| Nei Lak Shan | |
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| 彌勒山 | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
| Coordinates | 22°15′47″N 113°54′40″E / 22.263174°N 113.911099°E |
| Geography | |
  Nei Lak Shan Location of Nei Lak Shan in  Hong Kong | |
| Location | Southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 彌勒山 | ||||||||
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Nei Lak Shan (Chinese: 彌勒山) is the eighth highest mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of 751 m (2,464 ft),[1] it is situated on Lantau Island immediately north of Ngong Ping where the Buddhist Po Lin Monastery is located.
An angle station of the Ngong Ping 360 cable car is located near Nei Lak Shan.
Name
The Cantonese name Nei Lak Shan, or prescriptively Mei Lak Shan (Chinese: 彌勒山; Jyutping: Mei4 Lak6 Saan1) is a translation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, in Buddhism. The mountain can therefore be loosely translated as "Buddha Mountain". It is situated close to the Tian Tan Buddha at Ngong Ping.
See also
References
- ↑ "Ch 15 - LVIA". www.epd.gov.hk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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