Welcome to here, let me to introduce for everybody!
"See China in five hundred, please come to Beijing, want to see China in five thousand, please go to xi 'an"， see this you should know the history of the xi 'an long, xi 'an was the capital of 13 dynasties, is also one of the seven ancient capitals in China, together with Athens, Cairo, Rome more is known as the "world's four major ancient civilization"。 Xian, called chang 'an. Around xian imperial mausoleum, palace ruins, ancient temple of acquainting and garden scenic spots, is a treasure trove of xi 'an became a history and culture, numerous cultural relics to reveal it once had the brilliant and deep rich historical and cultural charm. Is in such a city, in this you can feel the Chinese for thousands of years of vicissitudes of life change, and the development of the Chinese civilization and the greatest of the Chinese nation.
In Beijing on January 14, 20xx, the national 5 a-class tourist scenic spot of opening ceremony, the xi 'an qujiang wild goose pagoda? Datang furong garden scenic spot success promotion national 5 a grade scenic spot, become after the Terra Cotta Warriors, huaqing pool and runs in our province, the fourth national 5 a-class tourist scenic spot, is the first company in xi 'an city 5 a level scenic area, is the first regional, many attractions whole packaging promotion national 5 a grade scenic spot.
Xi 'an qujiang wild goose pagoda? Datang lotus park scenic area is located in the core region of xi 'an qujiang newly developed area, with a total area of 3.8 square kilometers, is China's only journal theme scenic spots. There are tang changan xuan zang translated by land, day - the temple of Buddhism; Xi 'an landmarks, one thousand sites - wild goose pagoda; Architectural landscape, nature, save big tang temple Ursa major temple tang big temple ruins park base sites; China's first comprehensive display of tang style park - datang furong garden; In the tang dynasty QuJiangChi site for dating, followed the open cultural experience of landscape pattern of the park - park QuJiangChi sites; After 1400 years of wind and rain of the tang dynasty city wall ruins, restore reproduce the character of the tang dynasty and the tang dynasty as the theme of the artistic conception of tang dynasty city wall ruins park; There is Asia's largest matrix water dance music square, leisure culture of great wild goose pagoda scenic area, dazzle beautiful tang Yin and datang city that never sleeps.
Cultural and historical resources of the scenic spot, beautiful scenery and pleasant environment, everywhere embodies the concept of environmental protection and humanistic care, has become a new card in xian city, the ancient capital tourism new brand. Visitors enter the scenic area, every footprint walk on site, every journey to complete the dialogue with history.
As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci'en Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attraction.
This attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Da Ci'en Temple, and the North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Big Wild Goose PagodaOriginally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)， it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.
Xuanzang started off from Chang'an (the ancient Xian)， along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally arriving in India, the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years and traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras, and several Buddha relics. Having gotten the permission of Emperor Gaozong (628-683)， Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da Ci'en Temple, supervised the building of a pagoda inside it. With the support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to translate Sanskrit in sutras into Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in the history of translation. Based on the journey to India, he also wrote a book entitled 'Pilgrimage to the West' in the Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached great importance.
First built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now 64.5 meters (211.6 feet) high with an additional two stories. It was said that after that addition came the saying-'Saving a life exceeds building a seven-storied pagoda'。 Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the panorama of Xian City from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty. Steles by noted calligraphers also grace the pagoda.
As for the reason why it is called Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a legend. According to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldn't find meat to buy. Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk said to himself: 'Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some.' At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat. Hence it got the name 'Big Wild Goose Pagoda'。
Da Ci'en Temple
Da Ci'en Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In 648, to commemorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the building of a temple named 'Ci'en' (Mercy and Kindness)， for which the status and scale far exceeded all others. Today, with an area of 32,314 square meters (38,648.5 square yards)， one seventh of the original area, it still retains its grandeur.
Before the temple, there stands a statue of hierarch Xuanzang, the meritorious hierarch. Walking on and across a small bridge, visitors will see the gates of the temple. With guarding lions, the temple seems stately for lions were said to function as talismans.
Entering the temple you will see two buildings-Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the west. Inside the Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons (14.76 gross tons) in weight. It was molded in 1548 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)。 Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira, Sermon Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang. In the Hall of Mahavira are three carved statues of Sakyamuni, and 18 arhats as well as Xuanzang. The Sermon Hall is where Buddhist disciples would listen to a sermon. A bronze statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected by Xuanzang as oblation. The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In this hall are Xuanzang's relic and a bronze statue of a seated Xuanzang. The inner wall is chiseled with murals depicting this hierarch's story. Renowned as the contemporary Dunhuang Buddhist storehouse praised by UNESCO, it is the biggest memorial of Xuanzang.
