To the left of Luk Wu Ching Sher stands Chuk Yuen Ching Sher. Before the road was opened, traveling from Tai O to Ngong Ping, Chuk Yuen was a necessary pass-through for travelers and also served as a rest stop for tea and refreshments. As mentioned in the Chronicles of Lantau Island edited by Master Ming Wai, Ching Sher possessed a treasure that was a lotus flower painting by the Empress Dowager Cixi. Unfortunately, due to termite damage, it no longer exists. However, with over eighty years of history, Chuk Yuen has now been classified as a Grade III historical building by the government authorities.

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The nameplate Chuk Yuen is inscribed by Zou Lu, and beside the door is a couplet written by the historian Wu Daorong. The English translation is that “Wielding a bamboo staff, I casually wander among the clouds, hoping to help all sentient beings find their way to proper awakening; as the flowers in the garden wither away together, I gently pick one up and, with a smile, come to understand the ultimate reality in Buddhism.” Inside, a Buddhist shrine venerates the Three Jewels and Kwun Yam Bodhisattva.

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The ground floor of Chuk Yuen includes an Ancestral Hall, Main Hall, Five Contemplations Hall, and kitchen space. The Five Contemplations Hall enshrines Maitreya Buddha. On the upper floor, the eastern side is for meditation rooms, and the western side is for the Buddha Hall. In the past, the entire upper floor was used for monks' quarters, with the central hall space being a double space.

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Chuk Yuen Ching Sher was founded by Master Mau Cheong, whose secular surname was Lin and was originally from Xinhui, Guangdong. At the age of 25, she saw through the vanities of the world, and at 26, she resolved to convert to Buddhism. At the age of 36, she took monastic vows, and at 38, she received full precepts from Master Hui Wan at Nanhua Temple, Shaoguan. She then returned to Hong Kong and established this hermitage on Lantau Island, where she ordained dozens of monks and nuns and over four hundred lay disciples converted to Buddhism under her guidance. The Bamboo Garden Hermitage once thrived with many worshippers, but now only the nonagenarian abbot, Master Kwong Dak, and the octogenarian Master Miu Fan continue their devoted practices. No more religious ceremonies are held, but hikers occasionally visit for tea, and they are compassionately welcomed by the masters.

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