{"id":1237,"date":"2019-01-07T08:54:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T08:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/?page_id=1237"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:08:06","slug":"the-big-buddha-22-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/gallery-photos\/hong-kong\/2018-august-to-december\/the-big-buddha-22-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Buddha – 22-12-2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another day, another adventure. The day was beautiful and we decided to all go to see the Big Buddha on Lantau island. That was a trip: bus to Ocean Park, Underground to Tung Chung via Central, cable car to the Big Buddha. In total, it took us between 1 and a half and 2 hours from door to door. But it was worth it! The buddha is 34 m high and perched on top of a hill. The site is very touristic but it wasn’t overly crowded. We had lunch in the Po Lin monastery. It is a vegetarian restaurant. The meal was interesting but not exactly delicious… It’s part of the discovery! After taking a lot of pictures, we went back home the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nouvelle aventure : Le temps \u00e9tait superbe, alors nous sommes all\u00e9s voir le Big Buddha sur l’\u00eele de Lantau. Pour y arriver, nous avons pris le bus pour Ocean Park, le m\u00e9tro pour Tung Chung via Central et enfin le t\u00e9l\u00e9ph\u00e9rique. Au total, cela nous a pris entre 1 heure et demie et 2 heures porte \u00e0 porte. Mais \u00e7a en valait la peine ! Le Bouddha a une hauteur de 34 m et est perch\u00e9 au sommet d\u2019une colline. Le site est tr\u00e8s touristique mais il n’y avait pas trop de monde. Nous avons d\u00e9jeun\u00e9 au monast\u00e8re de Po Lin dans un restaurant v\u00e9g\u00e9tarien. Le repas \u00e9tait int\u00e9ressant mais pas vraiment d\u00e9licieux … \u00c7a fait partie de la d\u00e9couverte ! Apr\u00e8s avoir pris beaucoup de photos, nous sommes rentr\u00e9s chez nous par le m\u00eame chemin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Views from the cable car \/ Vues du t\u00e9l\u00e9ph\u00e9rique<\/em> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the site of the Big Buddha \/ Sur le site du Big Buddha<\/em> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the gate, twelve divine generals escort us to the central square. They illustrate the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. \/ Une fois passe l’arche d’entr\u00e9e, l’all\u00e9e est bord\u00e9e de douze g\u00e9n\u00e9raux divins qui illustrent les signes du zodiaque chinois.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emilie’s pausing in front of the Rooster (Alex’s sign) \/ Emilie pause en face du coq (le signe d’Alex)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tiger is Sebastien’s and Emilie’s sign \/ Le tigre est le signe de S\u00e9bastien et d’Emilie<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rabbit is my sign \/ Le lapin est mon signe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The central square leading to the buddha on one side and to the Po Lin monastery on the other side. \/ La place centrale qui m\u00e8ne au buddha d’un cote et au monast\u00e8re Po Lin de l’autre.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Up we go! \/ Et on monte !<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Someone’s bored… \/ Quelqu’un en a marre …<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Down we go! \/ On redescend<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another gate to go to the monastery \/ Une autre arche m\u00e8ne au monast\u00e8re<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Views of the Po Lin monastery \/ Vues du monast\u00e8re Po Lin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And we are heading home \/ Sur le chemin du retour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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