How to go 林村许愿树?

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I planned to go 林村许愿树 in New Territories, how long does it take if i take taxi from the %26#39;Tai Vo%26#39; Station? will it expensive if taking taxi? any other public transport can reach there?

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This is the wishing tree.

You can go to Tai Wo East Rail Station and catch a cab and it will take %26lt;5mins and cost less than $20 I reckon. Alternatively catch the 64K bus and alight at Fong Ma Po.

There is a green minibus as well, but I can%26#39;t remember the number (25?).

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Green Minibus 25K from Tai Po Market Station every 6 to 13 minutes until 11-30pm. Fare HK$5.1 to the final destination at Ng Tung Chai but sectional fares are available so the journey to the wishing trees may cost less than this.

is the tree still there? i heard it%26#39;s been taken down already.

the tree is still there but is propped up and lacks its previous splendour.

The village is still worth a visit though as there is a Tin hau temple (recently redecorated in time for the once-a-decade Da Jiu festival), and of course you can still stick wishes to the boards. Oh, and going into Lam Tsuen is a great way to see some old villages and some small scale farming life.

It%26#39;s not the same without the ';real'; wishing tree. 林村 does have the most beautiful public washroom voted by the government. The washroom is worth the trip to 林村. You will be mobbed by the locals to buy their ';wishing packages'; to make your wish and throw up onto the tree when you get off the bus or the taxi.

The tree that%26#39;s there now is not the original tree. The original tree was destroyed by fire in 1998. The tree that replaced it collapsed and the current propped up tree which was transplanted from mainland China has been there since 2003. The practice of tossing wishes attached to oranges into the tree has been banned since 2005 but a large plastic tree (which won%26#39;t replace the real tree) is due to be erected by the end of this year so that the practice of tossing wishes can be revived. There%26#39;s also a second nearby tree which has been adopted as a wishing tree but that%26#39;s also in poor condition and propped up.

Great. Thank you so much for all your valuable information !!