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Giant Buddha
Tung Chung
Hongkong
Hongkong & Macau
China
Type: Religious Site
Hours: 10 am-5:30 pm
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Hongkong
Hongkong & Macau
China
Type: Religious Site
Hours: 10 am-5:30 pm
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There’s also a great vegetarian restaurant in the monastery, which serves inexpensive meals. If you want to stay and hike in the surrounding hills, the SG Davis Hostel is basic but beautifully located. The reason that most people come to the Ngong Ping plateau, though, is to admire the enormous seated bronze Buddha, which at 85 feet is the tallest of its kind.
There are 268 steps to the top, from where you’ll properly appreciate its size as well as enjoy fine views across the island’s mountainous interior and out over the South China Sea. If it’s a foggy day in winter, though, the plateau can resemble Scotland more than Hong Kong.
The long-awaited Ngong Ping 360° Skyrail , one-way/ round-trip) has finally opened and presents a stunning 20-minute ride from Tung Chung MTR station up to the monastery. Not only is the journey beau-tiful, it also makes for an easy day-excursion, maybe taking the cable car up and walking down (around 90 minutes).
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