On 21st January 2014 at Queen Sirikrit Park in Phuket City, Phuket Vice Governor – Jamroen Thippayapongthada held a ceremony to mark the opening of an exhibition featuring the hand of what will be the world’s biggest statue of the Guan Yin Chinese Goddess.
When complete this Guan Yin statue will measure 84 metres in height and will feature a combination of Thai and Chinese art influences. The construction of the statue will be completed on August 12th, 2016. The hand of the Guan Yin statue will go to all 77 provinces throughout the country, Phuket is the 70th province it has been shown and will be exhibited here until January 28th 2014.