Xi'an | The Big Wild Goose Pagoda and its surroundings, probably only the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is authentic

🚗The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located within the Daci'en Temple in Jinchang Prefecture of Tang Chang'an City (now south of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), also known as 'Ci'en Temple Pagoda'. In the third year of the Tang Yonghui period (652 AD), Xuanzang supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to preserve the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back to Chang'an from India via the Silk Road. Initially, it had five stories, later increased to nine, and after several changes in the number of stories and height, it was finally fixed to the seven-story structure you see today, with a total height of 64.517 meters and a base side length of 25.5 meters. As the earliest and largest Tang Dynasty square pavilion-style brick pagoda still in existence, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a typical physical evidence of the ancient Indian Buddhist temple architectural form that entered the Central Plains with Buddhism and integrated into Chinese culture. It is a symbolic building that embodies the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese laborers. 🚗This pagoda was originally named 'Ci'en Temple Pagoda' and was later renamed 'Wild Goose Pagoda'. The origin of the name 'Wild Goose Pagoda' is widely believed to be based on the anecdote of 'burying wild geese to build a pagoda'. The legend recorded by Xuanzang in 'Great Tang Records on the Western Regions', about monks in India burying wild geese to construct a pagoda, explains the most credible theory of the origin of the Wild Goose Pagoda. 🚗It should be considered a must-visit spot in Xi'an. From a distance, it already appears to be leaning slightly. Coming out of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda metro station, you can capture its reflection. The gate and ticket office are on the other side of the park, near Joy City. It's still a bit hot during the day, so be mindful of heat prevention. Apart from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the surrounding commercial areas are probably all newly built, and this seems to be the only authentic site in the vicinity.