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The Trappist Haven Monastery (Traditional Chinese:?????? or ?????) is a monastery
Monastery

Monastery , a term derived from the Greek language word ???ast?????, neut. of ???ast????? - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of Monk, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in Cenobium or alone ....
 at Tai Shui Hang , on Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
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Our Lady of Joy Abbey
Trappist Milk
The Trappist Haven Monastery (Traditional Chinese:?????? or ?????) is a monastery
Monastery

Monastery , a term derived from the Greek language word ???ast?????, neut. of ???ast????? - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of Monk, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in Cenobium or alone ....
 at Tai Shui Hang , on Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is home to a number of Roman Catholic monks
Monks

Monks may refer to:*Plural of monk* Robert Monks -- American entrepreneur, politician, and corporate activist* "Monks " -- a character from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist...
 of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists
Trappists

The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , or Trappists, are a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order , that follows the Rule of St....
. It adopted its new, official name Our Lady of Joy Abbey on January 15, 2000.

Located on a scenic hiking trail leading from Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay is a mixed residential and public recreational development in Hong Kong situated on the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island in the New Territories....
 via Nim Shue Wan (TC:???) to Mui Wo
Mui Wo

Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The main beach in Mui Wo is known as Silver Mine Bay ....
, it provides a resting point halfway through the hike.

The monastery is famous for producing the Trappist milk
Trappist Dairy (Hong Kong) Limited

Trappist Dairy Limited is a small scale dairy producer in Hong Kong. Located on Lantau Island, the dairy is operated by Trappist Haven of Tai Shui Hong since 1956....
 (known as Cross Milk ????? or Priest Milk ????? by Hong Kongers). The factory, however, is now located at Castle Peak, Yuen Long
Yuen Long

Yuen Long is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai....
; and the cow farm is said to have been moved to mainland China.

Around the monastery some of the last free roaming feral cattle in Hong Kong can be seen, being the descendants of the cattle released after the closure of the dairy farm.

The monastery can be accessed by kai-to
Kai-to

The kai-to is a type of small, motorized ferry serving remote coastal settlements in the Outlying Islands, Hong Kong of Hong Kong.There are currently 78 fixed kai-to routes, mostly used to ferry passengers between the outlying islands of Lantau Island, Peng Chau, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, among others, to the west of Hong Kong, and to...
 ferry from Peng Chau
Peng Chau

Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District, Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
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