North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Surrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Ci'en Temple. Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters (23920.6 square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area. In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic complex.
The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. With reliefs on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has become a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
大雁塔
女士们，先生们，早上好。我是你当地的导游。我们到了大雁塔。这是曲江新区的文化坐标，是古城中的地标性建筑，是一个典型的建筑。景点包括大雁塔、大慈恩寺和南、北广场。
在南广场中心的Monk Xuan Zang铜像，身穿袈裟，手持杖，呈现气宇轩昂，我们可以简单的想象，玄奘法师是一个艰难的旅程，坚定地追求真理。它的背后是大慈恩寺和大雁塔。玄奘铜像始建于隋代，寺庙叫午楼寺。然后，李志王储的唐代，为了纪念他的母亲，发起一个寺庙的维修项目并将其命名为大慈恩寺。
这是典型的马哈艳阿神庙。大慈恩寺是唐末战争破坏。只有宝塔完好无损。庙中现存的建筑是明朝建造的。但现在它只包括原来的七分之一区也在唐代。大慈恩寺来名损毁再建
现在看3大门正门。在中国，我们称之为“山人”，意思是山门。在古代的佛教寺庙通常建在山上。三门
向北走，有两座小建筑。东边的那座房子有一个钟，西边的那个房子有一个鼓。钟鼓楼是寺庙的标志性建筑。他们被用来纪念寺庙里的僧人。电话铃响在上午和鼓击钟鼓楼黄昏。
大殿是殿的中心。里面有三尊释迦牟尼佛。
在中间的一个叫Fashen Buddha，这意味着事实和法律。西侧的一个叫Baoshen Buddha，东面的一个叫Yingshen Buddha。大雄宝殿
我们参观大厅后，我们来到另一个核心建筑——论室（法堂）在阿弥陀佛崇拜。据说，在阿弥陀佛的话，会导致在他死后的天堂。这种摩擦被称为“玄奘在返回常的路上”。（负芨图）与卷经文在他的背上，他的脚上的卷着一盏油灯，一双草鞋，玄奘是使他的方式回到首都。
好吧，让我们来了解一下中国历史上著名的和尚宣臧。他既是伟大的翻译家又是旅行家。他曾在印度学习佛教17年。当他回到长安，他收回了600多卷佛经。他的“西域之旅”是基于他在128个国家和地区所目睹的。和宣臧呆在大慈恩寺12年，翻译了1000多卷佛经。在师父对佛教的奉献中，唐太宗和王储李志分别为他造了两个著名的`牌位。玄奘简介经书两个碑
现在我们来到大雁塔脚下。原来宝塔是一五层楼。然后增加到十个故事。但是战争使这座塔几乎成了废墟，所以它被重建为一七层结构。这座宝塔是建筑的奇迹。它是用几层砖砌成的，但中间没有水泥。它确实是中国古代人民的智慧和才华的一个很好的反映。/大雁塔的结构简介
在大雁塔的墙上刻上亲笔签名成为中唐的习俗。所有通过科举考试的成功者都会爬上宝塔，写诗和题词，以表明他将来会有一个腾飞的事业。著名诗人白居易的诗特别广为人知。现在我们还可以爬塔和享受老资本的视线。雁塔题名
在顶部你可以鸟瞰西安，也可以看到周围的花园景色。在塔北，有最大的公共广场在西安，也在中国。每天我们都能看到在某个时间播放的最大的音乐喷泉。广场也被唐代建筑模仿包围着。更重要的是，它不仅为市民提供休闲空间，而且改善环境，提高城市整体形象。南广场
不远处的宝塔，我们可以看到另一个美丽的花园，是大唐天堂。这是一个文化主题公园在唐风格的原始皇家花园。它有许多新纪录：世界上最大的水屏幕电影，五感官包括视觉、声音、味道的第一个主题公园，触觉和嗅觉（五感主题公园），室外芳香项目（室外芳香工程）在世界广告在中国唐代皇家园林最大的繁殖。如果你对此感兴趣的话，我们今天下午也可以去看一看。大唐芙蓉园
好的，各位，今天这么多。我们还有一些空闲时间。我们二点出发，所以请不要迟到！我会留在这里，如果你有任何问题，你可以问我。顺便说一句，请注意你的脚步！好吧，轮到你了。你可以四处看看，享受自己。谢谢。
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda 大雁塔 The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (Traditional Chinese: 天坛； Simplified Chinese: 天坛； pinyin: Tiān T�n) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. Construction of the complex began in 1420, and was thereafter visited by all subsequent Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although the worship of Heaven, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.
