Xian Wild Goose Pagoda
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Last updated: Monday, February 8, 2010

Xi an Wild Goose Pagoda (in simplified Chinese 西安大雁塔) is located in the southern suburbs of large Grace Temple which is a famous ancient building that was seen as a symbol of the ancient capital of Xi an.

The legend are from India (Ancient India) that came back to learn from their experience, specializing in Translation and of the Tripitaka. It was like Indian design because of the construction of the named style Yanta Yanta. Later, because at Changan Shofukuji recommended to build a smaller Yanta, for the difference between Grace Temple Pagoda people had called the Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Goose Pagoda Jian Fu Temple Pagoda called, and it has been circulated so far.

Wild Goose Pagoda was a square plane, built in a square about 45 meters, with five meters high on the platform. It is a seven-story tower, the bottom side 25 meters from the ground to the top of the tower 64 meters high. Tower is made of brick, brick mill on the joints strong anomalies. There is the staircase tower, which can be circled on. Surrounded by an arch each has their own openings, you can lean on a railing overlooking.

Grace Temple was built in Tang Zhenguan Twenty-two years (648) by Prince Edward Lee governance in order to remember his mother, and thus Empress Wende was built. The beginning of the Wild Goose Pagoda built was only five. Empress Wu, when rebuilt, and then after several repairs. Now the towers are seven, a total of 64 meters, showing a square cone angle. The tower was famous for the green-brick structure, the wall on each floor for Fang-chu, and the amount of wood structural columns. Each block is surrounded by arches have coupons. This pavilion-style pagoda, has simple modeling, and magnificent momentum, and in our country it is a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture and art. The bottom of the south gate on both sides of the Wild Goose Pagoda is created by a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty who had written two stone monuments.

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