Others claimed that the statue was built on public land and without the proper building permits - despite the fact that the statue was entirely built on land owned by the temple. Online, many argued that the statue was an affront to Islam and the local people of Indonesia, claiming that it showed how the Chinese were in fact in control of Indonesia's government. Instead, so far, the giant statue has attracted only outrage from the locals of Tuban, who are predominately Muslim. Billed as the largest statue of Guan Yu in Southeast Asia, it was hoped that the colossus might help to attract more tourists to the city. It was publicly unveiled last month at a ceremony held inside the temple that was attended by prominent local politicians. The 30.4-meter-tall statue reportedly cost 2.5 billion Indonesian rupiahs ($187,000) to build and was funded by private donations to the Kwan Sing Bio Temple in Tuban, East Java. The giant god-turned-ghost is Guan Yu, a heroic Three Kingdoms era general who was later immortalized as a folk deity in China. Giant statue of Chinese god covered up with sheet in Indonesia after upsetting local MuslimsĪ colossal statue of a Chinese god has been unceremoniously covered up by a giant white sheet in Indonesia after upsetting the local Muslim population I'll give a free subscription to the first member here that posts a real photo of them in front of this wearing a got qi? shirt on this thread. Source and images via Sploid and Hubei Provincial Guan Yu is a General know for his righteousness in the era of Three Kingdoms The staff and crescent blade combo weapon stretches 230 feet and weighs 136 tons Unfortunately, we are not able to locate the official website, if any, of this majestic venue, but I am sure if you are keen, you will find your way there when you hit up Jingzhou City, Hubei province.Ī bird’s eye view of the statue shows how enormous it is With a theme revolving around ‘righteousness’, the Guan Gong Museum is a place to showcase the man’s righteous spirit. With such an obscene amount sunk into the project, it is only natural that it draw flak from the Internet, but we are not going dwell in it cos’ this statue is nonetheless, a testimony of Chinese engineering feat and that’s not to mention that it did provide jobs over the last two years in construction and will continue to do so as the park and museum operates.Īpart from the obvious like boosting tourism, the Guan Gong project also aims to fortify Jingzhou’s status as the history and cultural city. Construction of the park kicked off in February 2014 with a total of 15 billion Yuan (roughly about US2.24 billion) invested. The statue, officially unveiled on June 17, is situated atop of Guan Gong Museum at the heart of Guan Gong Righteous Park – one of the designated focal points of Jingzhou city’s tourist attraction. All told, the entire bronze-clad effigy comes in at a mind-numbing 1,336 tons, which is nearly six times heavier than the Statue of Liberty. The said weapon stretches 70 meters (230 feet) and weighs in at an uber hefty 136 tons. Majestic as it is imposing: this effigy is clad in bronze and stands 190 feet tall Located in Jingzhou City, Hubei province, this imposing statue designed by renown artist Han Meilin measures 58 meters (190 feet) tall and weighs an incredible 1,200 tons and that’s yet to include the traditional Chinese staff and blade combo weapon known as ‘Qing Long Yan Yue Dao’ (loosely translate to “Green Dragon Crescent Blade“) the deified warrior holds in his right hand. Colossal Guan Yu Statue On Guan Gong MuseumĬOLOSSAL 190-FOOT STATUE OF CHINA DEIFIED WARRIOR IS SIMPLY BREATHTAKINGĪmong the many things China is capable of achieving is building insanely huge or complex structures and the colossal statue of Chinese legendary General Guan Yu (or more commonly known as Guan Gong, which loosely translates to ‘Lord Guan’) is the latest example.
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