The beautiful and historic Po Lin Monastery is located in Ngong Ping on Lantau Island. Originally, the Buddhist monastery was occupied by three monks and was initially called Da Maopeng.

However, in 1924 it was renamed to Po Lin Monastery. In just over 90 years, the Po Lin Monastery has become one of the most renowned and most popular tourist destinations in Hong Kong.

The Monastery consists of the Da Xiong Bao Dian - the Great Hall of Treasure, the Maitreya Hall, the Hall of Ti-tsang Bodhisattva, the Weituo Hall, the Banruo Hall, the Sutra-Collection Hall and other impressive structures.

Three Buddha’s are enshrined in the Da Xiong Bao Dian - Sakyamuni, Dipamkarara and Maitreya. In the Hall of Ti-tsang Bodhisattva there stands a bronze statue of Ti-tsang Bodhisattva, which weighs approximately 200 kilograms, there is also a 1,000-kilogram bronze bell.

Located on the peak of the Muyu Mountain, the Tian Tan Big Buddha is perhaps the most famous. It depicts Sakyamuni who sits on a lotus plinth in meditation position. Covering an area of about 2,339 square meters, the Buddha, with its pedestal, is about 34 metres high.

The plinth consists of a three-storied exhibition Hall. It includes the Gongde Hall, the Fajie Hall, and the Sakyamuni Memorial Hall.

The Fajie Hall displays a wooden book which records about 160 bodhisattvas gathering together to discuss the sutras.

In the Gongde Hall is a statue of Ti-tsang Bodhisattva, standing on the lotus plinth with a cane in his hand.

In the Sakyamuni Memorial Hall the relic of Sakyamuni is worshipped, as it was received from Sri Lanka in 1992. There is also a bell in the exhibition hall, which is engraved with figures of Buddhas and the Buddhist sutras. It is rung every seven minutes, 108 times per day. Mythologically, it is said that the powers of the bell can 'cure' people's 108 kinds of angers.

The Buddhist Relics Exhibition is held regularly in the monastery. Many precious Buddhist relics, including the Longcang Sutra and the Monk Huayan Preaching Buddhist Sutras, a painting are displayed there. Buddhist disciples from all over the world can go there for a visit.