There are good views of the mountains from this small Buddhist monastery, hidden away inside the South Lantau Country Park.


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1. Tai O Tin Hau Temple

1.24 MILES

The main gods here are Tin Hau, Goddess of the Sea, and notably, Madam Kam Fa, the Goddess of Fertility and protector of infants and pregnant women. Every…

2. Po Lin Monastery & Big Buddha

1.46 MILES

Po Lin is a huge Buddhist monastery and temple complex that was built in 1924. Today it seems more of a tourist honeypot than a religious retreat,…

3. Tai O

1.53 MILES

On weekends, droves of visitors trek to the far-flung west coast of Lantau to see a fascinating way of life. Here in Tai O, historical home to the Tanka…

4. Tai O Kwan Tai Temple

1.56 MILES

Tai O's oldest temple, raised in the 15th century (Ming dynasty), is dedicated to Kwan Tai, a deified general known as the God of War. It was renovated in…

5. Stilt Houses

1.59 MILES

Tai O's remaining stilt houses stand over the waterway, scrunched up against each other for support. Some have ladders descending to boats, the vehicle of…

6. Tai O Yeung Hau Temple

1.71 MILES

Yeung Hau, Tai O's patron deity and the resident god here is believed to be the maternal uncle of the last Song emperor. Marquis Yeung is said to have…

7. Tai O Hung Shing Temple

1.88 MILES

Located away from the main street, in a windy spot in Sha Lo Wan Village, this temple has an air of modest quietude. It was built in the 18th century to…

8. Shui Hau Beach

3.01 MILES

Lantau's largest stretch of mudflat, Shui Hau Beach, is lovely, with rippled black sand mirroring the sky and mangroves teeming with crustaceans and clams…