Chi Lin Nunnery

30 mins experience but a memory of a lifetime...

Connecting to Nan Lian Garden is the Chi Lin Nunnery. But don’t be fooled by the name, this place has seriously blown us away! There is a part of the nunnery, the Lotus Pond, where it’s literally like a movie set! We cannot believe our eyes when we entered, feels surreal that a place like this actually exists. Quite sad to know that we’ve passed by this place a hundred times but have never given it the slightest glance.

We were supposed to visit this place when we went to the Nan Lian Garden but the bad weather forbid us to do so therefore we made plans to drop by the nunnery after work. As soon as you enter you will be greeted by… guess what. Big bright greenery! But if you walk further along you will see a big temple entrance. We were quite intimidated to go in at first because it looks somewhat creepy but still went ahead. And the only thing that came out of our mouths was “WOW!” It’s like one of the back drops you only see in the movies! We were totally gobsmacked by the ginormous temple and the ponds.

Its probably best to visit this when you go to Nan Lian because you don’t need a whole day for this place. In fact it only took us 30 mins. But we did enjoy it. You don’t get see places like these very often or maybe ever. Either way, we were thankful to have visited such a place, it’s forever locked in our memory. J

Details:

Place: Chi Lin Nunnery

Location: Diamond Hill

How to get there: There’s a bridge connecting to the Nan Lian Garden

Admission fee: FREE! 

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P.S No Jump Picture for this because this place didn't allow us to. They were pretty strict with guards in every corner. I mean, it is a NUNNERY! But we manage to video it so Yay! 

Til next time...