Beyond the skyscrapers, Hong Kong hides islands, incense-filled temples, and centuries-old customs waiting to be explored.

HONG KONG — Hong Kong is a crowded, busy place, but there is a way to escape the city, ... and head for the bronze Tian Tan Buddha statue, also known as the Big Buddha.

The Big Buddha that gazes down serenely on visitors to the Po Lin Monastery at Ngong Ping on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island opened to the public 25 years ago. Thirty-four metres (112 feet) high and ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is a crowded, busy place, but there is a way to escape the city, visit a giant Buddha and feel like you're nearly floating in the clouds. Y ...

HONG KONG -- Tens of thousands of people lined up Thursday to see one of Buddha's fingers -- on loan from China for 10 days -- and although they were herded past in a hurry, many said the relic ...

LANTAU ISLAND, Hong Kong — This is about an exceptionally savvy monk, a really big buddha and some curious dealings.The Buddhist monk, the Rev. Sik Chi Wai, chief executive of the Po Lin ...

With three Hong Kong universities removing memorials to the Tiananmen Square crackdown, artists and activists are working to ensure the “Pillar of Shame” and “Goddess of Democracy” statues ...

This Nov ...