This morning we visited the monastery of 10,000 buddhas. It does what it says on the tin- there are 10,000 buddha statues ranging in size from 3", through life size to ginormous. Each one is unique in appearance too; old, young, holding different things, different facial expressions. I wasn't too sure about the place at first- just a gimmick? But it grew on me especially after seeing chinese people (not tourists) arriving with offerings, lighting incense sticks and praying to particular buddhas. This together with 2 halls of plaques dedicated to locals who have died made the whole experience feel more genuine.
We then spent some time in Kowloon Park which was packed with people. It was truly eclectic: there were kung fu and tai chi demos, young cadets doing square bashing, picnickers singing along to karaoke machines and others doing bollywood style dances.
We have just got back from seeing the light and music show on the Hong Kong- I'm afraid we were disappointed. It was quite tame and we were just waiting for it to get more spectacular when it finished!
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