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The Ngong Ping 360 in Hong Kong is a miniature amusement village that is located on the tableland on Lantau Peak's western slope in Lantau Island. Around the Ngong Ping 360 of Hong Kong, however, sprawls out the picturesque Ngong Ping area with its quaintly idyllic tea gardens and steeply inclined trails leading to the summit of the Lantau Peak. Also in the bordering area are the Famed Po Lin Monastery with its majestic gates and the Tian Tan Buddha that faces the monastery. The Ngong Ping 360 in Hong Kong only serves an added attraction to all these things that surround it. The Ngong Ping 360 in Hong Kong is also a type of modern cultural center that aims at preserving and propagating its local culture. The Ngong Ping in Hong Kong was scheduled to open on the 24 th of June in 2006. However, a minor mishap with the trial run of the Skyrail led to the pushing back of the inauguration. And so, on the 18 th day in the month of September in the same year, the Ngong Ping 360 of Hong Kong let in the eager crowds. Called the “Tung Chung Cable Car Project” in its embryonic years, the Ngong Ping 360 of Hong Kong was developed jointly by the MTR Corporation and the Skyrail-ITM of Hong Kong. The 1.5 hectare park has five attraction sections; they are the “Ngong Ping Skyrail”, the “Ngong Ping Village”, “Walking With Buddha”, the “Monkey's tale Theatre” and the “Ngong Ping tea House”. The Ngong Ping Skyrail is a 5.7 Km long cable car that stretches from Tung Chung MTR Station to Ngong Ping. The Ngong Ping Village, on the other hand, is a 15,000 Sq M area dedicated to showcasing the cultural and spiritual heritage of Ngong Ping. So, you will find traditional Chinese architecture, food, art and other features around the place. It is also within this area that the other three attractions of the “Walking With Buddha”, the “Monkey's tale Theatre” and the “Ngong Ping tea House” is situated. The Walking With Buddha is a journey that replicates the life of Buddha on his ‘Path to Enlightenment'. It traces the entire story of the metamorphoses of Siddhartha to Buddha. The Monkey's Tale Theatre is a theatre that present shows inspired by the Jataka Tales of the Buddhists. The Ngong Ping Tea House serves an assortment of baked items and tea typical of China. The teahouse also displays the different ‘tea-rituals' prevalent among the Chinese; so this is one place you can soak in a lot of information and culture while munching onto a moon cake.
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