Chongqing's "Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin" Statue Gets Restored

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: (CHINA OUT) Workers gild the "Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin" statue at Dazubao District on February 4, 2015 in Chongqing, Sichuan province of China. The "Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin" statue was built in China's Southern Song Dynasty which is well known for producing sculpture, painting and gilding. The statue was the "First Project" of National Historic Stonerelics that started to be prospected and restored in 2008 and on April 18, 2011, the restoration work began officially. After 7 years hard efforts, a whole and new "Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin" statue will be finished in June in 2015. "Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin" located in Dazu District was a vital component of World Cultural Heritage. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)