Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Xi’an is known for many historical buildings and one of the very famous building is the Wild Good Pagoda. It is a Buddhist pagoda and was built in year 652 during the Tang dynasty. The building was rebuilt and renovated over the next few dynasties though. It is currently seven stories tall. This pagoda is very well known for the start of Buddhism in China. A Buddhist monk, Xuanzang brought sutras and figurines of Buddha from India and translated to Chinese in this pagoda. I had the chance to go inside when I lived in Xi’an, China. The stairs were made of dark wood and was quite tall. It was tiring for me to walk all the way up to the top and I had to be more careful when I walked down the stairs. They have displayed the fake sutras and figurines in almost every floor. There were small windows on all four sides, so I was able to see the view although the windows were dirty. It was definitely nice to see and experience real ancient historical building, but the tickets were very over-priced. I would recommend people to not pay the ticket and enter the pagoda because there isn’t nothing amazing in my point of view. It’s better to see the pagoda from the outside.

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