Jade Buddha Temple

About this location

Jade Buddha Temple at Sam Mountain – A modern spiritual setting. The Jade Buddha Temple is located on the summit of Sam Mountain, within the Sam Mountain Cable Car Tourist Area (Chau Doc Ward). The temple is a modern structure built adjacent to the cable car station. Its unique visual highlight is a monolithic jade Buddha statue weighing over 3 tons and standing over 2.5m tall (sourced from a mine in Vancouver, Canada), alongside the Guan Yin Temple, which houses a golden Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Buddha statue. The windy mountain-top setting offers panoramic views of the overlapping mountains and waters of the border region, providing magical and magnificent footage. Suitable for modern feature films, travel-themed psychological dramas, contemporary sci-fi/fantasy action films, music videos, or tourism promotional films.

Location rules

• The attire of the film crew and actors must be strictly formal and modest, in accordance with the sanctity of the place of worship.
• Do not obstruct or disrupt the religious rituals and incense offerings of Buddhists and pilgrims in the main hall area.
• The use of special chemical smoke effects or flammable/explosive materials near wooden structures and precious artifacts in the shrine is strictly prohibited.

Infrastructure

Special notes

• The shrine space is dark with limited natural light; using high-power lighting equipment may increase the temperature, potentially affecting ancient wooden artifacts.
• Crowded during festival seasons.