Tian Tin

Tian Tin Buddha, Po Lin Monastery

(寶蓮禪寺天壇大佛)

I actually intended to see the Tian Tin Buddha my first week here. As it has now happened, I ended up seeing it the last. This is actually one of the few cultural icons of Hong Kong in my opinion. What makes it unique though as religious icons go, it's relatively new, having been started contruction on in the early 1990s.