Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comCultural Heritage of Hong Kong - Buddhist Monastery, Big Hat Mountain
based on Get off the beaten track from Hong Kong's high rise apartment to the suburban area. You will be astonished at how much remains from 6000 years of human settlement in the territory across ancient archaeological site, traditional Chinese structures, temples to different clan's ancestral halls around the cultural side of New Territories, which occupies 980 square km or 91% of Hong Kong'sland area.
The tour begins with an impressive Buddhist Monastery (Chuk Lam Shim Yuen), housing the 3 largest 'Precious Buddha' statues in Hong Kong. The complex includes many features of traditional Chinese architecture and surrounded by a beautiful plantation of bamboo trees. Heading up to the highest mountain Tai Mo Shan (Big Hat Mountain), you will have a panoramic view of Lam Chuen Valley, Shek Kong Airport and Camps, and see the nearby cities in China at the Route Twisk Look Out Point.
Our next stop is to visit the Tin Hau Temple (Goddess of the Sea). The temple was built in 1736 near Tai Po in Lam Tsuen, local come to the temple for guidance by shaking the prediction box, especially fishing folks. Next to the Tin Hau Temple, is the magnificent Wishing Tree where people write wishes on colorful papers and throw them into the air to catch on the tree, it will mean the wishes are granted.
The tour will then take you to the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hal, that was built in 1525 in honor of the founding ancestor. Tang Chung Ling (1302-1387). The building is exquisitely decorated with fine wood-carvings, fully reflecting the superb craftsmanship of the old days. Next to the ancestral hall is Lo Wai, which is the first and one of the five renowned walled villages in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling was established by the Tang clan whose ancestors branched out from the main Tang settlement in Kam Tin in the 13 century.
New Territories rural land
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Highly recommended tour. The guide was extremely good at explaining all the different sites, and the ... Read more ›
Anonymous, United Kingdom, March 2008
Seeing the walled village was fantastic, especially knowing that this is the only tour that you can ... Read more ›
Anonymous, Australia, May 2008
