Lantau Island

Lantau Island (literal translation: Ragged Head) was previously known as Tai Hai Shan, and is now home to the Tien Tan Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery. Getting to the island is easy, as there are regular buses from Hong Kong Island to Lantau. Though getting there would have been made much more fun if the cable cars were in operation. On the other side of the island is the Tai O fishing village. Food is probably as fresh as anyone can get, there were boats with live fishes and shellfishes docked at the port.

Here's a snapshot of things to be seen and done on the island.

Tien Tan Buddha

Gateway: Po Lin Monastery

Stairway to the top

Goddesses bearing gifts

More goddesses

Close-up

Entrance to Ngong Ping trekking path

Heart Sutra (aka Wisdom Path)

Heart Sutra (explained)

Tai-O Fishing Village
Tau foo fa shops

Yummy tau foo fa (made with mountain water)

Candy seller

Malt candy (yumm!)

Christmas decorations at the Citygate Shopping Center