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5 temples in Hong Kong to visit

Hong Kong is a beautiful city, and the temples in Hong Kong are part of the city’s beauty and culture. Hong Kong can be such a busy and stressful place. However, visiting a Hong Kong temple is one way to enjoy some calm and peace, even if not to

Story Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy Statue Tsz Shan Monastery Hong Kong

Guan Yin – the story behind Hong Kong’s Goddess of Mercy statue at Tsz Shan Monastery

Who else besides a billionaire could have a 76-metre tall completely alabaster-white statue of a Buddhist legend, Guan Yin also known as Kwun Yum – the Goddess of Mercy, constructed over the rolling hills of Tai Po’s Ting Tsz in Hong Kong? Tycoon Li Ka-shing is the benefactor and visionary

Monk, dissident and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Quang Do dies

Monk, dissident and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Quang Do dies

Thich Quang Do, a Buddhist monk in Vietnam who had stood up to the Communist Party for human rights and religious freedom, died on Saturday at the age of 91. He passed away from complications related to diabetes, a heart condition and high blood pressure. Thich Quang Do spent many