The Temple grounds covers 2.73 km?？ of parkland, and comprises three main groups of constructions, all built according to strict philosophical requirements:
The Earthly Mount （圜丘坛） is the altar proper. It is an empty platform on three levels of marble stones, where the Emperor prayed for favourable weather;
The House of Heavenly Lord （皇穹宇）， a single-gabled circular building, built on a single level of marble stone base, where the altars were housed when not in use;
The Hall of Annual Prayer （祈年殿）， a magnificent triple-gabled circular building, built on three levels of marble stone base, where the Emperor prayed for good harvests.
In ancient China, the Emperor of China was regarded as the "Son of Heaven"， who administered earthly matters on behalf of, and representing, heavenly authority. To be seen to be showing respect to the source of his authority, in the form of sacrifices to heaven, was extremely important. The temple was built for these ceremonies, mostly comprised of prayers for good harvests.
Each winter solstice the Emperor and all his retinue would move through the city to encamp within the complex, wearing special robes and abstaining from eating meat; there the Emperor would personally pray to Heaven for good harvests. The ceremony had to be perfectly completed; it was widely held that the smallest of mistakes would constitute a bad omen for the whole nation in the coming year.
Inside the Hall of Annual Prayer.The Temple of Heaven is the grandest of the four great temples located in Beijing. The other prominent temples include the Temple of Sun in the east （日坛）， the Temple of Earth in the north （地坛）， and the Temple of Moon in the west （月坛）。
According to Xinhua, in early 2005, the Temple of Heaven underwent a 47 million yuan (5.9 million USD) face-lift in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and the restoration was completed on May 1st, 2006.
The Temple of Heaven was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m your local guide 。 Here we arrive at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This is the Cultural coordinate of the Qujiang New District and a Landmark Building in the ancient city of Xi'an. The sceneries are including the big wild goose pagoda, the da ci’en temple and the south and north squares.
In the center of the south square is the bronze statue of Monk Xuan Zang.Wearing a cassock, holding the staff, presenting a imposing appearance, we can simplely imagine ， the master xuan zang are on a hard journey ， firmly in pursuit of truth. Behind it are the da ci’en temple and the big wild goose pagoda.
玄奘铜像
Originally built in the Sui Dynasty, the temple was named Wulou Temple. Then, Crown Prince Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty, in order to commemorate his mother, sponsored a repair project on the temple and named it Da Ci’en Temple. It was a typical Mahayana temple for the royal family. The Da Ci’en temple was destroyed in a war at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Only the pagoda was left intact. The present buildings in the temple were built in the Ming Dynasty. But now it covers only one seventh of the original area it did in the Tang Dynasty.
大慈恩寺来名 损毁 再建
Now look at the 3 main entrance gates. In Chinese, we call it “Shan men” means mountain gate. In the ancient times the Buddhist temples were usually built among the mountains.
三门
Walking north forwards, there are two small buildings. The one on the east side houses a bell, and the one on the west side houses a drum. The bell and drum towers are the (characteristic) landmarks of a temple. They were used to mark time for the monks in the temple. The bell is rung in the morning and the drum is struck at dusk.
钟鼓楼
The Great Hall is the center of the temple. Inside it, there are three buddhas of Sakyamuni. The one in the middle is called Fashen Buddha, which means the truth and law. The one on the west side is called Baoshen Buddha, and the one on the east side is called Yingshen Buddha.
大雄宝殿
After we visiting the great hall, we come to another core building--- the doctrine chamber（法堂）where the amitabha buddha is worshiped. It is said that at the word of the amitabha buddha, one will be led to paradise upon his death. This rubbing is called “xuan zang on his way back to chang’ an”。 （负芨图） With rolls of scriptures on his back, a pair of straw sandals on his feet and an oil lamp on top of the rolls, xuan zang is making his way back to the capital.
Well, let’s know something about the famous monk in Chinese history, Xuan Zang. He was both a great translator and traveler. He had spent 17 years in India studying Buddhism. And when he came back to Chang’an, he had taken back more than 600 volumes of Buddhist scriptures. His “travel in the western regions” was based on what he had witnessed in about 128 countries and regions. And Xuan zang stayed in the da ci’en temple for 12years and translated more than 1000 volumes of buddhist scriptures. In prise of the master’s dedication to buddhism, emperor tai zong and the crown prince li zhi respectively built two famous tablets for him.
