12/29/2020

昂坪位于香港新界大屿山西南部，凤凰山山腰之上的一个高地，因为是香港观光景点之一的天坛大佛及宝莲寺的所在地而广为人知。

Ngong Ping ( 昂坪 ) is a highland in the mid-western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It locates Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha(34 m tall). There are several peaks nearby which attract hikers. It is the terminus of the cable car ride Ngong Ping 360 which travels from Tung Chung. Tourist traps like the Ngong Ping Village, Walking with the Buddha, the Monkey’s Tale Theatre and Ngong Ping Tea House. A youth hostel is located near the monastery. The second highest peak of Hong Kong, Lantau Peak, is at its southeast.

#23 bus has 38 stops departing from 東涌達東路巴士總站 Tung Chung Tat Tung Road B/T and ending in 昂坪 Ngong Ping. Very busy in the morning. $2 fare for seniors.

Located at the end of the Tung Chung MTR line, Citygate is the largest outlet mall in Hong Kong.

*Ngong Ping Village, a major tourist trap*

Ngong Ping 360 cablecars. Local residents can enjoy a free ride on Standard Cabin Cable Car (Round Trip) on their birthday by presenting valid Hong Kong Identity Card.

*彌勒山 Nei Lak Shan +751m* , one of my next hikes

*Lantau Peak* *凤凰山 +934m* , *second highest peak of Hong Kong,* one of my next hikes

莲池寺于1921年兴建，式如长老是开山祖师，蓮池寺高兩層，頂層為無量壽殿，用作供奉釋迦牟尼佛，底層則為觀音殿。蓮池寺雖與天壇大佛及寶蓮寺同位於大嶼山，但蓮池寺作風低調，故知名度遠遜二者，反之更為適合靜修，不少佛教道場和禪修團體俱借用蓮池寺作修行之用。

*莲池寺* 洛伽自在《华严经》载：“于此地方有山，名补怛洛迦，彼有菩萨，名观自在。

*莲池寺* http://www.fjnet.com/shxx/shxxnr/201003/t20100303_149027.htm 都是骗财的

*Ngong Ping 360 cablecars* A 5.5km cable car line

*Ngong Ping 360 cablecars* from Tung Chung

鳳凰山位於大嶼山，海拔高度934米，是香港第二高的山峰，僅次於大帽山。雖然如此，登鳳凰山比大帽山難度更高，而且鳳凰山是一般人可到達的香港最高山峰。這裡更是觀賞日出和雲海的熱門地點，故有「鳳凰觀日」之稱。觀賞日出的人通常會在深夜由伯公坳作起點，經鳳凰徑第三段登山。

彌勒山座落於大嶼山昂平，海拔751米，是香港的第八高山峰，處於鳳凰山之西北，大嶼山寶蓮禪寺以北，連接著東涌及昂坪360索道。

屯門至赤鱲角連接路

The Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link (Chinese: 屯門至赤鱲角連接路, abbreviated as TM–CLKL) is a road project in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It comprises two elements: the “Northern Connection” and the “Southern Connection”. The Northern Connection comprises of an undersea tunnel crossing the Urmston Road, linking Tuen Mun to the “Boundary Crossing Facilities” (BCF), an artificial peninsula connected to Hong Kong International Airport. The Southern Connection, officially named Shun Long Road (Chinese: 順朗路), comprises viaducts linking the BCF to North Lantau Highway on Lantau Island.

The construction of the link has helped facilitate travel between the Northwest New Territories (Tuen Mun and Yuen Long Districts) and the Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (Hong Kong Port).

The tunnel portion is a two-lane dual carriageway approximately 5 kilometres long. The dual sub-sea tunnels were bored up to 55 metres below sea level using the Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok TBM, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine.

Originally scheduled for opening in 2018, completion of the link had been delayed for two years. It opened to traffic on 27 December 2020.