Wong Tai Sin Temple

Day 3 Hong Kong

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April 2nd 2008
Geo: 22.33, 114.18Wong Tai SinWinnie's relatives took us there. Really quiet and spiritual place. The architecture is fantastic. We went during a quiet period, so I imagine it to be very busy during festivals like Chinese New Year. In the temple, there are waterways in which live turtles and fish. Ngong Ping 360 / Lantau IslandNgong Ping 360 is quite impressive. A 20 minute c ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more