Po Lin Monastery, Lantau - Hong Kong

While we were in Hong Kong we knew we needed to see the world's largest Buddha statue, it is located in Lantau, 45 mins from Hong Kong island. You can take a cab to the telesferic station and ride one of their glass bottom cabins all the way to the monastery! It is pretty cool! You can also go to the temple by ca if you wish to, but the view from the telesferic is amazing!

 

Before you go up the stairs to see the Buddha, you pass through the court with amazing carved statues of the guards of the monument, they represent all the animals involved in the Chinese Zodiac, each statue was responsible for guarding the Buddha at a certain time of the day, pretty interesting!

This is the gate to the monaster, as it is expected everything is delicately carved! and stunning!

 This statue is the world's largest Buddha statue, by using bronze, it's 34 metres tall and weighs 250 tonnes, empowered in December 1993.

These represent all the offerings made to the Buddha.