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LantauNewest Review: ... onto a bus to the monastary high in the mountains. I'm not sure what else is in Lantau so i wouldnt know to recommend to stay there, but from what i saw i would definatley recommend a visit. I arrived at the monastary high in the clouds and could barely see 10ft in front of me. We were that high in the clouds. I began to climb the several hundered steps up to the largest outdoor bronze buddha in the world and i couldnt even see it. However when i reached the top, the clouds cleared for about 30 seconds to reveal this massive wonderful monument and a fantastic view off the mountain. The trip was worth it just for this alone. I would strongl... more |
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by zico23 - written on 15.04.08 (Useful, 41 readings)
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I visited Lantau while staying in Hong Kong. I got on the metro line at Nathan street and got a direct metro train straight to Lantau. The public transport is excellant. Lantau is located a fair distance away so it took roughly 30 minutes. There was only one reason i ventured to Lantau, and that was the Po-lin monastary and the Bronze Buddha. I saw nothing of the town except for getting off the train and onto a bus to the monastary high in the mountains. I'm not sure what else is in Lantau so i wouldnt know to recommend to stay there, but from what i saw i would definatley recommend a visit. I arrived at the monastary high in the clouds and could barely see ...
by heeheehoohoo - written on 01.12.04 (Somewhat useful, 219 readings)
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Lantau Island, a resort place in Hong Kong. It is half way between Macau and Hong Kong. It is the largest island with 300,000 inhabitants and it is twice the size of Hong Kong island. The Disneyland is going to open next year on this island. It used to be a quiet and relax place for locals to visit during the holidays. However, during the recent development of the island, there are many pollutions. Po Lin monastry is located here. The big Buddha is sitting on top of the mountain, it has a spectacular sea view. It is around 24 metres high. It is the world largest outdoor bronze Buddha. Visitor can take the ferry from the Central Harbour to get to this ...




