Temple of doom: Worshippers at Chinese holy site better watch their feet as it's carved into a 260ft cliff face

    Photographs show how reliant temple is on just one wooden pole to stop it hurtling hundreds of feet down the slope
    Built in 1146, Ganlu Temple is tucked inside a valley in Taining county, located in southeast China's Fujian province
    The awe-inspiring Buddhist temple is made all the more unusual by the fact that it found 260 feet above ground
    Considered to have healing properties, couples struggling to conceive visit site in hope it'll help them have children
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图片显示，寺庙一柱落地，撑离斜坡地面上百英尺高。甘露寺始建于1146年，坐落于泰宁县的一个小山村里，位于中国东南部的福建省。这令人心生敬畏的佛庙更出其不意的是，它悬于260英尺高的地面之上。据说寺庙求签灵验，很多夫妇都争先恐后到这座庙来求子。

The awe-inspiring temple is made all the more unusual by the fact that it found 260 feet above ground, built into China's famous Danxia landform of red mountains, where the majority of the structure is supported by a single pillar[CN]

这座令人心生敬畏的佛庙更出其不意的是，它悬于260英尺高的地面之上，建于中国红山闻名遐迩的丹霞地貌。这里大部分建筑都是有一条柱子支撑。

Situated perilously on the side of a mountain, photographs show how reliant this temple is on just one wooden pole to stop it from hurtling hundreds of feet down the slope[CN]

照片显示寺庙一边靠山危耸险峻，一柱落地，撑离斜坡地面上百英尺高。

Built in 1146, the Ganlu Temple is tucked inside a valley in Taining county, located in southeast China's Fujian province, with thousands of tourists making the tricky pilgrimage to the unique place of worship every year
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甘露寺始建于1146年，坐落于泰宁县的一个小山村里，位于中国东南部的福建省。每年都有上千游客穿越漫长的朝圣之行达到这个独特寺庙朝拜。

It is considered to have healing properties and families who are struggling to have children make the journey to the temple, which worships Buddha, with the belief that visiting will help them to conceive

Tourists walk around the Buddhist temple and light candles. The holy place is situated perilously on the side of a mountain

The holy place's name, Ganlu, translates as sweet dew, due to a massive stalactite situated above the temple which drips spring water that locals say tastes 'as sweet as dew'

It is said that the temple was built by Ye Zuqia, who had it built in her mother's honour after she promised to built a larger temple on the site after she visited the area having struggled to conceive, only to become pregnant shortly after

Situated perilously on the side of a mountain, photographs show how reliant this temple is on just one wooden pole to stop it from hurtling hundreds of feet down the slope.

Built in 1146, the Ganlu Temple is tucked inside a valley in Taining county, located in southeast China's Fujian province, with thousands of tourists making the tricky pilgrimage to the unique place of worship every year.

The awe-inspiring temple is made all the more unusual by the fact that it found 260 feet above ground, built into China's famous Danxia landform of red mountains, where the majority of the structure is supported by a single pillar.

The holy place's name, Ganlu, translates as sweet dew, due to a massive stalactite situated above the temple which drips spring water that locals say tastes 'as sweet as dew'.

It is considered to have healing properties and families who are struggling to have children make the journey to the temple, which worships Buddha, with the belief that visiting will help them to conceive.

It is said that the temple was built by Ye Zuqia, who had it built in her mother's honour after she promised to built a larger temple on the site after she visited the area having struggled to conceive, only to become pregnant shortly after.