New Territories - Hong Kong - page 372

Western Monastery The main building of this tranquil monastery is styled as a classical Chinese palace.
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BUDDHIST MONASTERY, TEMPLE

CHUK LAM SIM MONASTERY
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2490 3392;Fu Yung Shan Rd; 9am-4.30pm; green minibus 85)
In a lovely bucolic setting, Chuk Lam Sim (Bamboo Forest) Monastery is one of the larger
temple complexes in Hong Kong. The temple was completed in 1932 when (legend has it)
Tou Tei, the earth god, told an elderly monk to build it. The second temple contains three of
the largest golden Buddhas in the territory, while the third contains another large image of
Lord Gautama.
The monastery is northeast of Tsuen Wan MTR station. To reach it, take green minibus 85
from Shiu Wo St.

MUSEUM

SAM TUNG UK MUSEUM
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2411 2001;2 Kwu Uk Lane; 9am-5pm Wed-Mon; Tsuen Wan)
This well-tended museum aims to portray rural life as it was lived in this late-18th-century
Hakka walled village, the former residents of which (the Chan clan) were resettled in 1980.