In Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong, it’s been fifty five days for these two adventuring couple, when they met together again on the World leading MTR Hong Kong –Vibrant Express- the High speed Rail at West Kowloon Station... in which Her and Him adventuring together on Lantau Island .. In which they ask their favourite companion Siri for some interesting advice of what to do on Lantau Island in which Hong Kong International Airport is situated on… as Her is travelling on the world largest Sea bridge the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge in which only takes least thirty minutes traveling time traveling from Zhuhai, in which is one of the cities of the Pearl Delta River- Greater bay area.. in which that fifty five days is the number in Kilometers length Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge bridge in which Her and Him spending together since finding each other..
As Him, wonders around the Hong Kong bridge connection custom point he ask Siri wondering what to do in the area of Lantau Island, in which takes her and him towards adventuring together toward the cable cars of Ngong Ping 360,Tian Tan Buddha, Tai O Fishing Village in which together they strolled towards Siri’s recommend location of where they could get a great selfies location of the Bridge.. In which she asked Siri “How long is the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge….” Siri Answered “The Answer I found is about 55 Km… “ In which he realised “Today is the 55 Days Since we first met.. Same… “
MTR Tung Chung Station Exit B, then take Ngong Ping Cable Car, which takes around 25 minutes. Then walk for around 10 minutes to the monastery; or,
MTR Tung Chung Station Exit B, then take New Lantao Bus 23 from Tung Chung Town Centre, which takes around 45 minutes. Then walk for eight minutes; or,
catch ferry from Central Pier 6 to Mui Wo, then take New Lantao Bus 2 to Ngong Ping Village, which takes around 40 minutes.
During the month of October 2017 in Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong, is the Ngong Ping 360 Martial Arts festival, in which is currently on right now from 1st to 31st October 2017, located in Lantau Island, in where is Hong Kong Disneyland is also situated also with the Big Buddha is .. During various session in which the iconic Shaolin Monks demonstration sessions run in between Martial Art performances in between times in Hong Kong Time 1245, 1430, 1600 daily with a fifteen minute session in the Ngong Ping Square, with demonstrations with Strength-Kung Fu moves with iconic degrees of martial Art skill sets with various types of weapons….
As with the Shaolin Martial Arts Workshop… from Monday to Friday at Hong Kong Time 1500 hours, in fifteen minutes sessions in the village square, is the workshop in which the Monks will teach you a few martial arts skillsets that’ll get you by as for the weekend also the public holidays it’s in between 1315 also 1500 hours..
The legendary Iconic Shaolin monks in which originated in from the Shaolin monastery, known as a Chan Buddhist Temple in Dengfeng county in Henan Province in PROC China… in which the monastery dates back to the times of construction founding of in between of years 477 to 497 AD.. in which dates back to almost the same period of the Goose Temple in China’s Tang Dynasty Capital Xian.. in which is nearby Daming Palace in which is one hundred times larger than the current forbidden city imperial palace area size..
Dating back historically 1500 years ago, founded by its founding Fang Lu Hoa… in which accredited to the martial arts component to the temple is the Bodhidharma, with its Pagoda forest in which are memorials to the previous monks whom previously residing there .. Among that historical contexts It has face my trials during the previous dynasty to till today. But those trials leading to be an always rebuilding itself ever strong…
There was once a scene featured in the Movie Battleship in where, it features a massive Buddha, on top of the peak of the mountain… also it was featured in the Amazing Race as the in which that mountain is which Lantau Island at Ngong Ping 360. In where teams arriving at night were to travel there either using various methods of Hong Kong transport to get there to reach to their way points for the next clue in going in performing for the next pit stop..
The big guy, the Big Buddha… Tian Tan Buddha, Shakyammuni, is that particular big Buddha in which was the pit shop for the Amazing race.. in which the big guy constructed out from Bronze started from 1990, completed in 1993, 29th December, standing at a 34 meters tall built, built in a traditional design of bronze out from 202 bronze parts, in which the steel superstructure holds the numerous of parts together..
Getting there from the cable car, in adjacent to Po Lin Monastery, closely, on an early afternoon on a fine sunny mildly cloudy misty day… getting there, walking there, I can feel its history has it unfolds before me, as the construction of the area speaks it all, as the location is fairly recently constructed in with the inspirational Ming Dynasty architectural designs as you can see from design elements from the Forbidden City in Beijing as an example in which is translated into the designs, as those design elements are translated into the Po Lin Monastery with the resembling maroon red painted walls, with the golden jade yellow roof tiles.. .. With that in mind the location of the monastery has a very deep history orthough it been constructed at 1906 since last century within the last moments of the Qing Dynasty by three visiting monks from Jiangsu Province..
