Attractions

Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau

Hong Kong Islands

Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau
Photo: Muduchaorj HARIMO, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A giant bronze seated Buddha, 34 m high, on a hilltop on Lantau Island, reached by 268 steps, beside the Po Lin Monastery, which serves vegetarian lunches. The Ngong Ping 360 cable car from Tung Chung gives views over the sea and the airport.


The cable car queues are long; book online. The stilt-house fishing village of Tai O is a short bus ride away.

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