landmark
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
A hillside temple above Sha Tin reached by a stairway lined with hundreds of life-size gilded arhat statues, each with a different face and pose.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Ma On Shan
Sha Tin, Hong Kong · Asia
About Ma On Shan
Ma On Shan works well as a base: 5 minutes from Sai Kung, 9km from Choi Hung Estate.
Ma On Shan is in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, with about 220,000 people. The nearest town is Sai Kung, about 4 km away.
The Ma On Shan Iron Mine (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵礦) is a mine in the hills of Ma On Shan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, that was operated from 1906 to 1976. The nearby Ma On Shan Village accommodated the miners and their families.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ma On Shan?
Within an hour or so of Ma On Shan: Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (6 km), Choi Hung Estate (9 km), Ping Shek Estate (9 km), Mido Cafe (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Ma On Shan?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is Ma On Shan?
Ma On Shan is in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, about 4 km from Sai Kung.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 215,200
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Sha Tin
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.4061, 114.2408
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Worth the detour from Ma On Shan
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
9 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
13 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
13 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
14 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Ma On Shan
- 75 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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