Route 8

Chi Lin Nunnery Care & Attention Home
Following the Buddha’s spirit of “loving kindness, compassion, joy and sacrifice”, The Chi Lin C & A Home provides round the clock nursing and personal care, medical consultation, social work service, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and other support services for the people of Hong Kong.

Chi Lin Nunnery
The Chi Lin Nunnery was founded in 1934 but 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. These are the only buildings built in this style in modern day Hong Kong. Covering a space of more than 33,000 square meters, the temple complex includes a nunnery, temple halls, Chinese gardens, visitor's hostels and a vegetarian restaurant.

Nan Nian Garden
Cutting through Diamond Hill’s myriad of high-rise apartments is the tranquil Nan Lian Garden, a public park also built in the style of the Tang dynasty.  Its scenic garden is meticulously landscaped over an area of 3.5 hectares, in which every hill, rock, body of water, plant and timber structure has been placed according to specific rules and methods.  There are permanent exhibitions of Chinese timber architecture, rocks and potted plants, while the hungry might want to try the vegetarian restaurant or teahouse.

Schedule Details
Coach pick up time: 13:30
Back to HKU: 18:15