The
1.1m high, 285kg statue is sculpted from the largest jade block in the
world in Canada. In 2008, part of this jade block was used to make a Buddha statue of 2.7m high, 4 tonnes in weight.
The Goddess of Mercy statue will appear at the Chiang Rai Pagoda in
Thailand on January 15. It will also appear afterwards at a great
celebration held by the Thai royal family in Bangkok. The statue will
then be brought to the Quan The Am Pagoda in Danang on January 19.
From January to April, the statue will appear at Hanoi, HCMC, Hai Duong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.