The Puning Temple in
Chengde, in
China's
Hebei Province, is home to the world's largest wooden statue of
Kuan Yin, which has a height of 22.28
meters and is housed in the Hall of the
Bodhisattva
(fig.).
It is made from five kinds of wood, i.e. pine, cypress, elm,
fir, and linden, and is said to weigh 110 tons.