The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is situated in Jianfu Temple in the south of the Xi'an City. Jianfu Temple is a famous Buddhism temple in the Chang'an city of the Tang Dynasty. The royalty built it in 684 (the first year of the Tang Ruizong Wenming Era) to "Bless" (Xianfu) Gaozong Lizhi after his death. It was originally named Xianfu Temple, and renamed as Jianfu Temple by Wu Zetian in 690 (the first year of Wu Zetian Tianshou Era). Rabbi Yijing of Buddhism ever translated lection and made his theory here after he fetched sutra from India by sea. He left us a great amount of sutra books.
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is the model of the close eave brick towers in the early period. It was built between 707 and 709 (the Tang Zhongzong Jinglong Era), originally with 15 floors. But it's now only 43.3 meters high because the top of the tower had been destroyed in the great earthquake in Shaanxi in 1556. The tower is like a plane square, the whole figure tall and straight and beautiful. Arc doors were made with blue stone from south to north under the tower. On its lintel and frame creep red flower grains and the map of sustentation of God and Man (Tian ren gong yang tu) were carved finely, which is the artistic pith of the stone inscription of the Tang Dynasty.
"Yanta Tower Morning Bell", the 8000 kilogram iron bell made in 1192 (the 3rd year of the Jin Mingchang Era), is 3.55 meters high, its edge diameter is 2.5 meter. Since the Qing Kangxi Era, it has been regarded as one of "Guan zhong ba jing" (the 8 sights inside the pass) for the melody of the bell sound because the monks in the temple beat the bell according not only to the correct time, but also to the tune.
In the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, there are still more than 10 ancient kiosks, platforms, buildings, pavilions halls and houses. Arranged symmetrically and regularly, they are magnificent and solemn. In the garden, there are shading greenery, and old trees on both sides of the path. The compound is very sequestered with exhibition rooms all over of rich culture, among which "Folklore Room" shows in mass the ancient rich colorful folklore culture and popular industrial arts all over Shaanxi Province (also called Shaanxi Sanqin Dadi). You must be relaxed, happy and reluctant to leave after you see it.

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