Hong Kong -4) Big Buddha

The Big Buddha, officially Tian Tan Buddha, is located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The usual route to get there is:

MTR (metro) → Tung Chung Station → Ngong Ping 360 cable car → Big Buddha

Take the MTR Tung Chung Line from Central / Hong Kong Station

Ride to Tung Chung Station

Exit the station and follow the clear signs to Ngong Ping 360

The cable car terminal is only about a 2–5 minute walk from the station. Then take the 25-minute cable car ride up to Ngong Ping village. From there, it is a short walk to the Buddha and Po Lin Monastery

My friend XiaoFu backed off at the cable car station as soon as she found out the ride because she was affried of the heights.

I got a single ticket from a local vender at the cable car station and went there by myself (there were two types of cable car: one with glass bottom, one with solid bottom for different experience and they are differently priced)

The cable car ride was one of the highlights of the visit because it offered beautiful panoramic views of mountains, the South China Sea, the airport, and Lantau Island. 

Once you arrive at Ngong Ping village, I followed the crowd walking through a visitor's village to the 268 steps leads you to reach the statue itself. The view from the top is absolutely worth it.