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Hong Kong

Po Lin Monastery

Hong Kong

The vegetarian cuisine, the Buddha statue, and the monastery serenity.

What you’ll find

What Po Lin Monastery is known for

Major Buddhist monastery on Lantau founded in 1906 and home to the Tian Tan Buddha, with vegetarian restaurants serving Buddhist cuisine alongside the religious complex. Food is part of the visitor experience, but the monastery remains primarily a religious and cultural destination rather than a conventional retail merchant.

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