Lantau Island
Description:
Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong, with an area twice the size of Hong Kong Island. It is located two miles from Hong Kong, but it is very different. The main attraction of the island is the largest statue of a sitting Buddha in the world.
Until recently, there was no civilization on the island of Lantau, only after the construction of the international airport (in 1998), the island began to be actively developed. Now there are many temples on it, so the unofficial name of the island is “island of prayers”.
The island has many amenities for tourists: trails with signs, free campsites, stands with maps. Some sites have steep climbs providing stunning scenery. Here you should definitely visit the traditional fishing village of Tai O, where the people of the tank live.