From Shatin MTR Station. The monastery, better known as the ten thousand Buddhas Temple, was founded in 1957 by the monk, Yuet Kai. After his died in 1965 at the age of 87 - it is said he predicted the date of his death - his body did not decompose. His corpse, now covered in gold leaf , is on display here. The entire complex is home to an estimated 13.000 Buddha stases, all of which were donated by the faithful. The courtyard has a lovely view over Sea Tin and the surroundin

Amah Rock (Chinese: 望夫石,Mong Fu Shek, lit. "the stone gazing out for her husband") is a naturally shaped rocklocated on a hilltop in southwest Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. The rock is approximately 15 meters in height, and its shape looks like a woman carrying a baby on her back. It stands above the entrance to the Lion Rock Tunnel, within Lion Rock Country Park. According to a legend, the faithful wife of a fisherman climbed the hills every day, carrying her son, to watch fo

Eagle's Nest (Chinese: 鷹巢山), also known indigenously as Tsim Shan (尖山), is a hill north of Cheung Sha Wan of Hong Kong. The hill peaks at 305 metres and is within Sha Tin District with border to Sham Shui Po District at her south. The hill is located northeast of Piper's Hill and northwest of Crow's Nest. Eagle's Natural Trailgoes around her peak while the Stage 5 of MacLehose Trail runs on her north. The hill is the site of Eagle's Nest Tunnel, a major infrastructure projec

Ma On Shan (Chinese: 馬鞍山) is a saddle-shaped peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 702 metres (2,303 ft), it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong. The mountain borders Sha Tin and Tai Po districts. Beneath the west face of the mountain along Tolo Harbour, the Ma On Shan new town extension, administratively part of Sha Tin, is named after the hill. It ends north in Wu Kai Sha. A group of villages located east of the p

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What is the best time to go Summer time would be hot and humid. Autumn and Winter time are recommended as the weather would be more comfortable for cycling. How to go Take the metro to Shatin station, rent a bike at Sha Tin Park, normally the rental cost of a bike is around $60 to $100 per day. Why to go It is one of the famous cycling routes in Hong Kong. From Sha Tin Park, cycling on the comfortable track along Shing Mun River and continue along the coastline of Tol