, known for its rich cultural heritage and significant religious influence.
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E.
Baota Pagoda
Baota Pagoda is a historic nine-story stone tower in Yan'an, China, renowned as a symbol of the city and an important cultural and revolutionary landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Confucian temple ⓘ Taoist temple ⓘ cliffside temple ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese wooden architecture ⓘ |
| builtInto | cliff face ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| contains |
statues of Buddhist deities
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statues of Confucius and disciples ⓘ statues of Taoist immortals ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha
Confucius ⓘ Laozi ⓘ |
| elevationAboveGround | about 50 meters ⓘ |
| founded | circa 5th–6th century ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | Northern Wei dynasty ⓘ |
| hasChineseName |
Hanging Temple of Hengshan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
悬空寺
|
| hasTouristAttractionType |
cultural heritage site
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mountain attraction ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearing to hang in mid-air
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combination of three Chinese religions in one complex ⓘ engineering techniques using hidden beams in rock ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Datong
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Hunyuan County ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Heng (Hengshan, Hunan)
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surface form:
Mount Heng
|
| locatedOn |
Nanyue Hengshan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hengshan
|
| maintenance | periodic restoration and reinforcement works ⓘ |
| nearCity | Datong ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements
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stilted wooden pillars supporting buildings ⓘ walkways and corridors clinging to cliff ⓘ wooden structures embedded in a sheer rock wall ⓘ |
| numberOfCaves | multiple rock caves ⓘ |
| numberOfHalls | about 40 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Buddhist temples in Shanxi
ⓘ
Chinese Confucian sites ⓘ Chinese Taoist temples in Shanxi ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | restricted visitor numbers in some areas ⓘ |
| touristStatus | popular tourist destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hanging Temple of Hengshan Description of subject: The Hanging Temple of Hengshan is an ancient cliffside monastery in China renowned for its wooden structures dramatically built into a sheer rock face and dedicated to a blend of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian traditions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
悬空寺