Trappist Monastery

Trappist Monastery

Notre Dame, also known as hee tuk church, is a Catholic cloister founded in 1950 in Tai Shui Keng, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. All the hermits in the cloister live by practicing asceticism and abiding by Benedict's rules. In modern Hong Kong, it is a unique sight to preserve this medieval model of monasteries. Once known as "cross brand milk" in Hong Kong.

brief history

Notre Dame, founded in 1926 by 26 priests from Yangjiaping, Chahar, is affiliated to the Xidu church. Later, in the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, they moved many times, and finally came to Hong Kong in 1950 under the leadership of President Li Bolan. On February 19, 1956, he officially moved to the current site. In 2000, it changed its English name

On the problems of Shenyue temple in the early stage

According to the records of the hermits of Shenle monastery, the hermits of Shenle monastery experienced hardships in the early days of moving to Hong Kong. Firstly, the situation is uncertain, and it is still unknown whether Hong Kong will fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Secondly, the original hermits scattered. Only more than 10 hermits followed president Li to the south. In addition, the foundation of the monastery and the funds to maintain the operation of the hermit monastery are the problems that perplex Shenle monastery With President Li's confidence, all the problems will be solved in the end. With the help of the Hong Kong government and the friendly help of all parties, the construction and maintenance of the temple will be completed with the hard work of the hermits.

Architecture

The temple is built close to the mountain, with the temple, small garden and dormitory as the main building. There is a road leading to the seaside wharf. The road up the mountain is designed as a "bitter road" with 14 stops (symbolizing the 14 stops of Jesus' crucifixion). In the small garden, there is the pavilion of Notre Dame. Chinese couplets and phrases written in Latin are intended for safe access. The style is a combination of Chinese and western.

traffic

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Address: Lantau Tai Shui hang

Longitude: 114.02431270132

Latitude: 22.27817342775

Tel. + 852-29876292

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