Serenity at Nan Lian Garden

With a landscape of modern high-rise Hong Kong and the Tang Dynasty-style hills, waterfalls and wooden structures, it is a mix of the ‘old’ and the new. This garden opened in 2006 which is a joint project of Chi Lin Nunnery and the Hong Kong government. That being said, there’s not much history in this garden. However, this in my opinion is one of the best escape from the bustling city of Hong Kong as it’s perhaps one of the least popular tourist destination in the area. Regardless, I would suggest that if you have a spare time and looking for a place to visit, this is certainly should be on your list. The garden is free for entry and it has some temple-scales, rocks and pottery exhibition inside. It’s also for free except the seasonal exhibition which requires you to pay around 7-10 HKD.

I don’t know if it is the golden pavilion or the exquisite garden landscape but this reminds me so much of the Kinkaku-ji which might be the reason why I decided to go here.

This serene place is only a 10 minutes walk from the Diamond Hill Station exit C1. You can get a peaceful walk around, enjoy a vegetarian snack or lunch inside the vegetarian garden behind the waterfalls or just simply relax and breathe the nice air from the garden trees along with the old people who usually hangs out there.