「天壇大佛」的英文係咩？where is「天壇大佛」?(用英文答）

The Tian Tan Buddha (天壇大佛) is a large bronze statue of the Buddha, located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Also known as the Big Buddha, as it is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. The statue is located near Po Lin Monastery and symbolizes the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and religion. It is a major center of Buddhism in Hong Kong, and is also a popular tourist attraction.
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Buddhistic statues praising the Tian Tan Buddha.
The statue is named Tian Tan Buddha because its base is a model of Tian Tan, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It is one of the five large Buddha statues in China. The Buddha statue sits peacefully on a lotus throne on top of a three-platform altar. It is surrounded by eight smaller bronze statues representing gods or immortals.
The Buddha is 34 meters high, weighs 250 tons, and is the world's tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha.[1] It can even be seen as far away as Macau on a clear day. Visitors have to climb 268 steps in order to reach the Buddha.
The Tian Tan Buddha appears serene and dignified. His right hand is raised, representing the removal of affliction. His left hand lies near his groin, signifying human happiness. The Buddha faces north, which is unique among the great Buddha statues. (All others face South.)
In addition there are 3 floors at the bottom of Buddha: The Hall of Universe, The Hall of Benevolent Merit and The Hall of Remembrance. One of the most renowned features inside is a relic of Sakyamuni, consisting of some of his alleged cremated remains. There is a huge carved bell inscribed with images of Buddhas in the show room. It was designed to ring every seven minutes, 108 times a day, symbolizing the release of 108 kinds of human vexations.

[edit] History
The Tian Tan Buddha was constructed beginning in 1990, and was finished on December 29, 1993, the birthday of Sakyamuni. The construction costs of the giant Buddha were estimated to be up to $68 million. It was formed out of 202 separate pieces of bronze. In addition to the exterior components, there is a strong steel framework inside the statue to support the heavy load and wind pressure.
When the statue was completed, monks from around the world were invited to the opening ceremony. Distinguished visitors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United States all took part in the proceedings.
On October 18, 1999 the Hong Kong Post Office issued a stamp depicting the Tian Tan Buddha. The MTR corporation has also issued a tourist souvenir ticket featuring a photograph of the statue.

Big Buddhism
It is flat for Big Buddhism in the Temple of Heaven to located in holding high of 520 metres in elevation of Dayu Mountain, it is one of the popular scenic spots of Hong Kong. Big Buddhism lie the Temple of Heaven by the lotus temple of treasure, started building, and visit for the public personage open. The statue of Buddha is 26 metres high , 220 metric tons in weight, sit on the sacrificial altar on the third floor, the biggest bronze seat Buddha in the world. Statue of Buddha put at grade of stone stepses, statue of Buddha that sit up straight filled with a solemn silence, no matter far view close to think, give people a quiet and happy and auspicious feeling. Ascend the stairs, look far into the distance in Dayu Mountain and south sea of China to the sacrificial altar. This Big Buddhism in the Temple of Heaven is made of bronze, it is also the oldest outdoor Big Buddhism in the world. In the design, as if this Buddhism is imitated the Buddhism master in the Tang Dynasty ---Buddha and Sakyamuni and Buddha knows and reaches pictures originally and by name more and design.
Treasure lotus Buddhist temple establish on 1924, although only one one year, the building was big in scale , the grace of the topographical environment, known as Buddha's country of day of the south, pushed as the first of four major Buddhist temples of Hong Kong. There is one square in front of the lotus Buddhist temple of the treasure, there are three stories of small jars of an imitative Huan mound of the Temple of Heaven in the square, Big Buddhism in the Temple of Heaven on the opposite mountain sets off . Temple have one three four post towering post type stone decorated archway of the third floor. The horizontal inscribed board in the centre of decorated archway carves four words of " lotus Buddhist temple of the treasure " sideways . After passing the memorial archway, there is a shady corridor of one forest that leads to the temple door, very there is a characteristic in the form on the temple door, its underpart is one tall and big stone platform, open up the door opening of three certificates under the platform. Stone platform have railing of around,platform centre build it have a rest mountaintop audience hall of three rooms eaves not single, magnificent and grand. There is one and is up to several dozen meters of mountain peaks in the left side in front of the lotus Buddhist temple of the treasure, similar to the wooden fish that the Buddhist monk beat , so called " the wooden fish mountain ". Enter mountain come, hope from the right side , only see a tall and big statue of Buddha, it is a statue of Buddha of Sakyamuni, called " Big Buddhism in the Temple of Heaven " and all cast with the copper, the total height is 34 meters, 202 metric tons in weight, known as " biggest statue of Buddha of copper of world " solemnly and grandly. Within symbolizing three stories of bases in the Temple of Heaven , there are show rooms , has assigned every Buddhism work of art and mural painting , calligraphy and painting etc. to display. The statue of Buddha went through 6 years, had already become the excursion center of a name in Hong Kong with lotus Buddhist temple of the treasure now from prepared to finish to 1995.

「天壇大佛」的英文係Big Buddha
「天壇大佛」在寶蓮寺Po Lin Monastery

Buddha is in Lantau Island,