The double-facing Avalokiteśvara stands at nearly 19 meters tall on a 3 meter high foundation facing east and west, symbolic of the sun and moon shining forever and holding a kundika praying for China's development in the 21st century. To me the one of the most revealing moments I had in Wuhan. As a symbol it says all I feel about being in China, this modern China that is facing both east and west, looking back into the past and facing the future.
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