TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- As part of its efforts to subjugate religion in China, the Communist Chinese government on Feb. 2 blasted a 57.9-meter-tall Buddhist statue into smithereens, reported Bitter ...

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Nestled in a lush green valley with Phra Putthabat Noi Mountain as the backdrop, Manasikarn Hall was voted as a Top Unseen Attraction in Saraburi by the Tourism Authority of Thailand last year. Hailed ...

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Artists perform a dance named "Guanyin Buddha", Buddhist goddess of mercy, during the 4th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous ...

On the northern slope are grottos containing respectively three well-preserved statues -- one of Sakyamuni and two of Guanyin, which are over 7 meters tall each, exquisitely carved and magnificent.

The recently shown movie "Buddha Mountain" (Guanyin Mountain) acted by Fan Bingbing and Berlin Chen provides great box office return these days. At the same time, the Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) ...