Hainan in Guanyintang
The Thirty-Three Guanyin Hall is located in the Nanshan Cultural Tourism Area, 20 kilometers southwest of Sanya City. To the north of the tourist area, National Highway 255 and the Hainan Island Ring Expressway pass through. Nanshan Mountain was called Aoshan Mountain in ancient times because it resembles a giant turtle. The mountain is more than 500 meters high. The mountain is surrounded by auspicious clouds all year round and has a myriad of phenomena. It has always been known as a place of auspiciousness and blessing.
The development and construction of Thirty-Three Guanyin Hall relies on Nanshan’s unique natural scenery of mountains and seas and rich historical and cultural origins. Relying on the beautiful legend that Guanyin Bodhisattva once "rided a dragon in the South China Sea to promote Buddhism", it excavates and creates a "riding dragon". "Long Guanyin" cultural brand, and on January 4, 2009, it became a fixed place for religious activities with the approval of the Hainan Provincial Ethnic and Religious Committee. The temple is nestled against the twin peaks of Nanshan Mountain, surrounded by hills on the left and hills on the right, facing vast expanse of blue waves. It is the center of Nanshan Dragon Vein and a treasure land of Feng Shui.
It is a Buddhist cultural site that displays Guanyin culture, Longwuye God of Wealth culture, and folk culture. It covers an area of 3,300 square meters and invested more than 60 million yuan in its construction. It was built by more than 130 craftsmen and lasted for a long time. Four years of meticulous craftsmanship. The main items enshrined in the courtyard include the thirty-three types of dharma bodies of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the complete relief sculptures of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's three calamities and eight tribulations, the prayer pillars of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's twelve great wishes, the world's greatest wealth god Long Wuye, the world's greatest cornucopia, and the South China Sea. The first blessing dragon gate and so on. The cultural projects in the hospital are full of profound philosophical implications. While participating, believers can enlighten their minds and educate their lives. It can sublimate people's thoughts, purify their souls, and make them feel happy!
Among them, "the world's largest group of thirty-three Guanyin statues" and "the world's largest cornucopia" have been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records and are treasures handed down from generation to generation. Thirty-three Guanyin Hall held a grand unveiling ceremony on January 21, 2009 (the 26th day of the twelfth month in the Buddhist calendar) that attracted worldwide attention and was once in a lifetime. The completion of the Thirty-Three Guanyin Hall has injected new highlights into China's Buddhist culture and folk culture, enriched Hainan's tourism resources and connotation, and taken a solid step towards making Nanshan a world-famous Buddhist cultural mountain. "Since the opening of Thirty-Three Guanyin Hall, it has attracted many tourists, believers, Buddhist masters, Tibetan living Buddhas, and celebrities to visit. Here, people can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery of tropical coastal sunshine, blue sea, beaches, flowers, and green trees , you can also get the spiritual comfort brought by Buddhist culture and experience the joy of returning to nature and the unity of nature and man. It is a must-visit tourist attraction in Hainan and a must-see place in Nanshan!