Big Wild Goose Pagoda Stock Photography

Big Wild Goose Pagoda, located in Xi`an, Shaanxi Province, Yanta District, the Great Mercy Temple, is a 7-storey square pagoda. The tower is a famous monuments and landmarks in Xi`an, but also a major part of Xi`an city emblem. The tower was built in the Tang Dynasty Wing emblem for three years 652 years, was originally Xuan Zang to save the Buddhist scriptures built tower, after years of disrepair and war and repeatedly damaged, to the Five Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty became the present style . During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the Wild Goose Pagoda began to tilt until 1996, with a tilt of about 1 meter. After that, it was restored only after protection. After the founding of the People`s Republic of China, the Wild Goose Pagoda received special protection. In 1963, the Wild Goose Pagoda was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. In 2013, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was included in the World Cultural Heritage as part of the `Silk Road: Chang`an - Tianshan Corridor Road Network.`