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1、 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 numer

2、ous 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 Go

3、ose 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 st

4、arted 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

5、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 trans

6、lation. 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

7、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

8、 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

9、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.

10、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 s

11、topped 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 exceed

12、ed 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 ga

13、tes 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 molde

14、d 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 Buddhi

15、st 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 chis

16、eled 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 no

17、rth 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 a

18、rea. 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 attractiv

19、e 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. 【第2篇】大雁塔英文导游词 Good morning, my

20、 friends! Welcome to Dayan Pagoda, a magnificent place in history. Im your tour guide today, xiao Wang from XISU Tourism Institute. Dayan Pagoda is situated in the Da Cien 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 so

21、uthern 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 bui

22、lt 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

23、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 t

24、o 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 dea

25、l 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

26、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 marv

27、el. 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 wi

28、sdom 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 inscrip

29、tions 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

30、 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

31、 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 wa

32、s 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 en

33、tire 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 l