Xi'an - Big Goose Pagoda

Da Ci'en Temple - the Temple of Great Maternal Grace, founded 648 AD	Gate on the northeast side of Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square	Yan Ta International Hotel north of Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square	KFC, Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square
The square north of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has 8 sculptures of historic figures from the Tang Dynasty	The Eight Great Characters of the Tang Dynasty are Li Bai, Du Fu, Lu Yu, Wang Wei, Han Yu, Huai Su, Seng Yixing, and Sun Simiao	Huai Su (737-799) calligrapher	Du Fu? (712-770 AD) Tang poet
The Tang poet Li Bai (701-762 AD) with wine cup	Lu Yu (733-804 AD) the Sage of Tea	Big Wild Goose Pagoda, completed in 652 AD	Big Wild Goose Pagoda housed Buddhist texts brought back from India
Big Wild Goose Pagoda, 64m tall with 7 stories, Xi'an	Equestrian relief along the north wall of Da Ci'en Temple, Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an	Relief along the north wall of Da Ci'en Temple, Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an	Relief of Buddhas along the north wall of Da Ci'en Temple, Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an
Indian dancing girls, Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an	Relief with a cheetah along the north wall of Da Ci'en Temple, Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an	Relief with Bactrian camels along the north wall of Da Ci'en Temple, Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an	Xuan Zang (602-664 AD) monk and 1st abbot of Da Ci'en Temple
Mountain Gate, the main entrance on the south side of Da Ci'en Temple	Colorful painted roof beams, Da Ci'en Temple Mountain Gate	Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Hall of Sakyamuni, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an
Chinese guardian lion, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Dragon-shaped water spout of carved marble, Da Ci'en Temple	Father and son lighting sticks at Da Ci'en Temple	Candles, Da Ci'en Temple
Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an	Jade sculpture of Buddha attaining enlightenment, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Jade sculpture of Buddha, Da Ci'en Temple	Naturally colored jade sculpture, Da Ci'en Temple
Guan Yin, Avalokitesvara Hall, Da Ci'en Temple	Guan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion, Da Ci'en Temple	XianSep08 678.jpg	Peony Pavilion, Da Ci'en Temple
View south from a low floor of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Da Ci'en Temple	View southeast from Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an	View north from a low floor of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Da Ci'en Temple	View northeast from Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Komyodo Hall on the north side of Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	View west from Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an	Peony Pavilion, Da Ci'en Temple	View west from Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
View south from the top of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	The square south of Da Ci'en Temple with the statue of Xuan Zang, Xi'an	View north from the top of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Ceiling of the top level of Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Mural with Snow Lion, Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Mural with White Elephant, Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Pillar, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an	Stone carving, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Komyodo Hall on the north side of Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Komyodo Hall, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Komyodo Hall, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an
Komyodo Hall, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Over the gate to the courtyard in front of Komyodo Hall	Komyodo Hall, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Carved elephant in the courtyard in front of Komyodo Hall
Ceiling, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
Prayer tablets, Da Ci'en Temple, Xi'an	XianSep08 728.jpg	Budai, the Laughing Buddha	XianSep08 730.jpg
Gift shop of Ca Di'en Temple	Gift shop of Ca Di'en Temple	Scrolls of the Four Seasons in the gift shop	Seal carver and calligrapher at work, Ca Di'en Temple
Saleswoman, Ca Di'en Temple gift shop	Gift shop of Ca Di'en Temple	Dusk falls, Ca Di'en Temple	The lights of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda come on
Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Big Wild Goose Pagoda illuminated	North Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square	Mickey Mouse, Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square
Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the carved north wall of Ca Di'en Temple, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda light show, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda light show, Xi'an	Big Wild Goose Pagoda light show, Xi'an
Statue of Han Yu (768-824 AD) the great Tang Dynasty essayist	Pillar, Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square	Big Wild Goose Pagoda with spotlight	Light show at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda square, Xi'an
Northwest gate, Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square	Big Wild Goose Pagoda and light show through the northwest gate