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The rocks in the
mountain are in the shape of lotus flowers,
hence the name of the mountain is given as the
Lotus Mountain in Guangzhou. This famous mountain
used to be an old Ming dynasty quarry site and
is also known as the Lianhua Shan to the locals.
The ancient quarries in Lotus Mountain are
historical monuments under state protection.
In the mountain,
visitors can also find a Lotus Pagoda built in
1612 (the 40th year of the Wangli
reign period of the Ming Dynasty) which is
known as the memorial column of the capital of
Guangdong Province; the Lotus City together with
the Lianhua Ta (Old Lotus Tower) was built in
1664 (the third year of the Kangxi reign period
of the Qing Dynasty) and the golden statue of
Goddess of Mercy was set up in 1994. The statue
is 40.88 meters high, weighs 120 tons and it is
coated with 180 liang of gold. This is
the largest statue of the Goddess of Mercy in
the world.
Admission: 30 yuan
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