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The Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao is a colossal statue of Guanyin, on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong, China. This monument stands 62 m (203 ft) tall, [1] [2] and sits on a 15 m pedestal making a total height of 77 m (253 ft).
Mount Xiqiao is a 40- to 50-million-year-old extinct volcano situated in the south west of the Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China [1] 68 km (42 mi) from Guangzhou. The mountain is an important scenic area and designated as a national forest park and national geological park.
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
Foshan means "Buddha Mountain" and, despite the more famous present-day statue of Guanyin (or Kwanyin) on Mount Xiqiao, who isn't a Buddha, it refers to a smaller hill near the centre of town where three bronze sculptures of Buddha were discovered in AD 628. The town grew up around a monastery founded nearby that was destroyed in 1391.
It was the tallest statue in the world when it opened in 1989 at 88 metres (289 ft), holding the world record until 1991. [1] Planning of the statue began in 1975 and construction occurred through 1989. The statue depicts Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) and is in the Kita no Miyako park on the island of Hokkaido. [2]
Xiqiao Mountain is a beautiful scenic spot boasting of a massive metallic sitting Buddha Statue (called the Nanhai Guanyin Bhusa). It can be reached by an hour's hike from the foot of the hill or by car. Evening times are less crowded, and cheaper to visit. It is especially beautiful when illuminated in the dark.
Guanyin Statue of Hainan; Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao; Guan Yin of the South Sea; Leshan Giant Buddha; Ming bronze sculpture of Mount Sumeru in Beijing; Maitreya Buddha at Bingling Temple; Rongxian Buddha; Spring Temple Buddha; Statue of Kun Iam in Macau; Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva; Tian Tan Buddha (The Big Buddha) in Hong Kong; White ...
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