December 2007Hong Kong is not only about shopping. A must-see in town is A Symphony of Lights, an 8 pm nightly light and sound show where more than 40 buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbour glow in colored lights and laser beams to the sound of music. You can watch it from either the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Kowloon or the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong Island, but the coolest thing is to take the 7:30 pm harbor tour in a junk ship, which will enable you to have a 360° view of the show.
If you feel you’re becoming a shopaholic and need a reprieve from shopping malls and skyscrapers, just head to Lantau Island. Disneyland has already found its way there, but most of the island remains untouched by rabid consumerism. Lantau offers several beaches and hiking trails, but the most visited attraction is the Po Lin Monastery and the world’s largest outdoor bronze Buddha statue. Just remember to go in the morning otherwise the sun will be behind the Buddha. Maybe because we went on a Sunday, the Monastery was very active and there was a lot of incense burning. So much incense that I ended up feeling like a smoked mongrel. But if it’s true that incense is cleansing, then I probably left the monastery as clean as a hospital sink. And hopefully rid of the curse of 1,000 weeping dragons!
If you feel you’re becoming a shopaholic and need a reprieve from shopping malls and skyscrapers, just head to Lantau Island. Disneyland has already found its way there, but most of the island remains untouched by rabid consumerism. Lantau offers several beaches and hiking trails, but the most visited attraction is the Po Lin Monastery and the world’s largest outdoor bronze Buddha statue. Just remember to go in the morning otherwise the sun will be behind the Buddha. Maybe because we went on a Sunday, the Monastery was very active and there was a lot of incense burning. So much incense that I ended up feeling like a smoked mongrel. But if it’s true that incense is cleansing, then I probably left the monastery as clean as a hospital sink. And hopefully rid of the curse of 1,000 weeping dragons!
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