After visiting Wong Tai Sin Temple, I went to Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden. Chi Lin Nunnery includes a Buddhist temple, nunnery, and Chinese garden. The gardens are beautiful. Four symmetrical ponds, enveloped in lily pads, fill the grounds. Across from Chi Lin Nunnery is Nan Lian Garden. This garden contains a temple that has great similarities to Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto. Also, a bridge in front of the temple is similar to the torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha. I think what I was most surprised about was that these places have free entry. I am not for sure how they maintain the upkeep of such beautiful places without charging, but if you are ever in Hong Kong, it is well worth a visit.
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