Introduction

Great Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi province today, i.e. the south of Chang’an city in Tang Dynasty. It is also known as Da Ci’en Pagoda. The Pagoda was built in 652 AD and then was rebuilt in 701 AD. The pagoda we see now is a renovated one in Ming Dynasty(1604). Great Wild Goose Pagoda was a seven-floor square-shaped brick building built on a square brick base. The square base is 45.5-48.5 meters long and 4.2 meters high. The pagoda is 64.1 meters high

(pagoda base counted in). The ground floor of the pagoda is 25 meters long with four arches. Two stone tablets were embedded on both sides of the south door, inscribed “Da Tang Sanzang Shengjiao Xu” written by Emperor Taizong and “Da Tang Sanzang

Shengjiao Xu Ji” by Emperor Gaozong.