Tian Tan Buddha, Bronze statue in Ngong Ping, Hong Kong.
Tian Tan Buddha is a seated bronze figure on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China, rising 34 meters above a lotus-shaped platform. The statue overlooks the South China Sea and stands as the highest point of the Po Lin Monastery complex below.
Construction began in 1990 and lasted three years, requiring engineers to assemble 202 separate bronze pieces weighing 250 tons in total. Completion in 1993 marked the end of a project intended to affirm the Buddhist presence in Hong Kong.
Six smaller bronze figures encircle the base of the statue, each presenting a symbolic offering: flowers, incense, lamps, ointment, fruit, and music. These figures represent gifts that mark the journey toward enlightenment.
Visitors reach the figure after climbing 268 steps leading up to the platform. Access to the site is available via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car or bus line 23 from Tung Chung.
Unlike most seated Buddha figures facing south, this one looks north toward the Chinese mainland. It remains among the largest seated bronze Buddhas in the world.
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