玄奘简介 经书 两个碑
Now we come to the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Originally the pagoda was a five-story construction. And then it increased to be ten stories. But the war made the pagoda almost to ruins, so it was rebuilt with a seven-story structure. This pagoda is an architectural marvel. It was built with layers of bricks but without any cement in between. It’s indeed a good reflection of people’s wisdom and talent in ancient China.
大雁塔的结构简介
Well, Engraving autographs on the walls of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda became the custom in the Mid-tang Dynasty. All the successful candidates who passed the imperial examinations would climb up the pagoda and write poems and inscriptions to indicate that he would have a soaring career in the future. The poem from the famous poet bai juyi is especially widely known by us. Now we can still climb the pagoda and enjoy the sight of the old capital.
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On the top you can have a bird’s view of Xi’an and also a view of the gardens around. To the north of the pagoda, there is the largest public square in Xi’an and also in China. Everyday we can see the largest music fountain playing there at a certain time. The square is also surrounded by architectural imitations of Tang Dynasty. What’s more, it is not only provides citizens with leisure space, but also improves the environment and enhances the overall image of the city.
南广场
Not far from the pagoda, we can see another beautiful garden that is the Tang Paradise. It is a cultural theme park in the Tang style of an original royal garden. It has many new records: the largest movie on water screen in the world, the first theme park of five senses which includes sight, sound, taste, touch and smell （五感主题公园）， the biggest outdoor fragrance project （室外芳香工程） in the world ad the biggest reproduction of the Tang royal garden in China. If you are interest in that, we can also have a visit this afternoon.
大唐芙蓉园
Ok, everyone, so much for this today. We still have some free time. We’ll leave at 2 o’clock, so please do not be late! And I’ll stay here, if you have any questions, you can ask me. By the way, watch your step please! Ok, it’s your turn. You can look around and enjoy yourselves. Thank you for lestening.
Welcome to here, let me to introduce for everybody!
Wild goose pagoda is located in the southern suburbs within the temple, is the national famous ancient buildings, is regarded as the symbol of the ancient capital of xi 'an. It was said that tang's monk came back from the experiences of India (ancient tianzhu)， specializing in translation and the scriptures. Because imitation Indian wild goose pagoda style of the wild goose pagoda. Since then in changan jianfu temple built a small wild goose pagoda, to distinguish, people are often given, jianfu temple tower called the small wild goose pagoda, has spread so far. Wild goose pagoda square plane, built on a party about 45 meters, about 5 meters high stylobate. Seven layers, the bottom side length of 25 meters, from the ground to the top of the tower is 64 meters high. The towers are built with bricks, ground brick for seam strong anomalies. Tower with stairs, can be upwards. Each layer all around a arch form, and can be trapped. Changan view panoramic view. The bottom of the tower is shek mun, have fine lines on the door mast carved Buddha, for big has write in tang dynasty. Within the recess on either side of the tower, the south gate brick, with one of the four famous calligrapher in b on the book of tang monk st preface to teach and the Assyrian monk holy teaching sequence, two pieces of stone tablets. War after tang dynasty, temple, the house burned down, only the wild goose pagoda stand alone.
Another story: the wild goose pagoda was built in the tang Gao Zongyong badge for three years, because of located within the temple, so The tower also known as temple. Temple is the tang dynasty twenty-two years (648) prince Li Zhi reading his mother queen wants to chase. Wild goose pagoda built in only five layer. Wu zetian was rebuilt, and later after numerous repairs. The tower is now seven layers, a total of 64 meters, square pyramid shaped. The tower for the blue brick flies in the build by laying bricks or stones becomes, the layers of wall column fang, bar and so on wood structure. Each layer all around has coupons masonry arch. This in the 2-foot-tall tower, modelling concise, magnificence, is a masterpiece of buddhist art in China. Wild goose pagoda, on both sides of the south gate to the inlaid with b, a famous calligrapher write two pieces of ston√★√e tablets of the tang dynasty. One is the preface to tang monk SAN teaching; Another piece is the emperor tang from the teaching sequence, the tang monk holy. A beautiful monument side creeping weed decorative pattern, design, modelling is vivid. These are the research in the tang dynasty calligraphy, painting, sculpture art important cultural relics. Big temple is the most famous and most HongLi Tang Changan city buddhist temple, it is built in the tang dynasty royal decree.
