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In which city is "Nanhai Guanyin" located?

The Guanyin of the South China Sea is located in Nanshan Village, Yazhou District, Sanya City, Hainan Province.

Nanhai Guanyin Cultural Garden is located in Daxian Peak, one of the seventy-two peaks of Xiqiao Mountain. The foundation stone was laid on the 19th day of the 6th lunar month in 1995, and it took three years to build. It was consecrated and opened to the public on the 19th day of the 2nd lunar month in 1998. The scenic area covers an area of ??2 million square meters.

The Bodhisattva statue is made of copper and sits on the top of Daxian Peak at an altitude of 292 meters. The statue is 61.9 meters high and is the tallest seated Guanyin statue in the world. According to Buddhism, the 19th day of the second lunar month is the birth day of Avalokitesvara, the 19th day of June is the day of Avalokitesvara’s enlightenment, and the 19th day of September is the day of Avalokitesvara’s nirvana. Therefore, the foundation day, the consecration day and the height of the icon imply these three days. The holy statue of Guanyin, with its back facing south and facing north, sitting cross-legged on a lotus seat with its feet crossed, wearing a heavenly crown of pearls, wearing heavenly clothes and a skirt, curved eyebrows and red lips, eyes like twin stars, a kind and kind face, looking down at the land of the South China Sea, wishing Peace and peace in the world. It is 47 meters high, and the lotus seat is 14.9 meters high and 36 meters in diameter. There are 60 lotus petals inlaid in three layers around the rosette.