Recently we took a trip to Lantau island, the largest island in Hong Kong. It's almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island, and home to some of the region's best beaches, wilderness trails, and monasteries, in addition to the Hong Kong International airport. The island is easily accesible by the MTR, Hong Kong's mass transit railway. The highlight of our trip was a cable car ride that links the town of Tung Chung to a village called Ngong Ping.
The cable car ride provided breathtaking views of the island...
In addition to a spectacular view of Hong Kong's airport.
The village of Ngong Ping is home to a huge Buddhist monastery called Po Lin, although today it's more of a tourist attraction than religious retreat. On a hill above the monastery sits the Tian Tan Buddha, apparently the world's largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha.
The big Buddha is surrounded by several of his much smaller, Buddhist friends...
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