Longevity monk xuan zang, once conducted temple service here and get a tube of sutras translation field, founded Buddhism sect. He personally DuZao temple pagoda is. So big temple has a very prominent position in the history of Chinese doctrines, has been brought to the attention of the domestic and foreign.
Temple gate, the bell and drum tower confrontation. Bell and drum is a temple on the REINS, vulgar said the morning bell and evening drum reminders. The east tower in suspension in the Ming dynasty iron bell, weight thirty thousand jins, three meters. Students in tang dynasty, after the exceeded otherregions jinshi to jion tower under the title, "the wild goose pagoda" title "， after turned lineage. The tang dynasty painter wu daoxuan, wang wei has been for the temple murals, such as precious little already annihilation. But in the wild goose pagoda, stone of four door lintel, door frame, has kept the fine line in the tang dynasty. Westone lintel carved palace figure of the lines is particularly valuable.
The wild goose pagoda, a monk's tomb tower group. Six of them are built in the qing dynasty. Ursa major palace is is the center of the temple buildings, there are three bodies like the Buddha, bodhisattva, and arhat clay sculpture. Is the chanting of course. Dharma is a lecture that place. Hall with amitabha Buddha statue.
Today CiSi temple is the scale since the Ming dynasty, the temple of the temple is the construction of the late qing dynasty. Now after repair of great wild goose pagoda, the majestic, ancient pagoda temple, the temple incense incense, garden flowers bloom, which is a special attract domestic and foreign tourists to visit.
Good morning, my friends! Welcome to Dayan Pagoda, a magnificent place in history. I’m your tour guide today, xiao Wang from XISU Tourism Institute.
Dayan Pagoda is situated in the Da Ci’en Temple, about 4km from the urban center; it is one of the famous Buddhist pagodas in China.
Da Ci'en Temple is located in the southern suburb of Xi'an City, originally Jinchang Lane in the southeast of Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. It was the largest temple in China's Tang Dynasty as well as one of the three Buddhist scriptures translation places of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. Da Ci'en Temple was built in the year 648 of the Zhenguan reign of the Tang Dynasty by Crown Prince Li zhi in order to mourn for his mother. Therefore, it is named Da Ci'en. Since the Tang Dynasty, Da Ci'en Temple has kept its prosperity for more than 1,300 years. Its history is long and glorious. Now, the extant area of this temple is just that of the West Pagoda Yard in the Tang Dynasty. The present Da Ci'en Temple sits back to the north and faces to the south, and consists of the following main buildings: Gate of the Temple, Bell and Drum Towers, Hall for the Great Buddha, etc.
In 652 AD, Dayan Pagoda was built to store the sutras and the figurines of Buddha, which were brought from India by a famous Buddhist translator and traveler Tang Sanzang, also known by his Buddhist name as Xuanzang. Xuan Zang went to India to research the Buddhist doctrines in 629 AD, and then he came back in 645 AD with a great deal of Buddhist scriptures. In the temple, he translated lots of chapters of the Buddhist scriptures into Chinese. In order to protect the Buddhist Scriptures, Monk Xuanzang asked for a pagoda to be built. He designed the pagoda like a wild goose as he saw in India. So this pagoda was called the Wild Goose Pagoda in memory of the famous Monk. Its five storeys are 60 meters in height. The decay of the earth-cored pagoda caused the new construction of a 10-storey pagoda from 701 to 704. Damage by the war reduced it to seven storeys, to what it is today.
The storyed pagoda was an architectural marvel. It was built with layers of bricks but without any cement in between. The bracket style in traditional Chinese architecture was also used in the construction. The grand body of the pagoda with its solemn appearance, simple style and high structure, is indeed a good example of ancient people's wisdom and talent. Walls and doors are carved with vivid and exquisite figures of Buddha, reflecting the profundity in the paintings of the Tang Dynasty.
In the Tang dynasty, every successful candidate who passed the imperial examinations would have to climb up Dayan Pagoda and wrote poems and inscriptions there. This ritual would symbolize a soaring career in the future. The fashion of writing poems and leaving inscriptions on the horizontal bars over doors and stone frameworks by successful candidates of the imperial examinations went on as far as the Ming dynasty. These poem sand inscriptions have survived till this day as a fine mirror to the city's past.
There are fantastic views from the top of the pagoda of the grid-like streets below and it seems hard to believe today that the area around here was once countryside and fields! It is traditional to throw coins from the windows of the pagoda in the hope that this will bring good luck.
