Chi Lin Nunnery

An oasis of peace in the heart of Kowloon, this graceful, wooden Buddhist nunnery is the largest building in the world to be constructed using no nails only wooden dowels and brackets. It's a 33,000-square-meter complex whose architectural style dates back to the Tang Dynasty, although the buildings themselves were completed in 1998. At its heart is a courtyard with lotus-covered pools. Achieve inner peace in the four halls of the Celestial Kings, pay your respects to the beautiful statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, Guanyin and the bodhisattvas (some made from gold), then treat yourself to a vegetarian meal in the dining hall on Sundays (open 11am-4pm).