Introduction to Climbing the Big Wild Goose Pagoda

"It's not Xi 'an until you reach the Big Wild Goose Pagoda", so friends who come to Xi 'an must take a look at this strategy!

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as "Ci 'en Temple Pagoda", was built in the Tang Dynasty to store Buddhist scriptures retrieved from India. At the top of the tower, you can overlook the whole city of Xi. Wide streets, ancient city walls and bustling urban areas all make you feel the unique charm of this city. In the distance, you can see the rolling mountains and the plains of vast expanse, which makes you feel like you are between heaven and earth.

Mode of transportation:

Big Wild Goose Pagoda Station of Metro Line 4, exit from northeast exit D, and walk 8 10 meters.

Take bus No.609 and get off at Dongkou Station of Yanta West Road, and walk 730 meters.

Address: Ji 'angji, south section of Yanta Road, Yanta District, Xi, Shaanxi 1 1.

Tickets:

Daxianji 50? /people, climb the Big Wild Goose Pagoda 30? /person

Time recommendation: 2-3 hours.

Tower climbing strategy:

You need to buy another ticket to climb the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. You need to pay attention to the time. Don't miss the latest ticket purchase time.

There is a souvenir shop under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and it is very ceremonial to enter the tower. A staff member led the people with admission tickets around the tower counterclockwise, as if they had gone to a mysterious place. Bypassing it, they came to a deep door and went in without locking it. There was a hole in the door.

A shiny black ancient monument stands there, protected by a fence. This is the famous preface tablet of Sanzang in Tang Dynasty. This is a classic inscription translated by Tang Gaozong and Li Zhi for Master Xuanzang. It is a treasure written by Chu Suiliang, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, and a precious cultural relic.

Entering the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the wooden spiral staircase spirals up. Each floor has an opening in the southeast and northwest, and each floor has a large number of precious cultural relics, stone carvings and calligraphy for appreciation, such as the bronze-cast gold-plated Buddha statue in Ming Dynasty (regarded as "the treasure in the tower"). Tourists here are scrambling for a quick look. ) Feng Duo, Tang Brick, etc.

Each floor can see the beautiful scenery of Xi from different angles, especially on the seventh floor. It's really hard to forget the cool breeze blowing gently on the observation deck. Looking at the model-small buildings and vehicles under the tower, I lamented that I had climbed to the top of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

In the Tang Dynasty, scholars in New China carved their names on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, so that later generations called it "the name of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda".

There are a large number of inscriptions in the past dynasties. Only in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 200 inscriptions on Yanta left by imperial examiners in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Tang Dynasty, after the new Jinshi, Emperor Taizong gave a banquet in Xingyuan, gathered in Qujiang for drinking, and inscribed Ci 'enta. This is what people often call "Qujiang Liu Yin" and "Wild Goose Pagoda Inscription".

On both sides of the south gate and on the cave wall, there are many inscriptions of the Ming Dynasty, among which "the famous Wild Goose Pagoda is the first thing between heaven and earth" is a portrayal of the scenery of the "Wild Goose Pagoda" at that time.

firing point

Tangda Jeju Ruins Park (South Gate)

Go straight for 200 meters after entering the south gate, and you will see a solemn Buddha statue, which is connected in series with the spectacular Wild Goose Pagoda to form a beautiful picture. ?

Navigate "Xi 'an Baijia Hotel"

After arriving at the destination, enter a residential building and take the elevator to the top floor. Come to the corridor window. Overlooking the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the surrounding city scenery. Let you feel the ancient and prosperous Xi.

Outdoor platform on the fourth floor of Joy City

Boarding the open-air platform on the fourth floor of Joy City, you will be in the city center and have a panoramic view of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and its surroundings. Feel the comfort of the breeze, enjoy shooting and feel the vitality of the city. ? These seats are all suitable for Hanfu makeup ~

Tips:

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square has the biggest musical fountain performance in Asia every night, which is a good place for tourists and citizens to take a leisurely walk.