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The Big Buddha Constructed in back in the late last century, or the turn of last decade of the 20th century, in 1990, in which took a three year construction process out of 202 bronze casted pieces joined up together in within a giant 34 meter tall construction internal steel frame within, like metallically paper Mache pieces that joined up together as it face north wise like the Altar of heaven in Beijing.
Walking up there, for most people is pilgrimage of sorts, some visited because it’s there, in most cases it’s a Pilgrimage for most as on the day of my visit there was numerous people worshiping in front of the southern door in which remains to be closed, internally as you walked in noticing there’s no photography or videoing allowed due to internally it’s an memorial site for those whom are associated with the monastery, or whom wish to have their final ashes rest place en tomb there.. Among with the hundreds others whom are there also around the circumference halls of the memorial section of the Big Buddha Enclosure, in which surrounding that enclosure is a central figure Buddha or the person – Gautama Buddha in life size wooden carve out from one piece, in which the Monastery has been highly regarded known to great source of wood carving sculptures. As I was walking around the placement is the other steps that leading upstairs, the upper level ring in where you have to pay an extra for an extra level of view..
those pilgrimage 268 steeps..
Among the thousands of people, that walk up the marble stairways, 268 steps, in which among walking up those white grayish steps, is with the three layering marble like platforms that represent the Taoist of that Chinese number three meaning underworld, Earth, and Heaven akin to the Altar of heaven in Beijing … among the other ring circumference is the six Devas in which place different various offerings in various forms containing various messages within those offerings in form of incense, lamp, ointment, fruit, with music within those offerings containing messages symbolically six perfections Generosity, Morality, patience, Zeal and wisdom of .. As the Tian Tan Buddha, Shakyammuni raise one hand in removal of affliction the other is the offering of generosity… As he sits apond a massive lotus leaves over watching with breath taking views of Lantau Island in Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong……
One off my previous stops the next day, is travelling towards Ngong Ping 360 in which is on Lantau Island, in which as also is the location nearby is Hong Kong Disneyland.. But further inwards into Lantau Island.. in which one of many transportation access to Ngong Ping 360, the Big Buddha, or Po Lin monastery….is using the Hong Kong MTR.. So taking up the early morning travel is by using… The Central Station from The IFC building on Hong Kong Island towards the Tung Chung connection- the Yellow line- in which it’ll takes you towards the Pink line …. In which my morning takes me there from having a strong breakfast in Austin Road restaurant Café De Coral, from having a relaxing breakfast then making ways towards in taking a Star ferry ride to Central from there it’s taking the Tung Chung line towards Lantau Island..
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Once stopping at the Tung Chung line all the way through towards, in which the next part is the cable cars in trying to find the cable cars that lead up to the Ngong Ping 360… in which the signs around the station itself is pretty well illustrated in Traditional Chinese also in English.. In which making ways from Tung Chung MTR Station… Towards Tung Chung Citygate Shopping complex in which is six times larger than Auckland’s Sylvia Park as….
looking back at the Tung Chung apartments and it’s communities amenities with on the left hand side Hong Kong International Airport 100 times larger than Auckland international Airport.. Photographer @KevinJamesNg 2016
Then walking towards the Ngong ping 360 Cable Car Terminal, in which the Cable Car rides comes in two packages, one with the standard cabin is HKD $165, for the round trip as for senior citizens it’s HKD $130 … The other package is the Crystal Cabin in where there’s a see through toughen plastic floor in where you can see all of downwards.. Sometimes it’s pays to book the tick online, given that you like waiting in lines like the early 1990’s like going for clubbing… the wait for the cable car ride isn’t too bad, however for a standard one, in which the cabin is gently ventilated, with the window shutters open as the cool breeze from the mountain tops blew in cool circulated air.. The journey time takes up least 15 minutes as I go up through a series of Cable Car stops towards Ngong Ping Village… Throughout the ride, the view is timeless breath taking, looking over from going from the Tung Chung Township towards the several mountainous peaks.. From looking at the various lakes, the Dam, then the whole outline of the looking outward towards the Hong Kong International Airport in the process of building its third terminal in which later will process ten million passengers per year… as viewing from that onwardly in the distance it’s the largest motor- ultra high Velocity rail , high way system in the world the linkage between the Hong Kong, Macau towards Beijing then onwards to Silk road towards Europe for one of many Silk Road belt trading initiatives.. As my cable car ride is approaching, towards the last terminal from the mountainous breath taking views as in the distance the Big Buddha in the distance… of Lantau Island landscape then arriving at the Cable Car shop to pick up my photograph they’ve taken earlier from the very based of Chung Tung.. .. .. …