The Ming Dynasty Wu Cheng'en, collected the materials of Xuan zang's experience handed down and wrote a novel titled "Journey to the West" which later became one of four greatest novels in China. As a result, the Television Series about this story was made and became world-renowned.
Surrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming. The Music Fountain is the biggest the biggest fountain and waterscape square in Asia. In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic complex.
The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. It has become a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Paradise is located in the Qujiang Area, southeast of the Xian City. It is a newly opened tourist attraction. What makes Tang Paradise incredible is that it is no longer the garden mode of only water and mountains in the Chinese traditional sense. The outstanding designers of the magnificent Tang Paradise have integrated almost everything representative of the Tang Dynasty, such as the poetry, the songs and dance, the marketplaces, the food, the women's lifestyles, and science into every site using cultural themes, thus endowing every place with its own story and its own place in the tapestry of Tang Dynasty culture.
Well, so much for my introduction, I will leave 30 minutes for you to enjoy yourself. If you have any questions, please let me know, I’ll always be here waiting for you. See you!
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m your local guide 。 Here we arrive at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This is the Cultural coordinate of the Qujiang New District and a Landmark Building in the ancient city of Xi'an. The sceneries are including the big wild goose pagoda, the da ci’en temple and the south and north squares.
In the center of the south square is the bronze statue of Monk Xuan Zang.Wearing a cassock, holding the staff, presenting a imposing appearance, we can simplely imagine ， the master xuan zang are on a hard journey ， firmly in pursuit of truth. Behind it are the da ci’en temple and the big wild goose pagoda.
玄奘铜像
Originally built in the Sui Dynasty, the temple was named Wulou Temple. Then, Crown Prince Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty, in order to commemorate his mother, sponsored a repair project on the temple and named it Da Ci’en Temple. It was a typical Mahayana temple for the royal family. The Da Ci’en temple was destroyed in a war at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Only the pagoda was left intact. The present buildings in the temple were built in the Ming Dynasty. But now it covers only one seventh of the original area it did in the Tang Dynasty.
大慈恩寺来名 损毁 再建
Now look at the 3 main entrance gates. In Chinese, we call it “Shan men” means mountain gate. In the ancient times the Buddhist temples were usually built among the mountains.
三门
Walking north forwards, there are two small buildings. The one on the east side houses a bell, and the one on the west side houses a drum. The bell and drum towers are the (characteristic) landmarks of a temple. They were used to mark time for the monks in the temple. The bell is rung in the morning and the drum is struck at dusk.
钟鼓楼
The Great Hall is the center of the temple. Inside it, there are three buddhas of Sakyamuni. The one in the middle is called Fashen Buddha, which means the truth and law. The one on the west side is called Baoshen Buddha, and the one on the east side is called Yingshen Buddha.
大雄宝殿
After we visiting the great hall, we come to another core building--- the doctrine chamber（法堂）where the amitabha buddha is worshiped. It is said that at the word of the amitabha buddha, one will be led to paradise upon his death. This rubbing is called “xuan zang on his way back to chang’ an”。 （负芨图） With rolls of scriptures on his back, a pair of straw sandals on his feet and an oil lamp on top of the rolls, xuan zang is making his way back to the capital.
Well, let’s know something about the famous monk in Chinese history, Xuan Zang. He was both a great translator and traveler. He had spent 17 years in India studying Buddhism. And when he came back to Chang’an, he had taken back more than 600 volumes of Buddhist scriptures. His “travel in the western regions” was based on what he had witnessed in about 128 countries and regions. And Xuan zang stayed in the da ci’en temple for 12years and translated more than 1000 volumes of buddhist scriptures. In prise of the master’s dedication to buddhism, emperor tai zong and the crown prince li zhi respectively built two famous tablets for him.
玄奘简介 经书 两个碑
Now we come to the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Originally the pagoda was a five-story construction. And then it increased to be ten stories. But the war made the pagoda almost to ruins, so it was rebuilt with a seven-story structure. This pagoda is an architectural marvel. It was built with layers of bricks but without any cement in between. It’s indeed a good reflection of people’s wisdom and talent in ancient China.
大雁塔的结构简介
Well, Engraving autographs on the walls of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda became the custom in the Mid-tang Dynasty. All the successful candidates who passed the imperial examinations would climb up the pagoda and write poems and inscriptions to indicate that he would have a soaring career in the future. The poem from the famous poet bai juyi is especially widely known by us. Now we can still climb the pagoda and enjoy the sight of the old capital.