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Seeking out art beyond the Buddha

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Most of those Lantau visitors who huddle together on a packed ferry to Mui Wo scamper off and make a mad dash for the buses and taxis that will take them to the Po Lin Monastery.

They mistakenly believe the island has only one artistic feature and that it is a giant religious symbol.

Instead of rushing to the buses heading for the big Buddha, one could allow oneself to be transported to a completely different place; one that is reached by taking a leisurely stroll round the curve that is the beach at Mui Wo.

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Visible from the ferry pier is a large white building that seems to come straight out of the rocks.

It seems to do this because it does. Some of the rocks the house sits on actually enter the building and rise up several feet inside.

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The building was originally constructed as a life guard house. Now instead of being a centre for saving lives at sea, it is a house for art on the sea.

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