
About the organisation
Chan Chat Mansion, original building on site of Chi Lin Nunnery Chi Lin Nunnery was established in 1934 on the site of an old mansion. It was redeveloped in the 1990s to be a “seven-hall” timber monastic complex in the traditional style of the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907) based on the Great East Hall of Foguang Temple in Shanxi (one of the surviving Tang Dynasty architectural works in China) and the Tang timber architecture depicted in Dunhuang Cave murals. Construction techniques and craftsmanship adhered strictly to the Tang Dynasty. After the successful re-development of the nunnery, Chi Lin collaborated with the government and developed the land which is to the south of Chi Lin. The landscape garden was designed and modelled on Jiangshouju Garden in Shanxi Province (the surviving Tang Dynasty garden in China). Together, they form a comprehensive Tang style complex of timber monastic architecture and landscape garden. In 2012, they were inscribed on China’s tentative list of World Cultural Heritage sites.
Contact
- Address
- 3 Chi Lin Drive,Diamond Hill,Wong Tai Sin,Kowloon;Hong Kong (Open in Google Maps)
- Phone
- (+852) 2354 1888
- info@chilin.org
- Website
- en.chilin.org
Focus Areas
Target beneficiaries
Sustainable Development Goals
Governance & transparency
Directors
Wang Fun SIK,Miu Chung SIK,Wai Chik SIK,Wei Che SIK,Wai Hoi SIK,Wei Zhong SHI,Wei Jing SIK,Anna Suk-Han CHOW,Kit Mei YEUNG,Dominic Lai WING,Hamilton Hau Hay HO,Kwok Leung HUI
- Annual report on website
- No
- Financial audits on website
- Yes
- Board of directors on website
- No
Organisation structure
Company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance
Other
- Subvented HK Charity
- Yes
- Effective date (charity status)
- 29 June 1971
Disclaimer
Last updated: Feb 27, 2026
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