NGOPING - Lantau Island

Hari ketiga di Hong Kong , 8 Juni 2009 kami pergi ke daerah Lantau Island. Cukup jauh tapi ada obyek wisata GIANT BUDDHA dan juga Mini Theme Park di Ngoping yang akan membuat anak-anak senang bermain. Yang utama adalah adanya Cable Car yang terbuat dari kaca sehingga dari dalam kabin, kita bisa melihat pemandangan 360 derajat. Sayang ketika kami tiba, cable car sedang dalam perawatan..so batal deh...naik cable car..

Hong Kongers love superlatives, even if making them true requires strings of qualifiers. So the Tian Tan Buddha is the world's largest Buddha—that's seated, located outdoors, and made of bronze. It doesn't need the epithets: its vast silhouette against the sky is impressive. Steep stairs lead to the lower podium, essentially forcing you to stare up at all 242½ tons of Buddha as you ascend. At the top, cool breezes and fantastic views over Lantau Island await

Po Lin Monastery, it's hard to believe today, but from its foundation in 1927 through the early '90s, this monastery was virtually inaccessible by road. These days, it's at the heart of Lantau's biggest attraction. The monastery proper has a gaudy, commercial, orange temple complex. Still, it's the Buddha people come for.

Ngong Ping Village. People were fussing about this attraction before its first stone was laid. Ngong Ping Village is a money-making add-on to the Tian Tan Buddha. Indeed, if a journey here is one of enlightenment, then Nirvana is much easier to reach than previously thought. Walking With Buddha is intended to be an educational stroll through the life of Siddartha Gautama, the first Buddha, but it's more of a multimedia extravaganza that shuns good taste with such kitsch as a self-illuminating Bodhi tree and piped-in incense. No cost has been spared in the dioramas that fill the seven galleries—ironic, given that each represents a stage of the Buddha's path to enlightenment and the eschewing of material wealth.

Monkey's Tale Theatre presents a charming and comical 'show' inspired by the famous Buddhist Jataka stories. Set in a magical courtyard under the branches of a majestic Bodhi Tree, this story will engage and inspire guests of all ages.

The entry to this themed attraction is framed by traditional, decorative columns which are illustrated with painted monkey murals. The entry to this attraction is framed by traditional, decorative columns which are illustrated with painted monkey murals. Moving inside, you'll be enchanted by the ambience of a seemingly open courtyard, before finding your seat in front of the panoramic film screen which is artfully blended into a wall of stone carvings.