The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was built between 707¨C709 during the Tang Dynasty.
The Pagoda was famous as one of the eight spectacles of Guanzhong area (¹ØÖа˾°): ¡°morning bell of the pagoda¡±. The sound of the bell could be heard beyond tens of kilometers.
In ancient China time was told by bells and drums. In the morning the bells were ringed and in the evening the drums knocked. People got used to this and they started to work with the bells and went back home with the drums.