However, while the size of Guan Yin is quite impressive, so is her story. Indeed, Tsz Shan Monastery is a worthy tourist site itself, but the real eye-opening wonder is the statue of Guan Yin which is actually double the size of the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. Reservations for the art museum are needed.
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To visit its very green grounds, where you will find a Bodhi tree, lush gardens and a “brilliance pond,” or to also learn more about Buddhism by attending theological lectures in one of the many halls on the campus grounds, be sure to arrive early to take advantage of the free entrance and limited capacity. The Tsz Shan Monastery Buddhist Art Museum, on the other hand, sprawls across 24,000 square feet, featuring hundreds of Buddhist statues, handwritten sutras, paintings and carvings opened in 2019 as part of the mission to exemplify Buddhist culture. The complex is 500,000 square feet and took 12 years to complete in 2015.
Tycoon Li Ka-shing is the benefactor and visionary of Tsz Shan Monastery, a US$1.5 billion project to encourage the practice of Buddhism and provide a peaceful place for Buddhist practitioners. Most probably, you would need to ask billionaire Li Ka-Shing? He is Hong Kong’s richest man, generous philanthropist and benefactor of Tsz Shan Monastery.Who else besides a billionaire could have a 76-metre tall completely alabaster-white statue of a Buddhist legend, Guan Yin also known as Kwun Yum – the Goddess of Mercy, constructed over the rolling hills of Tai Po’s Ting Tsz in Hong Kong? Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy and bullet proof glass are an unusual combination. We think this is both fascinating and slightly puzzling. Find Peace and Tranquility inside the Tsz Shan Monastery Complex Fun Factĭid you know that the guest accommodation at Tsz Shan has bullet proof glass.
Tsz Shan Monastery and the Guan Yin Statue are most easily reached by car, so we would recommend booking one of our car tours of the New Territories to see Hong Kong’s hidden gems and best kept secrets. If you’re interested in a tour, we can look at how we can work this into your itinerary. To learn more, don’t hesitate to contact us at are Hong Kong tour experts. Their visits are consequently restricted in number and you can only book in advance. Tsz Shan is a working monastery rather than a tourist attraction. The Feng Shui is excellent.Īlthough you can spot Guan Yin from many miles away, it is of course most impressive if you see her up close. Like the Guan Yin statue, it faces the water which is excellent Feng Shui. Visit Guan Yin, her home is the grounds of the tranquil Tsz Shan Buddhist Monastery. This calm and peaceful Buddhist complex is backed by lush green mountainside. Painted bright white she gleams in the sunlight you can spot her from from afar. Here you will see small fishing boats pootle by, Black kites wheel overhead and egrets congregate and dive for fish. Guan Yin wards over tranquil Tolo Harbour. Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is only 38 metres (or 30 without his plinth) and the Big Buddha is 34 metres. Guan Yin has a 6-metre plinth and she herself is 70 metres tall, so side by side would tower over Lady Liberty. However, only 46 metres is statue (including the torch that she holds aloft) and the rest is plinth. Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy wards over Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong To give you a comparison, the statue of liberty is 93 metres tall. We regularly visit him as an integral element of our popular Lantau Tour. However, did you know that there is another equally fabulous statue further North? It’s at Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong’s New Territories? Guan YinĬome and see Hong’ Kong’s bronze statue of Guan Yin (Kwun Yam), Goddess of Mercy, she stands a whopping 76 metres tall. The Big Buddha ranks highly in all Hong Kong guidebooks. Rightly so, he is a splendid sight sitting atop his mountain welcoming thousands of visitors from all over the world. Guan Yin, Hong Kong’s Gigantic Hidden Gem in Tsz Shan April 29, 2019
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