statues

At Repulse Bay, there are plenty of statues. I simply admire them, so beautifully sculptured and colorful too. But I don't know their names. Sorry about that! I just know Buddha and Kuan Yin. Do you know their names?


1- ?


2- Dragon Emperor


3- Buddha


4- Buddha


5- Buddhas


6- Kuan Yin


7- ?


8- Buddha


9- What does the chinese characters say?
Hong Kong lifeguards?


Comments

  1. Martha@A Sense of Humor is EssentialJanuary 12, 2010 at 12:23 AM

    Very delightful sculptures and photos, Wenn.

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  2. eileeninmdJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:20 AM

    Love all the different Buddhas. They are all so colorful and pretty.

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  3. Angie's RecipesJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:25 AM

    I don't know the names either. Actually even I knew the names, it's very likely that I had no clue what exactly they meant.

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  4. Angie's RecipesJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:29 AM

    I don't know the names either. Actually even I knew the names, it's very likely that I had no clue what exactly they meant.

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  5. Vicki ~ FLJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:39 AM

    Nice colorful finds.

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  6. Elaine YimJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:46 AM

    Did you touch the Wealth God and then touch your own pocket to signify a transfer of wealth from him to you? People can also touch the Buddha with many children in the hope of having a child soon.

    The Hong Kong tourist guide taught us this during my last visit there.

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  7. UnknownJanuary 12, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    HI Wenn
    Nice pics - I am no help with the names or the Chinese characters..
    E

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  8. KayJanuary 12, 2010 at 5:46 AM

    This is very interesting, Wenn.

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  9. TekkausJanuary 12, 2010 at 5:53 AM

    I like the dragon emperor statues. He looks so cute. :D

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  10. khengsiongJanuary 12, 2010 at 8:29 AM

    No. 7 is God of Prosperity, I think...

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  11. EnsuraiJanuary 12, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Chinese are great in putting up statues.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 12, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    The first one is Ru lai For,,,,the seventh one is Da Pek Kong... i guess i am right,hahahah


    take care now

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  13. CloudiaJanuary 12, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Thank you for taking us to visit the gods, wenn.


    Aloha, my Friend!


    Comfort Spiral

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  14. Pietro BrosioJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Very interesting sequence of statues, Wenn. Beautiful photographs!

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  15. KelvinJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    The 1st one is Mi Le Buddha (Maitreya).

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  16. manglishJanuary 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    wow tat is a lot of statues

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  17. GratitudeJanuary 12, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    Thanks for sharing all these nice photos. :)
    1) Maitreya Buddha ~ the coming Buddha
    4) Guan Yin Bodhisattva
    5) on the right ~ Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, recogised as founder of Tibetan Buddhism.
    7) Wong Tai Sin?

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  18. MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOEJanuary 12, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    no.1 = laughing buddha kua & no.7 = "choy san" ??

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    Beautiful statues, nevertheless! They are, like you said, colorful, and well sculptured.

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  20. இ Baŋäŋaz இJanuary 12, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    Think #7 is God of Wealth cos of big the coin on the left.

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  21. AyieJanuary 13, 2010 at 4:48 AM

    we had buddha with many kids coin bank statue when we were kids but I think due to old age, it had to leave us =)

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  22. wennJanuary 14, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    i would love the god of prosperity!

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  23. PeteJanuary 14, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    I love to read history and stories about Chinese Deities!

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  24. Betty ManousosJanuary 14, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    Great sculpures and pics!
    hugs

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