Saturday, January 31, 2009

Spiritual Tour of Kowloon

Friday was our spiritual tour of Kowloon. We went to two very different places. The first was a super-busy temple. There were hundreds (or maybe thousands) of people all giving their CNY's best to the gods of their choice, while being ushered through the temple maze by barriers and police officers.


The maze of people leading up to the temple entrance



Bags of fruit left and incense (or joss sticks) left as gifts



A woman carrying her joss sticks



Look at all that smoke! Needless to say, I smelled strongly of incense for the rest of the day.






The next place we went to was a nunnery one MTR stop away. It was a such a different experience to the other temple- very beautiful and peaceful.






The buildings were constructed without the use of any nails. Amazing woodwork.





The thing I love about this view is the contrast between the modern buildings in the back and the traditional plants and building in the foreground. The background almost looks surreal.