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. It is a gilded bronze monument depicting a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin known as Shiyimian Qianshou Guanyin (Traditional Chinese: 十一面千手觀音, Simplified Chinese: 十一面千手观音), meaning the "Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin", which stands at tall. 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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Miyin Temple

List of tallest statues

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2009 sculptures

Bronze sculptures in China

Cultural infrastructure completed in 2009

Buildings and structures in Hunan

Colossal Guanyin statues

Colossal statues in China

Outdoor sculptures in China

Tourist attractions in Changsha

Guishan Guanyin