Avalokiteśvara in Construction
Bodhisattva being constructed in Thiền Viện Bồ Đề, Da Nang, Vietnam.
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This picture taken on October 30, 2013 shows the Circle building under construction in Guangzhou, southern China's Guangdong province. China's President Xi Jinping has told artists not to chase popularity with "vulgar" works but promote socialism instead, with state media on October 16, 2014 comparing his remarks to a speech by Mao Zedong. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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