香港旅遊景點介紹---天壇大佛(Giant Buddha )

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No trip to Hong Kong would be complete without a visit to the world's tallest, outdoor, seated bronze Buddha which sits serenely atop Ngong Ping plateau amid the spectacular mountain scenery of Lantau Island.

The eyes, lips, incline of the head and even the right hand (raised to deliver a blessing to all), combine to lend great depth of character and dignity to this extraordinary statue.

The majestic figure of the seated Buddha is 34 metres high, was cast in China and took over 10 years to complete. Weighing 250 tonnes, it was unveiled in 1993 amid deeply religious ceremonies.

Visitors can climb the 268 steps to reach the platform where the Buddha is seated.

Besides attracting Buddhists from all over Asia, the magnificent figure with its compelling presence almost instantly transformed the remote Po Lin Monastery with its devout monks into a must-visit on tourist schedules.

The Po Lin Monastery is set amid spectacular mountain scenery on the 520-metre high Ngong Ping plateau. Besides admiring the massive statue there is also much to see and do at the monastery itself with its various figures of gods and other colourful manifestations of aspects of the Buddhist religion. You can even enjoy a vegetarian lunch.

From Po Lin Monastery it's a short walk to the Wisdom Path, an outdoor replica of the centuries old Heart Sutra, one of the world’s best-known prayers that is revered by Confucians, Buddhists and Taoists alike. The sutra is displayed on wooden pillars placed in the form of a figure "∞" to symbolise the idea of immeasurable splendour and infinity.



Timber Treatment Works at Wisdom Path from December 2009 to April 2010

Timber treatment works at Wisdom Path are being carried out in phases until April 2010. During that time, Wisdom Path will remain open with only part of it closed for treatment.

Not too far away is the culturally themed village of Ngong Ping, where you can enjoy a variety of attractions as well as indulge in a bit of shopping and dining. From here you can take a bus or taxi to explore other parts of Lantau Island, including the famous stilt houses of Tai O Village, the magic of Hong Kong Disneyland and the interesting village Mui Wo, near the ferry pier.

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如何前往天壇大佛及寶蓮禪寺
1.於中環6號碼頭(港鐵香港站E1出口, 穿過國際金融中心商場), 乘渡輪直達梅窩, 後乘2線巴士。
2.港鐵東涌站B出口, 於東涌市中心轉乘23線巴士前往。
3.港鐵東涌站B出口, 乘昂坪纜車前往。心經簡林
港鐵東涌站B出口, 乘23線巴士往寶蓮禪寺, 然後循旅發局路牌指示往茶園, 由茶園入口沿遠足徑步行15分鐘即達。可參巧地圖：http://www.tourism.gov.hk/tc_chi/current/current_heart

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寶蓮禪寺是大嶼山最受歡迎的旅遊點，也是香港的佛教聖地，坐落於海拔520米的昂坪平原上，四周風光如畫。此寺藏經豐富，供奉得道高僧圓寂後化成的舍利子，亦設有大型齋堂。寺院附近開設有香港唯一的茶園，旅客可在此品嘗茶園出產的名茶。在寶蓮禪寺留宿一宵的訪客，可在大清早起床，到鳳凰山觀賞日出；鳳凰山高934米，是全港第二高峰。
坐落於寶蓮禪寺旁的天壇大佛，由中國航天部承包工程，從籌建到建成歷時25年，1993年12月開光並開放給公眾參觀。天壇大佛是全球最高的戶外青銅坐佛，端坐在三層祭壇上；高34米，重250公噸，佛祖的面龐由原塊青銅鑄造，面積達30平方米，宏偉肅穆。遊人可攀上268級石階，參拜大佛，或在平台上遠眺大嶼山和南中國海的無際風光。
距離寶蓮禪寺不遠的「心經簡林」，把儒、釋、道三教共尊的寶典《心經》整篇書法刻於多條木柱上，以大型戶外木刻的方式展示，並依經文順序排成“∞”字，象徵「無限」、「無量」。











「心經簡林」進行木柱護養工程，照常開放
「心經簡林」現正進行護養工程，木柱將局部圍封，估計至2010年4月完工。期間，「心經簡林」照常開放。




此外，您也可到訪附近的 昂坪市集，或繼續前往島上其他旅遊景點，包括充滿水鄉風情的大澳、滿載奇妙歡欣的香港迪士尼樂園，以及充滿旅遊旨趣的梅窩觀光遊覽

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How To Get There
Giant Buddha / Po Lin Monastery
1.Catch ferry from Central Pier 6 (MTR Hong Kong Station Exit E1. Walk through ifc mall) to Mui Wo, then take bus 2.
2.MTR Tung Chung Station Exit B, then take bus 23 from Tung Chung Town Centre.
3.MTR Tung Chung Station Exit B, then take Ngong Ping Cable Car.Wisdom Path
MTR Tung Chung Station Exit B, take bus no.23 to Po Lin Monastery, follow the HKTB directional sign to Tea Garden, walk through the hiking trail from the entrance of Tea Garden for 15 mins. Please refer to map:http://www.tourism.gov.hk/english/current/current_heart.html