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| Page Views: 364 Last Visit to Xi'an: 2002 | Great Wild Goose Pagoda by socrates_07 - last update: Jul 23, 2002 |
The 7 story Great Wild Goose Pagoda was built in 652AD. It is a striking elegant building and is the symbol of Xian. The famous Buddhist monk Xuan Zang returned from a 17 year pilgrimage and the square pagoda was built to house the 600 or so Buddhist texts that he had collected in India. The story of Xuan Zang’s great quest has been immortalized in the classic Chinese story ‘Journey to the West’. Opinion is divided as to whether the temple’s name derives from a Buddhist sect in India or a resemblance between the base of the pagoda and a wild goose. It was a tradition in Xian for successful scholars to pin poems to the door of the pagoda as a symbol for a bright future and some poems can still be seen on the door frames. |
I was very impressed of that building... and what´s inside... |
Here my girlfriend, she was so patient with me because I spent a lof of time to take pictures. Well, Wendy, you know me already.... so thanks a lot to give me all the time I needed for taking photos... |
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nixca316 Fri Jan 19, 2007 14:30 UTC
Great tips, Oliver. =) | sachara Sun Nov 19, 2006 19:16 UTC
Nice to see your interesting Xian page. I didn't manage to see all those places last summer on my way from Beijing to Kunming... | Sharrie Sat Aug 12, 2006 15:31 UTC
I see u finally completed the page! Am planning to head here soon. :) | JessH Thu Apr 13, 2006 09:56 UTC
Hallo Oliver! Great tips & wonderful pictures! Danke fuer die schoenen Einblicke ins Chinesische Leben. Gruesse aus Dubai :-) Jess |
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