Hong Kong Trip: Hong Kong Day 4 (Part 4)

Fortunately, the sun set behind the mountains. That means the sun actually had not officially gone down yet. The cable car was actually quite fast but the distance between Ngong Ping and Tung Chung is quite significant. It took us 20 minutes to reach the other side. The line stretches 5.7 km according to Wikipedia and it is one of the world's longest cable car.

Picturesque view of the sunset + cable car tower


Me and Edwin in the cable car (can't fit everyone into the picture)


The vast mountain range and people trekking on the mountain trails


Can you spot the Big Buddha?


In closer view of the Big Buddha

We reached the cable car terminal at Ngong Ping Village and checked the time, 5.30 pm, 30 minutes before it starts to get dark! We quickly snapped a group photo near the terminal before rushing to the top of the Big Buddha.

A quick snapshot

Running........... Running........ Panting........ Running........

We were seriously running and try to catch our breath and Ed and i were leading the pack behind. We ran like around 1 - 2 km before finally reaching the foot of Big Buddha. We braced ourselves for sore thighs and ascended 268 of steps before reaching the summit.

At the midway of stairs towards Big Buddha and hiding my tired look


5 of us plus 10 tired legs


Finally at the summit of Big Buddha with Buddhistic statues praising the Tian Tan Buddha


We had to take more photos for our exhausting efforts


Me and the view from the summit

We walked around the Big Buddha for about 10 minutes and the security guards started asking people to get down the Big Buddha. I guess it's due to safety reasons as ample light is vital to prevent anyone from falling down the super long flight of stairs.

Giant joss sticks at the foot of Big Buddha and in front of Po Lin Monastery

We had a slow walk back to Ngong Ping Village and visited some of the souvenir shops there.

Ngong Ping Village with its rather expensive souvenirs


The sky is simply beautiful.......

We queued up to take the cable car back to Tung Chung Skyrail Terminal and waited for around 40 minutes as a lot of people were heading back at the same time. We were tired and exhausted but we were still going back to Disneyland for the fireworks display which starts at 9 pm.

To be continued....

End of Part 4 (5 to 7 pm)