The Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes is located in Ningxiang, Hunan province, and is the fourth-tallest statue in China, and the sixth-tallest in the world, found at Miyin Temple, a Chan Buddhist temple. It is a gilded bronze monument depicting a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin known as Shiyimian Qianshou Guanyin (Traditional Chinese: 十一面千手觀音, Simplified Chinese: 十一面千手观音), meaning the "Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin", which stands at 99 m (325 ft) tall.[1] The Ningshan County Government, with the help of local business and religious organizations, invested 260 million yuan to complete its construction in 2009.[2]
沩山千手千眼观音圣像 | |||||||
| Coordinates | 28°10′40″N 111°58′13″E | ||||||
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| Location | Weishan Township, Ningxiang, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Type | statue | ||||||
| Material | gilded bronze | ||||||
| Height | 99 metres (325 ft) | ||||||
| Completion date | 2009 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 沩山千手千眼观音圣像 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 溈山千手千眼觀音聖像 | ||||||
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