Chinapedia | Giant Wild Goose Pagoda: A landmark along the Silk Road

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Chinapedia | Giant Wild Goose Pagoda: A landmark along the Silk Road

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2024.09.20 08:33

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a monumental Buddhist pagoda located in Xi'an. The pagoda is surrounded by the Daci’en Temple, which houses many historic architecture. It is not only a masterpiece of Chinese architecture with its layers of bricks constructed without using any cement but also an integration of the ancient Indian Buddhist temples and Chinese culture.

Music fountain show at the north square of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (Xinhua)

A holy place for Buddhists

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda was erected in 652 AD (Tang Dynasty) to commemorate the return of the temple’s abbot, the celebrated monk Xuanzang. This heroic figure in Chinese Buddhist history traveled west across the Silk Road and throughout India for sixteen years, exploring the homeland of Buddhism before returning with hundreds of sutras (Buddhist texts).

Tickets guide to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (Illustration by dotdotnews)

There are two great spots to take pictures of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda outside the park. These two places are all free to enter and people can enjoy a different view of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda there.