Sit­ting 34 metres high, vis­i­tors must climb over 200 steps to reach the giant bronze stat­ue, so be ready for a lit­tle exer­cise. Next to the Bud­dha sits Po Lin Monastery, one of the world’s most impor­tant Bud­dist sanc­tums, rich with reli­gious iconog­ra­phy and wafts of incense.