Quan Am Statue (Linh Ung Pagoda) - DANANG, VIETNAM

Just 9 km away from the city center, Linh Ung – Bai But Pagoda is considered as the largest pagoda in Da Nang City in both scale and art of architecture. The Pagoda brings a contemporary style combined with inherent tradition of pagodas in Vietnam, with curved roof in dragon shape, the solid pillars surrounded by sophisticated sinuous dragons.

Linh Ung literally means ‘wishes answered miraculously’. Linh Ung Pagoda was laid the first burial stone on June 19, 2004 of the lunar calendar and after 6 years of construction on July 30, 2010 (on June 19, Canh Dan), it was officially inaugurated.

The female form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is Quan Am (Guan Yin) is very venerated in Vietnam and she is the goddess of compassion.