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Tung Lin Kok Yuen is a Buddhist Nunnery built in the Happy Valley. The building was built to provide education to females and to cultivate smart and brilliant Buddhist learners. It was located on a hill and it has an appearance of a huge 'submarine'.…

Hau Wong Temple is a temple located in Kowloon City. As for the reasons for constructing the temple, there are actually many different versions. Among all, the most common one is that the temple was built to commemorate a hero in the Song Dynasty…

Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple is a temple located in the centre of Sai Kung district. Like other ordinary temples, the temple initially served the purpose of worshipping. However, what makes it stood out from other temples is that there was actually a…

Tai Fu Tai is a fine example of a traditional dwelling of the scholar-gentry class in southern China and one of the most beautifully embellished historic buildings in Hong Kong. The main building of Tai Fu Tai is a two-hall, three-bay structure with…

Lai Chi Wo is a walled village which has a history of over 300 years. The hamlet was actually once one of the most affluent villages in the district. It is located in Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark. The village also has one of the oldest surviving…

The Kowloon Walled City Park occupies one of the most historic sites in Hong Kong. It is located at the site which is Kowloon Walled city originally. Nowadays, this park is being a leisure place for residents. It also attracts a lot of tourists.

Dating back around 500 years to the Ming dynasty, Kat Hing Wai Walled Village is a rectangular-shaped village constructed mostly of blue brick walls. It was first settled by the Tang clan; one of the five biggest clans to take up residence in the New…

The Cheung Po Tsai Cave located on the island of Cheung Chau was one of Cheung’s stash houses. The cave is empty these days, but exploring the winding passages and imagining the great buccaneer hiding out is a fun way to kill time. We recommend…

Located in Kennedy Town on the western end of Hong Kong Island, the Lo Pan Temple is the only temple in Hong Kong dedicated to Lo Pan, the patron saint of Chinese builders and carpenters. Nowadays, most worshippers are building workers who wish to…

Pinewood Battery is located in Lung Fu Shan Country Park, is the highest battery in Hong Kong. As a result, lots of people are attracted to come and play wargames. In order to combat the situation, the government set up a rule to prohibit playing…