The statue is 34 metres (112 feet) tall and was inaugurated in 1993, 24 years after the adjacent Po Lin Monastery unveiled plans to erect a symbol of peace and religious freedom in Hong Kong. While ...
Originally housed in a wooden temple, the statue was unfortunately ... the Leshan Giant Buddha in China, the Tian Tan Buddha Statue in Hong Kong, the Great Buddha of Kamakura in Japan, the Temple ...
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour will be lit up with images of temples, flower boards, dancing lions and bun towers this weekend as part of the celebrations for Buddha’s Birthday and the Cheung ...