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Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes

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Type
  
statue

Height
  
99 m

Material
  
gilded bronze

Completion date
  
2009

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Location
  
Weishan, Changsha, Hunan, China

Similar
  
Sendai Daikannon, Laykyun Sekkya, Great Buddha of Thailand, Dai Kannon of Kita no Mi, Emperors Yan and Huang

Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes is the fourth-tallest statue in China, and the seventh-tallest in the world. This gilded bronze monument depicting Avalokitesvara stands 99 m (325 ft) tall, and is located in Weishan, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China. The Ningshan County Government, with the help of local business and religious organizations, invested 260 million yuan to complete its construction in 2009.

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