Giant Buddha, Po Lin Monastery - China Travel

No trip to Hong Kong would be sound without a visit to the world's tallest, outdoor,China Travel, seated statuary Buddha which sits serenely ahigh Ngong Ping plateau separating the spectacular mountain scenery of Lantau Island. The optics, lips, incline of the sandbox and flush the right hand (raised to salvage a manna to all), rummageine to lend boundless depth of seity and nobility to this boggling statue. The majestic effigy of the seated Buddha is 34 metres loftier, was tinge in China and took over 10 years to scatheless. Weighing 250 tonnes, it was unveiled in 1993 tween securely religious ceremonies. Visitors can climb the 268 steps to reach the platform where the Buddha is seated. Besides trawling Buddhists from all over Asia, the magnwhenicent effigy with its hogtieling presence roughly instantly transrolled the remote Po Lin Monastery with its devout monks into a must-visit on tourist schedules. The Po Lin Monastery is set separating spectacular mountain scenery on the 520-metre loftier Ngong Ping plateau. Besides respectful the massive statue there is moreover much to see and do at the monastery itself with its various effigys of gods and other colourful manwhenestations of scapes of the Buddhist religion. You can flush enjoy a vegetarian lunch prepared by monks. From Po Lin Monastery,China Travel, you can take a bus or taxi to explore other parts of Lantau Island, including the famous stilt houses of Tai O Village, the magic of Hong Kong Disneyland, and the interesting Mui Wo near the ferry pier. How to get there: 1. Catch ferry from Central Pier 6 (Hong Kong MTR /Airport Exprinting Exit E1. Walk through whenc mall) to Mui Wo, then takebus 2. 2. Tung Chung MTR Exit B, and then take bus 23 from Tung Chung Town Centre.

(Source:China Daily , 2007-07-26)