Cultural Tour

It is our wish that RaAM 12 participants experience authentic Hong Kong culture and history. We hope you can join us on our culture tour to Buddhist relic sites with elegant ancient-style architecture and traditional Chinese landscape gardens, plus a unique vegetarian cuisine experience afterwards.

Chi Lin Nunnery
Established in 1934 and renovated in Tang dynasty style (AD 618–907) in 1990, the Chi Lin Nunnery is a large temple complex of elegant wooden architecture, treasured Buddhist relics and soul-soothing lotus ponds. The complex also includes a series of temple halls, some of which contain gold, clay and wooden statues representing divinities such as the Sakyamuni Buddha and bodhisattvas.

Nan Lian Garden and Nan Lian Vegetarian
Cutting through myriad of high-rise apartments is the tranquil Nan Lian Garden, a public park also built in the style of the Tang dynasty. Its scenic garden is meticulously landscaped over an area of 3.5 hectares, in which every hill, rock, body of water, plant and timber structure has been placed according to specific rules and methods. There are permanent exhibitions of Chinese timber architecture, rocks and potted plants. End your visit with tasty vegetarian food sourced locally and organically, enjoyed in a peaceful Buddhist eatery behind a waterfall among the serene garden.