Although most of people see Hong Kong more like as a fast forward city with modern urbanistic landscape, yet it has many more things to offer. Incredible how quick in 20 minutes or half an hour you can find yourself in almoust unrecognizable places. Like beautiful island with partly untouched nature, endless rainforests which look so soft from high above, like a painted wool, blue waters, and magnificent mountains.
I am talking about the largest island of Hong Kong - Lantau island. This mountainous terrain by its name literally means “big island mountain”. And it actually looks like that. Beautiful mountains whatever direction you would look to, much less high buildings, more peaceful and slow attitude, less pollution, but more green views, less local people, but, unfortunately, too many tourists at this season.
The island can be reached by a ferry and a bus, or metro and a cable car. Why not a cable car - it shouldn't be so bad, - would have thought I at that time. Or, to be honest, i didn't think about it at all. Until we reached the terminal.
Traveling by cable car is equal to airplane flight - smooth and slow. So people like me, who better choose other forms rather than air travel, might find it a bit difficult to enjoy. But nature plays its part well there and still gives many pleasant moments.
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| Brave worker on his own open air cab ride |
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| Tung Chung New Town and Tung Chung Bay |
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| The magnificent view seen from Ngong Ping 360 cabway |
Finally on the ground we came to see a small touristic village full of numerous eating places, restaurants and small shops stuffed with things you mostly don’t need.
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| Near the one of Twelve Divine Generals guard - the representative of Rabbit Chinese Zodiac |
And the following views which reminded me nothing else, but my beautiful Sri Lanka.
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| Tian Tan Buddha |
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| Built only 20 years back, in 1993, Big Buddha is more a tourist attraction point than rather than spiritual and religious centre. |
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| In Sri Lanka it is absolutely disrespectful to pose with Buddha behind. Although Hong Kong seems like doesn't follow the same spiritual pathway. Moreover, neither tourists nor locals are asked to cover their shoulders and knees. |
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| Buddha Amoghasidhi close view |
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| Following views I enjoyed the most |
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| Already one of my favourite |
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| Extra large incense for stronger worship or bigger sins? |
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| Chinese tourists found it excited to pose with cows mowing |
