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Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden 志莲净苑及南莲园池Zhìlián Jìngyuàn Jí Nánlián Yuánchí
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Culture
About Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden
Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex founded in 1934 as a retreat for nuns and rebuilt in the 1990s in the style of the Tang dynasty, with timber halls held together by interlocking joints rather than nails. Its halls hold statues of the Buddha and bodhisattvas, and visitors are asked to keep quiet and not to take photographs inside. A footbridge links it to Nan Lian Garden, a Tang-style landscaped garden opened in 2006 with a lake, hills, rocks, wooden pavilions and a red bridge.
How to get to Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden
On Chi Lin Drive and Fung Tak Road, a short walk from Diamond Hill MTR station.
Nearby
- Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 30 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: San Po Kong 新蒲岗 (under 10 km), Wong Tai Sin Temple 黄大仙祠 (under 10 km), Kowloon Walled City Park 九龙寨城公园 (under 10 km), Kowloon Peak 飞鹅山 (under 10 km), JOYPOLIS SPORTS HONG KONG JP超动感世界 (under 10 km), Kai Tak Sports Park 启德体育园 (under 10 km).
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