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Statue of Xuanzang in front of Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese: 大雁塔; pinyin: Dàyàn tǎ, lit. ' big swan goose pagoda '), is a monumental Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It was built in c. 652 during the Tang dynasty and originally had five stories.
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, also called the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Great Wild Goose Pagoda and Dayan Pagoda. Was built by Xuanzang in 652. The 63.25-metre (207.5 ft) pagoda has the brick structure with seven stories and four sides of ancient Indian style. It has been renovated and redecorated several times since the Tang dynasty (618–907).
Shaanxi History Museum, which is located to the northwest of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in the ancient city Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province of China, is one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China and one of the largest.
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda: Tang: Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 64: 1-0064-3-017: Small Wild Goose Pagoda: Tang: Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 65: 1-0065-3-018: Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas of Dali: Tang, Five Dynasties: Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province 66: 1-0066-3-019: Yunju Temple Pagoda and Stone Sutras: Sui, Tang, Liao ...
Pages in category "Tang dynasty Buddhist temples" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Giant Wild Goose Pagoda; L. Lingyan Temple (Jinan ...
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda; Great Mosque of Xi'an; Guangren Temple; H. ... Small Wild Goose Pagoda; T. Tang Paradise;
Another view of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda, sometimes Little Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese: 小雁塔; pinyin: Xiǎoyàn Tǎ), is one of two significant pagodas in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, the site of the old Han and Tang capital Chang'an. The other notable pagoda is the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, originally built in 652 and
The city's Muslim Quarter, which is home to the Great Mosque of Xi'an; The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Small Wild Goose Pagoda are both spectacular towers and both are well over 1,000 years old and have survived great earthquakes. The Stele Forest is famous for its numerous historic inscriptions and stoneworks. [140]