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The Big Wild Goose Pagoda

 

The Large Wild Goose PagodaThe 

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

 (Da Yan Ta, 大雁塔) is located within the premises of the Temple of Great Maternal Grace (Dacien Si). This magnificent pagoda is four kms south of Xi'an and many regard it as a symbol of the city. The pagoda, built in 652 AD, is a square pyramid and stands at 60m high and seven storeys tall.

 

Legend has it that the Temple was built by Emperor Tang Gaozong to honor his mother, Empress Wende. The Temple is also said to have been built to house and protect Buddhist scriptures collected in India by the Chinese monk, Xuan Zang.

 
There are fantastic views from the top of the pagoda of the grid-like streets below and it seems hard to believe today that the area around here was once countryside and fields ! It is tradition to throw coins from the windows of the pagoda in the hope of having good luck and a honey life.


How to get there

 :The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is in the south of the city. No.41 bus from the train station is all you need.


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