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Lantau In-A-Day

Visit the Big Buddha

You need the better part of a day to visit the island of Lantau, especially if you get there my favorite way, via a 50-minute ferry from the Central Ferry Piers all the way to Silvermine Bay on Lantau, followed by bus #2 on a 45-minute hair-raising journey to Ngong Ping Village. The ferry and bus ride offer great views along the way and was for many years the only way to reach Lantau.

Big Buddha & Po Lin Monastery

Your first stop should then be the hard-to-miss Big Buddha, which dates only from 1993 but which has become one of Hong Kong’s top attractions. Then it’s on to neighboring Po Lin Monastery, worth a look for its ornately decorated main hall and statue. But you’re most interested in a vegetarian meal at the Po Lin Monastery Restaurant, which has attracted locals long before the Buddha made its debut.

Tai O

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Big Buddha

The World's Largest Seated Outdoor Buddha

Citygate

Hong Kong's Only Outlet Mall

Ngong Ping Village

Disneysque approach to Buddha's teachings

Po Lin Monastery

A not-so-private pilgrimage to Hong Kong's most famous monastery

Po Lin Monastery Restaurant

Vegetarian dining near the Big Buddha (b,l; $)

Image by C Williams