Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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 Boring pagoda and expensive! Apr 07, 2008
It costs 25 yuan to enter the grounds, but another 20 to go up top. Since the views of the city weren't that spectular, we didn't go up. The grounds were nice enough, drinks were decent for a toursit spot, but a Snickers bar was 15 yuan (about $2.15)! I can get a Snickers bar in the supermarket for about 4 yuan ($0.57).
It's in all of the tourist books, but it wasn't worth the hefty price tag to me.  Part of the The China Adventure travel blog |
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Aug 03, 2006As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci'en Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple. Part of the China 2006 travel blog
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The Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta) ,a famous Buddhist Pagoda and the Symbol of Xian Sep 24, 2006
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda or Giant Wild Goose Pagoda(Dayan Ta),the symbol of Xian,situated in the Da Ci'en complex temple in the southern suburb of Xian(at the place of the formerly Tang capital Chiang'an),4 km from the urban center,is a famous Buddhist square shaped pagoda built during the Tang dynasty in 652 AD to collect Buddhist sutras.
The Buddhist monk Xuanzang,a famous traveller and translater, after a 17 year pilgrimage,brought back from India more 600 Buddhist texts and figurines of the Buddha.The Pagoda was then built to house them. Initially the pagoda had 5 stories and 60 m in height.After different reconstruction and renovation,it is now 65 m hign with 7 stories. Visitors are allowed to climb it. Part of the China 2006 travel blog |
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Big Wild Goose Pagoda Blogs
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Jun 08, 2008
I arrived in Xian two days ago from Hong Kong. What im doin here is working with Kindergartners at a primary school called Drum Tower. I start on Tuesday because I arrived in the middle of a national holiday here that has to do with the death of som…Wild Goose Pagoda and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. We also saw the wall that surrounds the inner most part of the city. Its a closed four wall box that has four gates, and is very amazing to see. After walking all afternoon we got a cab back… New to the Country |
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Nov 01, 2007
Full day tour with an early trip to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda before we head out of town to Terra-cotta Museum ...Full day tour with an early trip to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda before we head out of town to Terra-cotta Museum ...… Xian: Big Wild Goose Pagoda - Terra-cotta Museum - Tang Dynasty Show |
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Dec 26, 2008
After settling down in the hostel and making enquiries for tomorrow itinenary, it was already near evening.Without further ado, i started exploring the later half of the day trying out the city public transportations and city attractions nearby.Wats…Wild Goose Pagoda. I was too immersed with the food streets that i nearly missed the show! I reached ard 8:20pm and think i only catch the last few minutes of the fountain display. Alas. But nevertheless, I ended the night with a good walk around the Big Goose… Silkroad D1: Xi'an - Ancient Capital City Day |
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Jul 28, 2008
Xi'an is a much bigger city than I expected (as is the rest of everything in China...just all bigger than the China in my mind). Spent the first day checking out the sights: catching musical performances at the Bell Tower and Drum Tower …Big Wild Goose Pagoda to see the fountain show. Kinda like the Bellagio in Vegas, but a much larger terraced area...plus people were allowed to stand in the fountain area. It was packed with kids getting absolutely drenched when the huge jets… Xi'an |
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Feb 22, 2007
This is the second part of my China tour: Xi'an City! This city was the ancient capital of Imperial China. It is known as one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China …Big Wild Goose Pagoda . The structure was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty and originally had five stories. The pagoda was built to hold sutras and figurines of Buddha that were brought to China by the Buddhist translator and traveller Xuanzang. So there… Xi'an.. See Ann |
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