Kwanyin on dragon in bronze about 35-40 cm high.

Her name is also written as Quan Yin, QuanÁm, Kannon or Kannin. The symbol of Quan yin stands for Compassion 
and kindness and she can hear the crying of everyone in this world. Quan imm is also called the goddess of forgiveness.
(Goddess of mercy) She is a virgin Goddess protecting woman. A she is also the patron of the Sea and helps anyone who is
asking for her help because she will hear every prayer. It is an historical fact that Quan imm is the female version of the male 
God Avalokiteshvara. In China her worshipping started with the worshipping of a male God, in time she changed to a Goddess and in
the 9 th century she became more popular than her male opponent, Also in Western tradition people see Quan Yin as the Chinese mother mary.