Zhuhai Fisher Girl

Zhuhai Fisher Girl
Chinese: 珠海渔女
ArtistPan He
Completion date1979–1982
MediumGranite
Dimensions8.7 m (29 ft)
Weight10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons)
LocationZhuhai, China

Zhuhai Fisher Girl (Chinese: 珠海渔女; pinyin: Zhūhǎi Yú Nǚ) is a statue and landmark in the Xianglu Bay [zh] area of Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. Commissioned ahead of the establishment of the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone, the statue was designed by Pan He based on a local legend about a celestial being who descended to the region to live as a simple fisherwoman. Though its cost was controversial, the statue was completed in 1982 and became part of the region's growing tourism industry. It was designated a cultural relic in 2014, and in 2015 the sculptor completed a companion piece with his son that depicts the fisher girl as a mother. A proposal has been made to expand the area around the statue into a mixed-purpose recreational area.