A Report from this Sacred Site
"Devotional art, some might call it, which could be said for the statue of the bodhisattva Guānyīn (观音 in Mandarin) — also known as the Goddess of Mercy — that rises from the South China Sea, off the coast of the popular seaside destination of Sanya in Hainan, China. At a staggering height of 108 metres, it is the tallest statue of Guanyin in the world. Built in 2005, it has three faces: one side faces inland and depicts Guanyin holding a sutra, gesturing the vitarka mudrā with her right hand. The other two sides face out to the sea, one with Guanyin holding prayer beads while the other has her holding a lotus."
- Jasmine Seow, Hainan's 108-metre Guanyin of the South Sea