Don’t be fooled by Hong Kong’s towering skyscrapers and highly commercialized cosmopolitan outlook. One of the world’s most vibrant and dynamic business locations, Hong Kong offers much more for the visitor to experience. In fact, the vast concrete jungles carefully protect the more serene and spiritual venues of Hong Kong which includes nearly 600 temples, monasteries and shrines. One of the more popular places of veneration in Hong Kong is the Chi Lin Buddhist Nunnery a large temple covering more than 33,000 square metres. The temple is situated on Diamond Hill in Kowloon, and is one of the more popular urban areas towards the south of Hong Kong. The nunnery which was built in 1934 features traditional architectural methods that date back to the Tang Dynasty and what’s really remarkable is the fact that the building has not used a single nail in holding up its structure! The 228,000 pieces of cedar wood are held together with wooden dowels and bracket work. The beautiful and tranquil surroundings of the Chi Lin Nunnery are enough to calm even the most troubled souls. The temple complex includes temple halls, beautifully landscaped Chinese gardens, a nunnery and hostels for visitors while a vegetarian restaurant will see to it that no visitor here will starve while they enjoy the surroundings. The magnificent temple hall features gold, clay and wooden statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other spiritual deities of Buddhism. Bronze plaques carefully describe each of the statues to visitors. The beautiful garden features lotus ponds, shrines and beautiful walkways which will uplift your spirits. Presenting guests with the perfect combination of traditional Japanese hospitality blended with contemporary luxurious living standards, the Hotel Jen is a much sought after boutique hotel in Hong Kong. The 280 rooms at the hotel offer an array of star-class amenities and services designed to cater to even the most discerning of travelers. The property offers a commanding view of the magnificent Victoria Harbour while it is in close proximity to the entertainment districts of Soho and Lan Kwai Fong making it one of the most popular hotels in Hong Kong.

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