“It’s really a sight to see for first-time tourists like me,” said Carol Lee Furiate, a visitor from California who had been to Hong Kong before but not the Big Buddha, a 112-foot bronze ...

The Big Buddha on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Photo: Crystal Fox The Big Buddha on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Photo: Crystal Fox, And that was just during the day. While the sun set, I made my ...

“Lantau Island is one of Hong Kong’s best places for visitors,” confirms Sam. “Not only is there the Big Buddha, but you can get there via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car, from which you get ...

In Hong Kong last week, a local movie star endorsed a popular patent medicine with the ultimate tribute: “It cures you like Buddha.” Hong Kong itself, for more than 100 years the warehouse of ...