Nei Lak Shan

Nei Lak Shan

View of Nei Lak Shan from Po Lin Monastery Paifang's Parking lot.
Highest point
Elevation 751 m (2,464 ft)
Coordinates 22°15′47″N 113°54′40″E / 22.263174°N 113.911099°E / 22.263174; 113.911099Coordinates: 22°15′47″N 113°54′40″E / 22.263174°N 113.911099°E / 22.263174; 113.911099
Geography
Nei Lak Shan

Location of Nei Lak Shan in Hong Kong

Location Southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Nei Lak Shan (Chinese: 彌勒山) is the sixth highest hill in Hong Kong. With a height of 751 m (2,464 ft) on Lantau Island, it is situated immediately north of Ngong Ping where the Buddhist Po Lin Monastery is located. Nei Lak, or correctly Mei Lak is a Cantonese language translation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, in Buddhism.

An angle station of the Ngong Ping 360 cable car is located near Nei Lak Shan.

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