Hong Kong

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Image of Hong Kong Cage Homes located in Ngau Liu, Hong Kong | Room full of cages
Ngau Liu, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Cage Homes

Appalling and degrading form of low-income housing in one of Asia's richest cities

In a series of massive, Brutalist high-rises, thousands of Hong Kong's poorest residents call wire cages home. Packed 20 cages to a room, and often stacked three high, the wire cubicles barely... »

Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by atimian and HJHausman

Image of Tian Tan Buddha located in Ngong Ping, Hong Kong | (Flickr/ronocdh)
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha

Valley in Hong Kong holds a tranquil Buddha that wants your money

Seated peacefully atop a lotus flower, the Tian Tan Buddha dominates the valley on Lantau Island. Although its size is average compared to some of the world's most massive Buddhas, the Tian Tan... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Giant Buddhas | Edited by atimian

Image of Cheng Po Pirate Cave located in Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Cheng Po Cave
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Cheng Po Pirate Cave

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates

Cheng Po Tsai was just the son of a local fisherman when he was kidnapped by the notorious pirate couple Cheng I and Ching Shih, and adopted into a life of crime. According to legend, when Cheng I... »

Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Annetta

Image of World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha located in Lantau Peak, Hong Kong | Tien Tan Buddha Lantau, Hong Kong (Source: spinkk/Atlas Obscura)
Lantau Peak, Hong Kong

World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha

Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China

The seated Buddha at Lantau, also called the Tien Tan Buddha, is 34 meters (110 feet) tall, weighs 250 metric tons and is approached by visitors from the nearby Po Lin Monastery by climbing 268... »

Giant Buddhas | Edited by spinkk, Dylan and 2 others