Commonly known as the Big Buddha in Hong Kong. This huge bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni was completed in 1993. Capturing this photograph was one of the main reasons I took the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. The statue is 34 metres tall and weighs over 250 tons. If you visit I recommend buying a bottle of water from the vendors before walking up the 268 steps. After paying my respects to the Buddha I also visited the Po Lin Monastery. Here I had a nice vegetarian lunch with a couple of local monks.
Taking only photographs – leaving only footprints
