Thousands Hands Guanyin
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.Photo: Alexandre Afanassiev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin in Hunan province, China
- Also known as: “Guishan Guanyin”, “Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes”, and “Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miyin Temple.
Miyin Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Huangdan2060, Public domain.
Miyin Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Weishan Township, Ningxiang, Hunan, China. The temple is built within grounds of some 9,000 square metres. Miyin Temple is situated 520 metres south of Thousands Hands Guanyin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weishan Township, Ningxiang and Xiangzikou.
Weishan Township, Ningxiang
Town
Photo: Huangdan2060, CC0.
Weishan Township is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town and Songmutang Town on the northwest, Huangcai Town on the northeast, and Xiangzikou Town on the south.
Xiangzikou
Town
Photo: Huangdan2060, CC0.
Xiangzikou is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Dafu Town on the west, Weishan Township on the north, Huangcai Town on the east, and Longtian Town and Shatian Township on the south. Xiangzikou is situated 9 km south of Thousands Hands Guanyin.
Thousands Hands Guanyin
- Categories: monumental sculpture, colossal statue, and tourism
- Location: Changsha, Hunan, South-central China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.18486° or 28° 11′ 6″ northLongitude
111.96349° or 111° 57′ 49″ eastInception
2009Height
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
7PWH5XM7+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2632264484OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q3118755
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Thousands Hands Guanyin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غويشان غوانيين”
- Burmese: “Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes”
- Chinese: “沩山千手千眼观音圣像”
- Dutch: “Guishan Guanyin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جويشان جوانيين”
- French: “Guanyin aux Mille Mains et aux Mille Yeux”
- Hindi: “गुईशान गुआनयिन”
- Indonesian: “Guishan Guanyin”
- Portuguese: “Guishan Guanyin”
- Spanish: “Guanyin de Mil Manos y Mil Ojos”
- Thai: “พระโพธิสัตว์กวนอิมพันมือแห่งกุยชาน”
- Turkish: “Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 沩山医院 and Houjiada Shan.
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