Thousand-Armed Guanyins, Chongshan Temple, Taiyuan, Shanxi

Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手观音), Chongshan Temple (崇善寺), Taiyuan, Shanxi (山西, 太原市)

Guanyin Cave, Wutai Shan, Shanxi

The very small Guanyin Cave (观音洞) is on the side of a mountain on Wutai Shan, Shanxi (山西, 五台山).

Thousand-Armed Guanyin, Kaifu Temple, Changsha, Hunan

Another form of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, this Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手观音) is at Kaifu Temple (开福寺), Changsha, Hunan (湖南. 长沙市).

Thousand-Armed Guanyin, Kaiyuan Temple, Chaozhou, Guangdong

This Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手观音) at Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺), Chaozhou, Guangdong (广东, 潮州市), is the centerpiece of a hall filled with Guanyin (观音) images.

Guanyin, Yongquan Temple, Fuzhou, Fujian

This Guanyin (观音) stands behind the Abbot's (方丈) Reception Room at Yongquan Temple (涌泉寺), Fuzhou, Fujian (福建, 福州市).

Form of Guanyin, Linyang Temple, Fuzhou, Fujian

One of many statues showing the forms of Guanyin (观音) in a rear hall at Linyang Temple (林阳寺), Fuzhou, Fujian (福建, 福州市).

Guanyin, Gaoming Temple, Tiantai Shan, Zhejiang

This stunning figure of Guanyin is carved into native rock on a bluff overlooking a valley to the east of Gaoming Temple, Tiantai Shan, Zhejiang (浙江, 天台山).

Guanyin, Banruo Temple, Changchun, Jilin

The Guanyin (观音) standing in the first courtyard at Banruo Temple (般若寺) in Changchun, Jilin (吉林, 长春市), was typical of the temples I visited in northeastern China (东北).

Pool, Guanyin Temple, Shenzhen, Guangdong

The pool (池) is the centerpiece at Guanyin Temple (观音寺), Shenzhen, Guangdong (广东, 深圳市). New halls (殿) are going up around it.

Stone over Altar, Guanyinshan Temple, Shenzhen, Guangdong

The stone over the altar (祭坛) at Guanyinshan Temple (观音山寺) in Shenzhen, Guangdong (广东, 深圳市) juts out from a hillside like a giant Frisbee. It was probably this natural feature, plus a nearby spring, that attracted temple-builders to the site.

Jade Guanyin, Yufo Temple, Shanghai

The Yufo Temple (玉佛寺) in Shanghai (上海) is famous for the Jade Buddha after which it was named, but there are several more jade figures there, including this one of Guanyin (观音).

Rear Hall, Chenxiangge, Shanghai

The last hall (殿) at Chenxiangge (沉香阁) in Shanghai (上海) has a statue of Guanyin (观音) made of an aromatic wood called agarwood--"chenxiang" (沉香) in Chinese.

Gateway of Bukenqu Guanyin Temple, Putuoshan, Zhejiang

The gateway to Bukenqu Guanyin Yuan (不肯去观音院) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).

Guanyin and Attendants, Zizhu Temple, Putuoshan, Zhejiang

Guanyin (观音) with the usual attendants--Dragon Girl (龙女) and Sudhana/Shancai (善財)--in a hall inside Zizhulin (紫竹林) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).

Guanyin's Leap, Xifang Jingyuan, Putuoshan, Zhejiang

There is said to be a footprint of Guanyin (观音) on top of the rock in the foreground, where he/she leaped over from Putuoshan (普陀山) to Luojiashan (洛迦山) for some quiet practice. The island itself looks like Guanyin reclining, and is a little over five kilometers away--quite a leap! Located inside Xifang Jingyuan (西方净苑).

Nanhai Guanyin, Putuoshan, Zhejiang

This giant statue of Nanhai ("South Seas") Guanyin (南海观音) is 20 meters high on a 13-meter base--a total of 33 meters, a number sacred to Guanyin. The statue dominates the southeast area of Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).