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Buddha in Po Lin Monastery (Lantau)
Start
in Hong Kong by going to the Outlying Ferry Piers in the morning, catch a ferry
from Pier #6 to Lantau (look for 'Mui Woo'). Then a bus from the
pier at that side all the way up to the Po Lin Monastery. It takes about half
an hour. The views are great and of
course this is the home of the world's largest seated outdoor Buddha statue.
There are a LOT of steps to go up to reach the statue itself. You don't
need to buy a ticket to go up unless you want to have a vegetarian meal in the
monastery.
 Once you
finally get there -- with aching legs probably -- in the low building underneath
the statue there are some nice large frescos (or mosaics actually I think)
showing the famous events in the Lord Buddha's life -- quite nice.
Walk down the steps (aching legs again) and then either eat there (a few
small restaurants are near the monastery or you could have stayed up the top and
eaten a simple vegetarian meal actually in the monastery itself). Or take
the bus down to Tai O.
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