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Soaring Popularity and Further Acclaim | Hanging Temple: Listed Among the Top 100 Must-Visit Asian Attractions in 2025

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2025-07-25 21:36

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Recently, Ctrip released the 2025 Asian Popular Attractions list, with Hengshan Mountain's Hanging Temple as the top attraction It is listed among the top 100 must-visit attractions in Asia in 2025. The Palace Museum ranks number one on the list, while the Hanging Temple is ranked within the top 100, making it the only attraction from Shanxi Province on the list.

The Hanging Temple is a millennia-old "sky-high pavilion." It is not only a must-visit landmark for tourists, but also a cultural and tourism symbol representing the expectations of first-time visitors from other regions. It serves as the "first gateway" to Hengshan Mountain and is the most representative attraction of Hengshan Mountain's cultural tourism. Its unique architectural design, "extending to the sky above and detached from the mundane below," and its breathtaking appearance, "suspended between cliffs, resembling a fairy palace," have made it a favorite among tourists. As of press time, 505 people have bookmarked the Hanging Temple on the released list, with 6015 positive comments.

Ctrip's classic list selection logic has always revolved around "real tourist needs." For first-time visitors from other regions, they need a "first stop" that represents the essence of regional culture and offers a high level of experience and dissemination—the Hanging Temple perfectly meets this need.

Since the summer vacation began, the daily number of visitors to the Hanging Temple has reached 13,000, with the daily number of people ascending reaching the upper limit of 3260. Online bookings for ascending tickets are sold out 7 days in advance, and offline tickets are also sold out within minutes. "I got an ascending ticket" has become something many tourists boast about online.

This ancient architectural wonder, built on the west side of the Jinlong Gorge on the steep cliffs of Cui Ping Peak in Hengshan Mountain, combines "wonder, danger, and ingenuity": it is suspended from the cliff face with only a few wooden pillars, yet it has withstood over 1500 years of wind and rain; it integrates Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and the sculptures and murals inside the temple are considered artistic treasures; standing in the temple overlooking the gorge, one can feel the grandeur of nature and touch the weight of history.

Behind its high popularity is tourists' recognition of the Hanging Temple as a representative attraction of Shanxi's ancient architectural culture. Data shows that the Hanging Temple consistently ranks among the top 3 attractions in Shanxi on the Ctrip platform in terms of "want to go" bookmarks, with over 20,000 travelogues produced annually. Content such as "Hanging Temple photography guides" and "Hanging Temple pit avoidance guides" has accumulated over 1 billion views on social media platforms. This popularity has allowed it to stand out from numerous attractions and become a "steadfast pillar" on the list.

The 2025 Ctrip Reputation List covers 806 attractions, and for the first time, it introduces the Europe 100 and Americas 100 series lists, achieving a significant global upgrade compared to last year. It is worth mentioning that to ensure the authority of the list, Ctrip also adheres to a "objective + subjective" dual verification mechanism. All listed items undergo manual verification and on-site assessments of multiple dimensions, including the intensity of the theme, traffic convenience, and service capabilities, ensuring that every recommendation can withstand users' "magnifying glass" scrutiny. As Ctrip Reputation List curator Yuwen Ao said: "We hope to polish the list like making travel magazines, so that every traveler can find the ideal answer here."

The Hanging Temple's rise to fame is not an isolated incident. It's like a stone thrown into a lake, creating ripples for the cultural and tourism development of the city it's in.

For tourists, the Hanging Temple is no longer an "isolated attraction," but a "key" to opening up the city. Many tourists come to Hunyuan because of the Hanging Temple, but discover more surprises during their trip: strolling through Hunyuan Ancient City, the old streets retain the atmosphere of the Ming and Qing dynasties; in the old teahouses under the ancient city walls, one can hear authentic northern Shanxi folk songs; visiting Yong'an Temple, the "water and land paintings" inside the temple remain vibrant after hundreds of years, and the painted gods and ghosts seem ready to step off the walls, considered a peak of Yuan Dynasty murals; sitting down at a cold noodle shop in the old city streets, topped with special chili oil and paired with a piece of yellow rice cake, the taste buds are instantly enveloped by the rich flavors of northern Shanxi. This transformation of "coming for the temple, staying for the city" has upgraded tourism consumption from "temple sightseeing" to an in-depth experience of "the whole of Hengshan Mountain and the whole of Hunyuan."

"Visited the Hanging Temple, fell in love with Hunyuan City" has become a new footnote in the upgrade of the cultural tourism brand.

From a name on the Ctrip list, to a photo in a tourist's camera, and then to a business card for the city's cultural tourism, the story of the Hanging Temple proves that a truly popular cultural tourism attraction can both carry the weight of history and meet the needs of the present; it can be both tourists' "poetry and distance" and activate the city's development potential.

If you are still struggling with "where to go first," take a look at the Ctrip list—perhaps places like the Hanging Temple have been there all along, waiting for you to start a journey that "begins with checking in and ends with love."

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