International Day and Big Buddha

Exciting news...I'm finally done with midterms!! Now onto papers and projects. Last Tuesday, our school hosted an International Day. All exchange students were invited to participate. Most international booths included some culture and food! Unfortunately, the Americans didn't have a booth because all the American students assumed someone else from America would do it, and in the end no one signed up! I was going to do it, but then they told me I had to cook for 600 people, and I didn't think I would be able to handle that on my own (I barely cook for myself!). We walked around for a few hours tasting the different foods, and watching the entertainment. It was a pretty cool experience being able to see the differences between all the countries. Just to give you an idea...some of the countries that participated in International Day included: South Korea, France, Germany, Mainland China, Jamaica, Mexico, Slovakia, and a whole lot more!

On Saturday, I ventured to the Big Buddha, also known as the Tian Tan Buddha. The Tian Tan Buddha is located on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The Big Buddha was completed in 1993 and symbolized the harmonious relationship between man and nature. The ride up to the Big Buddha was gorgeous, plenty of mountains and bays to look at! The Big Buddha is also located next to the Po Lin Monastery so we went to see that as well.

One final comment, Can you believe I've been in Hong Kong for over 2 months!!! I sure can't! There is so much more I want to do, but I think my time is running out!! Hopefully I'll be able to fit it all in!


International Day


Hosts of International Day



Chinese Sugar Art



A Dragon Performance at International Day


The Slovakian Booth


Jamaican Booth

Beijing Booth

Traditional Chinese Opera Performance

Tai Chi Performance

Stairs to International Day

The Very Large Buddha!

Big Buddha

Big Buddha Cont'

Big Buddha from the side

Mountains in the background

The offering of gifts to Buddha

Offering Music

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more offerings to Buddha

The Po Lin Monastery

Gorgeous Flowers

Detail of the Po Lin Monastery

The Po Lin Monastery

More details

Buddha at sunset

Buddha

Buddha from afar