Christmas Island has more religious sites per head of population than anywhere I have ever been (Although Adelaide comes a very close second).Here are just a sample of some of the sites we have seen.
The first one is the Temple at South Point, South Point was a town that was shutdown and dismantled in the late 1960's, located at the very South most Point of the Island. Nothing remains but the Railway Station, and this complete and functioning Temple, its a 20Km drive out here, and it seems people do it on a regular basis.
This is a religious memorial at the Chinese cemetery, made of fantastic jade and orange roof tiles, it has to be seen to be believed, it is so bright, and yet has been in place for more than 40 years.
Nui-Nui Temple, another Chinese Temple on the Northern most part of the Island, once again its in the middle of nowhere, has nothing near it (but the Casino, a few Km's down the road, yet its got running water, and power. Again, people seem to be here on a very regular basis.
Di Zhang Pusa Temple, a Budist Temple in the middle of town, its got shops to both the left and the right of it.
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