Guanyin Statue of Nanshan

The Guanyin of Nanshan is a 108-metre statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin, sited on the south coast of the Island with Hainan on top of the of .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: statue in Sanya, Hainan, China
  • Also known as: “Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya”, “Guanyin of Nanshan”, “Статуя богини Гуаньинь в Санья”, “南山文化旅游区”, “南山海上觀音”, and “南山海上观音”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nanshan Temple and Nanshanbei Railway Station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0.
is a located in , . The temple's name originates from a popular Buddhist expression. The Sanya Cultural Tourism Zone, in which the temple is located, also features an artificial islet with a white steel statue of Guan Yin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy. is situated 360 metres northwest of Guanyin Statue of Nanshan.

Railway station
Photo: Himuka tachibana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km north of Guanyin Statue of Nanshan.

Guanyin Statue of Nanshan

Latitude
18.29233° or 18° 17′ 32″ north
Longitude
109.20858° or 109° 12′ 31″ east
Established
2005
Levels
5
Height
106 metres (348 feet)
Open location code
7PCF76R5+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2272209138
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q2976528
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Guanyin Statue of Nanshan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تمثال غوان يين”
  • Armenian: “Գուանյինի արձան (Նանշան)”
  • Armenian: “Գուանյինի արձան”
  • Chinese: “南山海上观音圣像”
  • Czech: “Socha Kuan-jin v Chaj-nanu”
  • Dutch: “Sanya’se Guanyin der Zuidelijke Zee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال نانشان بحر جوانيين”
  • French: “Guanyin, déesse marine de la Miséricorde”
  • French: “Guanyin, Déesse Marine de la Miséricorde”
  • German: “Guanyin-Statue von Nanshan”
  • Indonesian: “Guanyin Nanshan”
  • Japanese: “南山海上観音聖像”
  • Polish: “Posąg Guanyin w Sanya”
  • Russian: “Статуя богини Гуаньинь в Санье”
  • Russian: “Статуя богини Гуаньинь”
  • Russian: “Статуя Гуаньинь”
  • Spanish: “Guanyin de Nanshan”
  • Thai: “พระโพธิสัตว์กวนอิมบนทะเลแห่งหนานชาน”
  • Ukrainian: “Статуя Гуаньїнь”
  • Uzbek: “Guanyin haykali”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 圆通宝殿 and 杨柳观音.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 赠香处 and 海南特色美食.

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Worth a closer look: Haikou and Danzhou.

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