The Guanyin of the South Sea of Sanya
is a 108-metre (354 ft) statue of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
(better known as Guanyin in East Asia),
sited on the south coast of China's Island,
province Hainan near the Nanshan Temple of Sanya.
The statue has three aspects;
one side faces inland and the other two face the South China Sea,
to represent blessing and protection by Guanyin of China and the whole world.
One aspect depicts Guanyin cradling a sutra in the left hand
and gesturing the Vitarka Mudra with the right,
the second with her palms crossed, holding a string of prayer beads,
and the third holding a lotus.
Source:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yin_of_the_South_Sea_of_Sanya