Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
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Man Fat Sze is one of the special temple attractions in Hong Kong and a nice place to visit during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday. Opening hours are 9 to 5.30pm daily. It is a rather steep climb up the hillside to the temple grounds. However, the path is lined with gold gilded buddha statues that serve to distract you during the uphill trek. The path is completely paved and there are a handful of stopping point with a few park benches so you can rest when and where the need arises. The temple grounds are on two levels. The main grounds are the first stop, which includes the main temple, with its inner walls lined with miniature statues of buddha as well as the temple relic - the Diamond Indestructible Body of Yuexi (founding Reverend Yuet Kai). There is attractive large scale Kun Iam Pavilion, a nine-story pagoda as well as other large scale statues of buddha and other gods to see at this level as well. You can then climb to a second level, again walking up a much shorter inclined path, lined with more buddha statues. Here you will find a handful of smaller halls, statues and nice views over the city of Sha Tin. During Chinese New Year, the temple grounds can be a bit busy and crowded by late morning onward. Many will be making food and incense offerings and if you are lucky you may see lion dances at the main temple. This is a nice thing to see at Man Fat Sze. Note: Che Kung is another temple that is potentially worth visiting in Sha Tin during Chinese New Year. This is a famous temple for the holiday season which sees crazy crowds and queues which can extend all the way to the nearest MTR stations. This will discourage some, while intriguing others interested in the spectacle to be seen at this time of year.
BradBrad
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It is an interesting place, very different from the city life of Hongkong. There are few signs telling you were to go from the rural area. Just follow the google maps navigation, and walk around the corner at the end of the government building, pass the sign about the wild hogs, and you will be at the beginning of the trail. It is free to enter and is open from 9 (I think) am to 5 pm (i remember 5 for sure). Be prepared to break a sweat, it is a semilong walk up to the top. I don't know if there is actually 10 000 buddhas, seemed more like approxomately 1500 tops on my way up, but I may have overlooked a bunch of mikiature ones(?). It is still very many! At the top you can find the Pegoda and more buddhas. Bring some change if you want to purchase cold refreshments such as a bottle of water or a can of coca cola (they also had coke zero). All in all it is nice and a little impressive, but it seems very... manufactured. Worth a visit though.
Tobias SkjelvikTobias Skjelvik
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There are a stunning number of Buddha statues, mostly repetitive. It was very good exercise for visitors to walk all the way up (and down). For those interested in temples and buddhist monuments, it is really a nice place to visit. We planned a 'up and down day' with a visit at Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, followed by lunch at Lung Wah Hotel, and an afternoon easy walk at Tao Fung Shan. As everywhere were clustered at the Sha Tin vicinity, these places were not far from each other, so it made a good 'local & original religion tour'. It was a hot summer day when we visited it, but fortunately it was not raining. I suggest prevent going there when it is foggy or rainy. A visit in autumn will surely be more pleasurable. Just noticed someone mentioned the vegetarian restaurant attached. It is closed now, probably under renovation, but there was no sign telling visitors the expected reopening date when I visited it last week (July 2018).
Cheryl HCheryl H
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Very cool experience and worth the trip. Make sure you wear very comfortable hiking shoes as you will be walking up steep hill to the top of many stairs. Was surprised to see that it was a free attraction. There is a unique surprise at the top of the main temple regarding the quantity of monks. I recommend buying some incense candles at first plateau before climbing up to main temple. Little souvenir shop has some cool items to purchase. There was some construction going on so we could not see the entire monastery, but there was enough to make it worth the trip. It was a little bit challenging to find the entrance at first, but once we found it we were able to experience the full event without problems. I recommend bringing water and a snack. We also visited Che Kung Temple nearby which was also worth the trip.
Andres VerneyAndres Verney
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Still wondering why this interesting place the entrance is not made significant at all! Right next to the government building in front of car park to IKEA, it is only a tall wired iron gate to enter. Once you get in like 50m, it was like boom, all the Buddhas statues in front of you. It's a bit of climb but you can take rest at different section. Don't be deceive as it seem easy at first 2 minutes but be careful of mid- to near top section where it is a bit steep and slippery after rain. Look at where you go too or otherwise will end up at cemetery, yes, cemetery! Each statue are very unique! Take a moment to appreciate each golden statue with those hard work behind. Can buy drinks at top. Only little city view at the top but the climb is worth it! Free entry!
Kevin LimKevin Lim
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What a nice experience this was, so many Buddhas, so little time. (since they close at 5) The walk isn’t very hard but there are stops along the way for a sit down, there’s also a stop for drinks. If you want to stop and admire the Buddhas, that’s a good idea too. The top is worth it, more statues and a gift shop if you are so inclined. Also if you’re Buddhist you can do Buddhist things. I went quite early so it was really peaceful but when I was leaving it started getting a lot busier so be aware. Also on your way there be aware, there’s 3 paths and the one to the monastery is the most hidden, one goes to a cemetery, one goes somewhere I don’t know the guard told me I was going the wrong way, and the right way is the monastery. Be aware.
Emma JonesEmma Jones
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The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a mid-20th century Buddhist temple located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, at 220 Pai Tau Village. Its designation as a monastery is actually a misnomer because there are no monks residing at the complex, which is managed solely by laypersons.
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