Watch the biggest Buddha in the world by Tripmart

Watch the biggest Buddha in the world by Tripmart

I'm at a magical place where people come to make wishes come true.

No, not at Walt Disney World, though Disney Hong Kong isn't far. I'm on the island of Lantau, Hong Kong's largest, staring up at a giant Buddha.

Not just any giant Buddha but the Tian Tan Buddha, the world's largest outdoor sitting Buddha — some 98 feet tall and weighing 250 tons, his humongous right hand raised to deliver a blessing to all. My daughter Mel and I are up on a high plateau with spectacular mountain views — the famous Po Lin (the name means precious lotus) Monastery is 2,421 feet above sea level — at the spot where millions come to say prayers and make wishes to the Buddha. Monks, I'm told, pray precisely here because there seems to be an echo. I try to imagine the trucks that brought up the pieces to build the Buddha — one ton at a time.

This also is one of the craziest juxtapositions of ancient customs and 21st-century marketing I've ever seen — starting with the route to get here.

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