Kwun Yam Temple

Kwun Yam Temple is a Buddhist temple in , . Kwun Yam Temple is situated nearby to the temple , as well as near the peak .
Photo: Andrew Currie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple in Keung Shan, Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Kwun Yam Temple, Keung Shan”, “Kwun Yam Temple, Lantau”, and “觀音寺 Kwun Yam Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kwun Yam Shan and Keung Shan.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak in Hong Kong, on southwestern , with a height of 459 metres above sea level.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1¼ km north of Kwun Yam Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luk Wu and Leung Uk.

Hamlet
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Tsuen is an area and a village of in , 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.

Hamlet
is a village in , on , .

Town
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is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through . is situated 2½ km northwest of Kwun Yam Temple.

Kwun Yam Temple

Latitude
22.24115° or 22° 14′ 28″ north
Longitude
113.88389° or 113° 53′ 2″ east
Open location code
7PJM6VRM+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244107308
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q62951602
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Kwun Yam Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “觀音寺”
  • Yue Chinese: “大嶼山觀音寺”
  • Yue Chinese: “薑山觀音寺”
  • Yue Chinese: “觀音寺”

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