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Tian Tan Buddha

January 13th, 2005 by Roy Berman		 Mutantfrog


Tian Tan Buddha
February 29th 2004
The world’s largest outdoor bronze Buddha statue. Part of the Po Lin Monastery on top of Ngong Ping plateau on the western part of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The misty valley was taken from the window of the bus on the way to the plateau.

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    • One Response to 'Tian Tan Buddha'

    1. Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » The Kung-fu Master Says:
      February 24th, 2006 at 9:29 pm

      [...] He sits on the steps leading up to the giant Buddha of Zhanghua, which was the largest Buddha in the world until Hong Kong built theirs at Tian Tan. Laid out on the ground around him are old, laminated newspaper articles about him when he was younger. As visitors to the temple come up the stairs, he strikes a pose for them, but few even look at him. [...]

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