Our Lady of Joy Abbey


The Trappist Haven Monastery is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang, on Lantau Island in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is home to a number of Roman Catholic monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists. It was originally named "Trappist Haven Monastery," because it was founded by monks from Our Lady of Consolation Abbey in Yangjiaping after Our Lady of Consolation was destroyed by the Communists in 1947, and from Our Lady of Joy in Zhengding after several of the monks were murdered and the community dispersed.

Name

It adopted its new, official name Our Lady of Joy Abbey on January 15, 2000.

Consumer Product

The monastery is known for producing the Trappist milk. The factory, however, is now located at Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long.
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.

Access

The monastery is located on a scenic hiking trail leading from Discovery Bay via Nim Shue Wan to Mui Wo. It provides a resting point halfway through the hike.
The monastery can also be accessed by kai-to ferry from Peng Chau.