@redneck.travel: Beautiful Vietnam. This is a statue of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshwara (in Vietnam it is called Quan Am), which is a symbol of mercy and a protector against natural disasters. A giant snow-white statue 67 metres high (approximately a 30-storey building), located on the territory of the Linh Ung temple complex on the Son Tra peninsula. Since the statue was built in 2010, not a single major typhoon has hit the city directly.