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The Nan Lian Garden () is a Chinese Classical Garden in
Diamond Hill Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is p ...
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near
Diamond Hill station Diamond Hill () is an MTR station located in Tai Hom, Northern Kowloon. It is an interchange station on the and . The station is incorporated into the large Plaza Hollywood development. Station layout Platforms 1 and 2 share an island p ...
. The garden has an area of . It is designed in the
Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...
-style with hills, water features, trees, rocks and wooden structures. The garden was a joint project of the
Chi Lin Nunnery Chi Lin Nunnery () is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1998 following the traditional Tang Dynasty architecture. The temple ...
and the Hong Kong Government.Nan Lian Garden website
/ref> It opened to the public on 14 November 2006."Nan Lian Garden opens today", press release, November 14, 2006
/ref> The garden is open daily from 7am to 9pm.


Gallery

Image:Hong_Kong_-_Chi_Lin_Nunnery.jpg, Nan Lian Garden Pavilion of Absolute Perfection File:Nan Lian Garden Lo Hang Shan 2010.jpg, Lo Hang Shan Image:Nan Lian Garden, Blue Pond (Hong Kong).jpg, Blue Pond File:Nan Lian Garden The Rockery 2010.jpg, The Rockery File:Chinese Timber Architecture Gallery interior 2018.jpg, Chinese Timber Architecture Gallery


References


External links


Nan Lian Garden Web site


Diamond Hill Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong {{HongKong-garden-stub