Coordinates: 22°20′26.61″N 114°12′18.77″E / 22.340725°N 114.2052139°E
Chi Lin Nunnery
Chi Lin Nunnery (traditional Chinese: 志蓮淨苑) is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Covering a space of more than 33,000 square meters, the temple complex includes a nunnery, temple halls, Chinese gardens, visitor's hostels and a vegetarian restaurant. The temple hall have statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold, clay, wood and stone.
The Chi Lin Nunnery was founded in 1934 but was rebuilt in 1990 following the style of Tang Dynasty traditional Chinese architecture. The present-day buildings are wood frame buildings built without the use of any iron nails. This construction is based on traditional Chinese architectural techniques dating from the Tang Dynasty that uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood to hold them in place. The Chi Lin Nunnery buildings are the only buildings to be built in this style in modern-day Hong Kong.
The temple halls and the Chinese garden in front of the nunnery is open to the public daily without charge.
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References[]
- The Hong Kong Standard article
- Wall Street Journal
- International Travel News article
- Xinhua News Agency
- Fodor's guide
- Jackie Chan's review
- Redevelopment of Chi Lin Nunnery Architects Report
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