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10,000 Buddha Pagoda
From the top, walk south along the ridge past the Dōngyá Temple (东崖禅寺, Dōngyá Chánsì) to the Huíxiāng Pavilion (回香阁, Huíxiāng Gé), above which towers the seven-storey 10,000 Buddha Pagoda, fashioned entirely from bronze and prettily lit at night.
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Twin Pagodas of Bàisìkǒu
About 10km west of the Hèlán Shān rock carvings are these pagodas. You can’t climb them, but they’re an impressive sight against the backdrop of the barren mountains: 13 and 14 storeys high and decorated with intricate animal faces and Buddha statuettes.
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Pearl Pagoda
In the north of town, this compound dates from the Qing dynasty. Inside, you’ll find a large residential complex decorated with Qing-era antiques, an ancestral hall, a garden and an opera stage. It gets its name from a tiny pagoda draped in pearls.
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Tam Kong Temple
This temple is dedicated to Tam Kung, a Taoist god of seafarers. Inside the main altar is a long whale bone carved into a model of a dragon boat. To the left of the main altar is a path leading to the roof, which has views of the village and waterfront.
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Maulana Ashiddin Mazar
This timeless green-tiled mosque and tomb of a 13th-century Arabian missionary is surrounded by a sea of graves and overflows with worshippers at Friday lunchtime prayers. It’s a 10-minute walk from the Kùchē Bīnguǎn, along mulberry-tree-lined Wenhua Lu.
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Hall of Supreme Harmony
This is the most important and largest structure in the Forbidden City. Built in the 15th century and restored in the 17th century, it was used for ceremonial occasions, such as the emperor’s birthday, the nomination of military leaders and coronations.
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Hakka Wine Castle
This wine estate was built in 1836 by a rich wine producer. A bus from outside Xīnxìng Bīnguǎn in Binjiang Sq in Lóngnán runs to Guānxī (关西; ¥5.50, 40 minutes, every 45 minutes from 6.15am to 5.40pm), passing by the Hakka Wine Castle (¥3).
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Good Wish Gardens
Behind the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple and to the right are the Good Wish Gardens, replete with colourful pavilions (the hexagonal Unicorn Hall , with carved doors and windows, is the most beautiful), zigzag bridges, waterfalls and carp ponds.
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Herboland
Nestled in the leafy fringes of Hung Shing Yeh beach is Herboland, the first organic herb farm in the territory. Stroll past fragrant bushes of rosemary and verbena, or choose from more than 40 types of herbal tea in the farm’s blissful tea garden.
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Drapchi Monastery
An active and unusual monastery that is located near Lhasa’s most notorious political prison. Huge amounts of rice wine and chang (barley beer) are offered continuously to the local protectress Drapchi Lhamo and the site has an almost animist feel to it.
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Bhairo
Hidden in a cleft in the rock a couple of kilometres south of Rechung-puk is the Bhairo-puk. The tiny cave is home to a nun who spends her days and nights in a meditation box. The site is named after the stone handprint of the translator Vairocana.
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Bai Juyi’s Graveyard
This lovely garden is built around Tang-dynasty poet Bai Juyi’s tomb (白居易墓地, Bái Jūyì Mùdì). It’s a peaceful, leafy place to rest your tired feet. There’s a cute alfresco teahouse inside where you can get tea (from ¥38), snacks and instant noodles.
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Green Deep Pool
This large, aptly named pool of water, fed by the Changbai Waterfall, is 450m ahead of the Small Heaven Lake. Cross the bus parking lot and head up the stairs to reach it. Buses run from the waterfall down to the main junction and the Underground Forest.
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Oriental Buddha Capital
This recently constructed park houses 3000 Buddha statues and figurines from around Asia, including a 170m-long reclining Buddha, one of the world’s longest. Take bus 3 or 13 from the Grand Buddha Scenic Area three stops to the Dōngfāng Fódū (东方佛都) stop.
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Ohel Leah Synagogue
This Moorish Romantic temple, completed in 1902, is named after Leah Gubbay Sassoon, the matriarch of a philanthropic Sephardic Jewish family. Its Hong Kongs earliest synagogue. Be sure to bring ID if you plan on visiting the sumptuous interior.
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Tropical Plant Gardens
Lovely tropical gardens with rare plant species. To get here, turn left out of the bus station and then take the first left. Follow the road downhill and bear right and you’ll reach the ticket office, which is just before a footbridge across the Mekong.
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South Hill
This modest site really only has one set of carvings, but makes a nice appetiser before you delve into the main courses at North Hill and Treasured Summit Hill. It’s behind the old bus station and takes around 15 minutes to walk to. It’s ¥10 in a taxi.
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Solitary Beauty Peak
This park is a peaceful, leafy retreat from the city centre. The entrance fee for the famous lone pinnacle includes admission to an underwhelming 14th-century Ming prince’s mansion (oversold as a ‘palace’). The 152m peak affords fine views of Guìlín.
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Chángbái Shān Canyon
Filled with dramatic rock formations, the 70km-long, 200m-wide and 100m-deep canyon really deserves more fame, but its tough to measure up against the lake. Theres an easy 40-minute walk along a boardwalk that follows the canyon rim through the forest.
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1a Space
This nonprofit visual art organisation inside the Cattle Depot Artist Village is one of the most active tenants in the village, holding regular exhibitions of high-quality local and international art, as well as concerts and theatrical performances.
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