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Pao Sui Loong & Pao Yue Kong Galleries
Due east of the Academy for the Performing Arts is the Hong Kong Arts Centre. Along with theatres, including the important Agnès B Cinema, you’ll also find here the Pao Sui Loong & Pao Yue Kong Galleries. Extending over floors Nanshan four and five, there’s room to host retrosp
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Cháoyáng Gate
Being refurbished at the time of writing, Cháoyáng Gate is an imposing Ming edifice that guards the entrance to the old town. Modelled on the Yellow Crane Tower in Wǔhàn and the Yuèyáng Tower located at Dòngtíng Lake (洞庭湖, Dòngtíng Hú) in Húnán, it bears more than a passing resembl
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Bàoguó Temple
Constructed in the 16th century, this temple (550m) features beautiful gardens of rare plants, as well as a 3.5m-high porcelain Buddha dating back to 1415, which is housed near the Sutra Library. This is not included in the Éméi Shān entrance ticket. You can stay in a basic guestho
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18 September History Museum
There’s an obvious propagandic purpose to this museum, but the hundreds of photographs, sculptures, paintings and dioramas recreates a picture of China under Japanese rule. English captions are limited. Bus 325 from the North Train Station stops across the street. The museum is abo
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Miáojiāng Great Wall
There’s an energetic half-hour climb past the Four Officials Temple to the top of Shípíng Shān above town to the remains of this wall . Get up really early or leave it late in the day and you could get a jump on ticket collectors. Undulating across peaks, the wall is quite substant
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Peak Tram
The Peak Tram is not really a tram but a cable-hauled funicular railway that has been scaling the 396m ascent to the highest point on Hong Kong Island since 1888. It is thus the oldest form of public transport in the territory. The Peak Tram runs every 10 to 15 minutes from 7am to
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Thousand Buddha Mountain
Beginning in the Sui dynasty (581–618), the pious carved Buddhas into this mountain southeast of the city centre. The oldest are at Xīnguóchán Temple , the golden-roofed complex near the cable car and luge drop-off on the mountaintop. On the rare clear day looking south, you can sp
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Sanga Tratsang
This recently renovated chapel in the Ganden Palace houses statues of the protectors Namtöse (Vaishrovana), Nagpo Chenpo (Mahakala), Dorje Jigje (Vajra Bhairavo), Chögyel (Dharmaraja), Palden Lhamo (Shri Devi; on a horse) and Dorje Drakden (the Nechung oracle), all arranged around
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Shàngqīng Palace
Five hundred metres past the Catholic church, this temple complex was almost entirely destroyed by fire; only the entrance gate, first courtyard (with the drum and bell tower) and a few side halls remain. A mythic spot, Shàngqīng Palace is the alleged site of the residence of the f
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Kāifēng Museum
This museum has a modest collection of archaeological finds, woodblock prints and historical objects. The draw for most is two notable Jewish stelae on the 4th floor, managed by the Kāifēng Institute for Research on the History of Chinese Jews , which costs ¥50 to see them. Buses 1
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Elephant’s Trunk Hill
Close to Lónghǔ Mountain’s main entrance, this is the first stop you’ll reach on the miniature train. Here you can hike a loop past rock formations and rebuilt temples, then descend to the river from where you’ll be able to spy Lónghǔ Mountain’s 2500-year-old hanging coffins (悬棺; x
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Hong Kong Railway Museum
Housed in the former Tai Po Market train station (built in 1913 in traditional Chinese style), this small museum is a fun stop for trainspotters and families with train-crazy kids. There are a few exhibits about the history of the Hong Kong railways, but the real draws are the hist
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Dàgōng Hall
This splendid memorial hall overlooking the taiji diagram pond at the centre of the village is a huge, airy space with a pairing of huge black Chinese characters 武 (‘Wǔ’ or ‘Martial’) and 忠 (‘Zhōng’ or ‘Loyal’) on the walls outside. The hall originally dates to the Yuan dynasty; no
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Guǎngyuán Temple
Unrestored and inaccessible, the temple’s rounded doorway is blocked up with stones and its grounds are seemingly employed by the local farming community. The temple is a couple of hundred metres southeast of Pǔníng Temple. To get here, walk north up Puning Lu, turn right at Pǔníng
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Norbulingka
About 3km west of the Potala Palace is the Norbulingka, the former summer residence of the Dalai Lama. The pleasant park contains several palaces and chapels, the highlight of which is the New Summer Palace (Takten Migyü Podrang), built by the current (14th) Dalai Lama. Its debatab
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Hác Sá Beach
Hác Sá (Black Sand) is Macaus most popular beach. The sand is indeed a blackish colour and makes the water look somewhat dirty, but it’s clean. Lifeguards are on duty from May to October. The stalls just off the beach rent out parasols for MOP$60 a day, with a MOP$100 deposit (but
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Huánjí Lóu
Sitting midway between Yǒngdìng and Nánjìng, this four-storey building is a huge roundhouse with inner concentric passages, tiled interior passages and a courtyard. It also sports a huíyīnbì (回音壁) – a wall that echoes and resonates to sharp sounds. Some villagers may ask you for a
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Tiānhòu Temple
Off Dongzheng Jie, dedicated to the patron of seafarers.
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Zhàoqìng Hall
Inhabited by the third and fourth generations of the founder, a pharmaceutical merchant, this balmy courtyard residence (c 1914) features stone, wood and ceramic carvings, and stained-glass windows from Italy. The stately two-storey structure in front of it were the study quarters
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Qīngzhēn Temple
This is a mosque housed in a traditional Chinese temple compound with a pretty rose garden. On the wall is a paper-cut version of Zeduan’s famed Qingming painting. Look for a stall featuring elaborate paper-cutting art by Mr Hu (胡). Its located 700m off Zhūxiāns main road along a w
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