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doesn't go where they live, but it does go where travellers want to visit. Abundant Eng-
lish signs and maps make the system easy to use.
Individual fares start at NT$20 and can be purchased at every station. A day pass costs
NT$130 (plus NT$70 deposit) - buy directly from any staffed station booth. A bus/MRT/
ferry combo pass is NT$200 (no deposit).
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Foguangshan
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A massive temple complex,
Foguangshan
(Light of Buddha Mountain, Fóguāngshān;
www.fgs.org.tw
)
is about a 50-minute drive from Kaohsiung. The complex consists of a
monastery, a meditation centre and a new museum. It's considered the centre of
Buddhism in southern Taiwan.
Sights
Buddha Memorial Center
MUSEUM
(Fótuó Jìniànguǎn; 656 3033, ext 4002;
www.fgsbmc.org.tw
;
9am-8pm Mon-Fri, to 9pm Sat
& Sun)
The latest addition to Foguangshan is this eye-catching museum complex
that houses 12 symmetrically arranged pagodas and a giant Buddha sitting atop the main
hall. Inside the main hall you'll find a 4D theatre, a museum exhibiting Buddhist arte-
facts, and several new Buddhist shrines.
Great Buddha Land
BUDDHIST
(Dàfóchéng)
Here in Great Buddha Land you'll see a 36m Amitabha Buddha towering
over a garden of 480 smaller Buddha statues.
Pure Land Cave
BUDDHIST
(Jìngtǔ Dòngkū)
The rather Disneyland-like Pure Land Cave has animated figures
and a light show.
