Ling Yan Monastery

Ling Yan Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Outlying Islands, Hong Kong. Ling Yan Monastery is situated nearby to the peak Tin Lo Shan, as well as near Sze Shan.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Hong Kong
Also known as: “Ling Yan Abbey” and “Lingyin Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kwun Yam Temple and Cheung Shan.

Kwun Yam Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Andrew Currie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kwun Yam Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ling Yan Monastery.

Cheung Shan

Peak

Cheung Shan, is a mountain on Lantau Island in Hong Kong at 449 metres in height. It is one of the Four Guardian Beasts of Tai O Village.

Kwun Yam Shan

Peak

Photo: GZ2909, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kwun Yam Shan is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luk Wu and Tai O.

Luk Wu Tsuen is an area and a village of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, home to several Buddhist monasteries. The place was named as such since deer could be found there in the past and the landscape looks like a lake.

Tai O

Town

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Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O.