Lantau is twice the size of Hong Kong island but nowhere near as developed. It has a Disneyland park, ancient forts, a fishing village, some say excellent beaches and a cable-car ride that leads up to an enormous bronze Buddha.
My cable-car ride up to see the statue started off as impressive but only for a short while, the weather turned foggy and by the time I disembarked I felt like I was in an Ang Lee film and a ninja would come flying out of the sky sword out stretched in a delicate hand.
I have seen a lot of Buddha statues this year. This one is sat in front of the Po Lin monastery surrounded by flying apsaras (Buddhist angels).
Shrouded in mist it was hard to see until I climbed right to the flight of steps leading up.
There is a tranquility and serenity about the place despite it being a tourist trap. The sound of monks chanting and smell is incense fills the air.
It was not until nearly 4pm that the weather began to improve by which time I had to race back to Hong Kong island for dinner. My friends had designed a bar and food crawl route through Soho which I simply couldn’t be late for.
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Posted on November 7, 2014
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