The Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island

Lantau Island gives the impression that you are in another world, not Hong Kong, as this island offers some beautiful sights and landscapes – hikes over peaks with panoramic views, interesting towns, and impressive temples like the Po Lin Monastery in the centre of the island. Since the construction of the new Chek Lap Kok airport and adjacent satellite towns, the island’s relaxed atmosphere has been changing. The Po Lin Monastery, founded in 1928, is located on the central plateau below Lantau Peak. It is one of the ten most important Buddhist monasteries and is home to the world’s largest seated bronze Buddha statue – emphasis on ‘seated’ and ‘bronze’, as there are certainly larger statues elsewhere in other poses (standing, etc.), different materials, or inside buildings.