A towering statue
Over sixteen metres.
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A huge Chinese Buddhist temple outside Tanjung Pinang, counted among the largest in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, built in honour of Guanyin, the figure of mercy in Chinese Buddhist tradition, with a towering statue of her more than sixteen metres high at the centre of its courtyard. The complex has broad halls with tiered red roofs and gold ornament, walkways lined with statues of the eighteen sages, a great bell and spacious courtyards, in a design drawing on traditional Chinese temple architecture. The town has a large, long-established Chinese community, and this temple is its focus at festivals. Entry is free, and it is open to visitors of all faiths in modest dress, with respect for worshippers. It is busiest at Chinese New Year and Guanyin festivals. A visit takes half an hour to an hour; the temple lies on the road between Tanjung Pinang and the island's east, a stop on the way to the eastern beaches.
Over sixteen metres.
Statues along the walks.
Tiered red roofs.
Km 14, Tanjung Pinang-Kijang road, Bintan
By ferry from Singapore to Tanjung Pinang or Lagoi in about one to two hours, from Batam in about an hour, or by air to Tanjung Pinang from Jakarta.