Chi Lin Nunnery
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| Chi Lin Nunnery | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Monastery |
| Status | Active |
| Website | www |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | Tang Dynasty |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Specifications | |
Chi Lin Nunnery (Chinese: 志蓮淨苑; pinyin: Zhìlián Jìng Yuàn) is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Covering a space of more than 33,000 square metres (360,000 sq ft), the temple complex includes a nunnery, temple halls, Chinese gardens, visitor's hostels and a vegetarian restaurant. The temple halls have statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold, clay, wood and stone.
The Chi Lin Nunnery was founded in 1934 but was rebuilt in the 1990s following the style of Tang Dynasty traditional Chinese architecture. The present-day buildings are wood frame buildings built without the use of any iron nails. This construction is based on traditional Chinese architectural techniques dating from the Tang Dynasty that uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood to hold them in place. The Chi Lin Nunnery buildings are the only buildings to be built in this style in modern-day Hong Kong.
The temple halls and the Chinese garden in front of the nunnery are open to the public daily free of charge.
See also
References
- The Hong Kong Standard article
- Wall Street Journal
- International Travel News article
- Xinhua News Agency
- Fodor's guide
- Jackie Chan's review
- Redevelopment of Chi Lin Nunnery Architects Report
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