What is the English tour guide's explanation of Xi Big Wild Goose Pagoda?

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a pavilion-style brick tower, which adopts the masonry technology of grinding bricks (meaning grinding bricks on six sides and gluing them with lime, concrete and rice slurry). The characteristics of Big Wild Goose Pagoda are as follows: the brick structure reflects the bucket arch style of wood structure; A "prism" appears on the brick wall, which can clearly separate the wall bay. These are the unique traditional architectural art forms in China. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is tall, solid, solemn, simple and generous, which fully embodies the wisdom and talent of the ancient working people in China.

On the doorframes and bars around the base of the pagoda, the king of line painting and the Buddha appeared. Their lines are smooth and lifelike, showing a superb level of craftsmanship. They are an important source of materials for the study of paintings and sculptures in the Tang Dynasty. Among these works of art, the one on the Simon horizontal bar is the most precious. This is a rare work of art that is now used to study the architecture of the Tang Dynasty.

The lintel at the bottom of the tower is carved with lines depicting the heavenly kings and Buddha statues. These paintings are exquisitely carved, vivid in image and smooth in lines, which are important materials for the study of paintings and sculptures in the Tang Dynasty, especially the line depiction of Ximei, and are precious works of art for the study of architecture in the Tang Dynasty. There is an interesting story about the name of Big Wild Goose Pagoda! It is said that Xuanzang lived in Mahayana Buddhist temple when he was studying in India. Indian Buddhism is divided into Mahayana and Hinayana. Mahayana is a vegetarian and Hinayana is a vegetarian. There is a Hinayana Hall near the temple where Xuanzang lives. One day, the monks in the temple were worried because they couldn't eat meat. It happened to be the Buddha's giving day. A monk looked up at the sky and sighed, "Bodhisattva with great compassion will never forget what day it is!" " Just then, a flock of geese flew in, and the first goose fell to the ground and died. All the monks were amazed, thinking that the bodhisattva appeared and sent geese to relieve hunger, which was miserable. Since then, monks in the whole temple have stopped eating meat and converted to Mahayana Buddhism. They also built a tower where the geese landed, named "Wild Goose Pagoda". The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was designed and built by Xuanzang in the form of "Big Wild Goose Pagoda" in India. In order to celebrate Buddhism and commemorate Xuanzang, people later called Jionji Pagoda "Wild Goose Pagoda". Half a century later, Jianfu Temple Tower was completed. The two towers are far apart and have different styles. Because Jianfu Temple Pagoda is smaller than Big Wild Goose Pagoda, people call it Big Wild Goose Pagoda and change Jianfu Temple Pagoda into Small Wild Goose Pagoda.

There is an interesting story about the name of this pagoda. It is said that Master Xuanzang once stayed in a Mahayana temple in India. In fact, there are two major schools of Buddhism in India, Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism. The followers of Mahayana Buddhism are vegetarians, while the followers of Hinayana Buddhism are non-vegetarians. Near the temple where he stayed, there was a Hinayana Hall. One day, a monk was worried about the shortage of meat in the temple. But that day happened to be the Buddha's general giving day, and another monk looked up at the sky and sighed, "Our beloved Buddha, great and merciful, will never forget what day it is!" Hearing these words, a flock of geese flew over the temple. The goose fell to the ground and died. Monks are puzzled by this, and they conclude that this must be the result of the Buddha's spirit at work: providing them with geese. From then on, the monks in the temple began to be vegetarian and began to believe in Mahayana Buddhism. They also built a tower where the geese died and called it the Wild Goose Pagoda. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda that greets us today is actually modeled after the prototype of India. In order to commemorate Xuanzang and praise Buddhism, it was given this name. About half a century later, the pagoda of Jianfu Temple was built. The two pagodas face each other at a distance, but they present different styles. Because Jianfu Temple is smaller than Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it is often called Little Wild Goose Pagoda.