Ngong Ping Village is one place you undoubtedly must go to when exploring the simplest points to do in Hong Kong. It’s such a definite scene from the mainland’s vivid lights, fast automobiles and concrete, glass & metallic towers.
To get to the village, you can each take a cable car (the Ngong Ping 360) which is an experience by itself.
It’s a see-through car and as if that wasn’t enough, it presents panoramic views all one of the best ways as a lot because the village. The journey lasts 1 hour though there is a shorter 25-minute selection.
We didn’t have time to attend for the cable car (these queues is perhaps pretty crazy) and we had just a few hours sooner than we wanted to move to the airport so we flagged a taxi down and took all of it one of the best ways to the village (which is admittedly truly extreme!).
Anyway, let’s get cracking with the problems you may need to do and see.
First points first, as rapidly as you arrive check out this tree with what appears to scroll hanging from it. You have no choice truly, it’s correct on the doorway.
Attempt the Massive Buddha inside the distance…
Take a stroll throughout the village and uncover it in way more ingredient…
You are extreme up inside the clouds proper right here and the clouds at this stage actually coated the Massive Buddha – which is unquestionably known as Tian Tan Buddha…
Lastly, brace your self for a climb as a lot because the Massive Buddha.
It seems extreme and positively it is nonetheless it’s a lot less complicated to climb than it appears to be…
Look once more on the village, appears to be pretty mystical with the clouds defending it…
Take a stroll throughout the Massive Buddha…
Look out for monks…
Head off to find additional of the village on foot…
Go to the Po Lin Monastery…
Soak up among the many sights whereas buying for souvenirs…
We decided to get hats (see beneath) and Chinese language language opera masks (not pictured).
These hats proved to be an issue to pack in our luggage so I ended up sporting mine frequently whereas travelling to and from airports (even in London, Australia and Dubai)
Lastly, we wanted to make our methodology to the airport and we bade Ngong Ping Village farewell and went to seek for a taxi to take us to the airport…
In its place, we found quite a few cows inside the car park, in the end, a taxi did current up the truth is nonetheless we had cows to keep up us agency until it did! 🙂
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