The reason Xuankong Si was built so high above the ground may be one of practicality – defense against marauders or protection from floods.
The more romantic version is that the Monks were dedicated to silence and so high above the ground they might achieve this ideal. It is said that they were forbidden to hear the barking of dog, the wailing of a child or even the sound of a rooster crowing as it welcomed the dawn.
It is now largely a tourist attraction but caretakers are said to still live in its caves and halls.
CASA DO PENEDO - PORTUGAL
There have been several claims that Casa Do Penedo is a hoax created by a Photoshop artist but it is definitely real.
It has been featured on Portuguese television, in the British Daily Mail Newspaper and on countless architecture websites.
The closest village is Pereira which is 1.3 kilometres to the south.
It is not a fake.
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