Nan Lian Garden and Chi Lin Nunnery

On Mondays we have been able to go with some of the other senior missionaries, Temple and Area, and see some of the sights in Hong Kong.  One of the areas we really enjoyed was the Nan Lian Garden and Chi Lin Nunnery.  It was very relaxing to just enjoy the beauty of this haven in the city.

The information below is from the internet.

Nan Lian Garden, opened on 15th November 2006, is a Tang-style landscaped Chinese garden of classical elegance based on the blueprint of the famous Jiangshouju Garden in Shanxi Province. It was jointly developed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Chi Lin Nunnery. Although the location of the garden is in urban Kowloon this is a truly beautiful, colourful and scenic place with a tranquil and serene atmosphere. Noise barriers shield the gardens from the sound of traffic outside the garden and mounds have been placed around the whole garden with extensive planting of trees to filter exhaust and dust from the surrounding area.

Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1990s following the traditional Tang Dynasty architecture. 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.

We were able to go in and see the statues mentioned above but were asked not to take pictures so we respected this request.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

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Entering the Garden

Chinese Architecture

The Becksteads, left, who work in the Area Office and the Chattertons who work in the temple with us.  Elder Beckstead and Elder Chatterton both served in Hong Kong as young missionaries and were in the MTC together.

Elder and Sister Sorensen, yes we needed jackets because we arrived in winter.

Notice typical tall buildings in the background.

Flowering trees.

Chinese architecture old and modern.  Notice the fish in the pond.

Interesting tree.

This picture shows that this garden is a haven in the city.

The courtyard leading to the Buddhist Halls in the background.

Standing in front of the Buddhist halls and looking back at the courtyard.