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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (Man Fat Sze) vs Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
Wong Tai Sin Temple and Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Wong Tai Sin Temple ranks significantly better than Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. Wong Tai Sin Temple scores 96 with endorsements from 6 sources like Atlas Obscura, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (Man Fat Sze)
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Lots 358-359,IN D D 185, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Fodor's
"You climb some 400 steps to reach this temple: but look on the bright side, for each step you get about 32 Buddhas."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Surely one of the most bizarre attractions Hong Kong has to offer, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is well worth the journey to Sha Tin in the New Territories."
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Afar Magazine
"It's tricky to find, tucked behind a Chinese cemetery, and a long climb (431 stairs!) to the top."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"As the silence deepens, so the first gold-painted statues of Buddhas appear... there are said to be 13 000 of these, each one unique."
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Time Out
"The 431 steps leading up to 10,000 Buddhas Monastery are lined with life-sized, gold-painted Buddha statues, each entertainingly unique"
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Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
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2 Chuk Yuen Village, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Fodor's
"There's a practical approach to prayer at one of Hong Kong's most exuberant places of worship."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"An explosion of colourful pillars, roofs, lattice work, flowers and incense, this busy temple is a destination for all walks of Hong Kong society."
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Travel + Leisure
"Visitors can also get a fortune telling through kao cim, the Chinese tradition of shaking a cylinder of bamboo sticks and decoding the fortunes on the one that falls out."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"In addition to his healing powers, Wong Tai Sin is renowned for bestowing good luck on his followers."
Atlas Obscura
"Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes. "
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