
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.

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

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

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'