Widely touted as one of the most significant Lantau tourist spots, the Tian Tan Buddha bronze statue of Buddha Amoghasiddi is one of the largest seated Buddha statues in the world. Rising 34 metres ...

One of Hong Kong’s major attractions is the Giant Tian Tan Buddha statue (also known as the Big Buddha) located on Lantau Island, the largest and most popular island under Hong Kong jurisdiction. The ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong is a crowded, busy place, but there is a way to escape the city, visit a giant Buddha and feel like you’re nearly floating in the clouds. But you may have to put up with long ...

The Big Buddha that gazes down serenely on visitors to the Po Lin Monastery at Ngong Ping on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island opened to the public 25 years ago. Thirty-four metres (112 feet) high and ...

Part of 1,600 papier-mache pandas, created by French artist Paulo Grangeon, are on display in front of the Tian Tan Buddha statue on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, June 10, 2014. The pandas arrived in ...

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