大雁塔英文介绍Asthesymboloftheold-lineXian,BigWildGoosePagodaisawell-preservedancientbuildingandaholyplaceforBuddhists.ItislocatedinthesouthernsuburbofXianCity,about4kilometers(2.49miles)fromthedowntownofthecity.StandingintheDaCi'enTemplecomplex,itattractsnumerousvisitorsforitsfameintheBuddhistreligion,itssimplebutappealingstyleofconstruction,anditsnewsquareinfrontofthetemple.ItisratedasaNationalKeyCulturalRelicPreserveaswellasanAAAATouristAttraction.Thisattractioncanbedividedintothreeparts:theBigWildGoosePagoda,theDaCi'enTemple,andtheNorthSquareofBigWildGoosePagoda.BigWildGoosePagodaOriginallybuiltin652duringthereignofEmperorGaozongoftheTangDynasty(618-907),itfunctionedtocollectBuddhistmaterialsthatweretakenfromIndiabythehierarchXuanzang.XuanzangstartedofffromChang'an(theancientXian),alongtheSilkRoadandthroughdeserts,finallyarrivinginIndia,thecradleofBuddhism.Enduring17yearsandtraversing100countries,heobtainedBuddhafigures,657kindsofsutras,andseveralBuddharelics.HavinggottenthepermissionofEmperorGaozong(628-683),Xuanzang,asthefirstabbotofDaCi'enTemple,supervisedthebuildingofapagodainsideit.Withthesupportofroyalty,heasked50hierarchsintothetempletotranslateSanskritinsutrasintoChinese,totaling1,335volumes,whichheraldedanewerainthehistoryoftranslation.BasedonthejourneytoIndia,healsowroteabookentitled'PilgrimagetotheWest'intheTangDynasty,towhichscholarsattachedgreatimportance.Firstbuilttoaheightof60meters(197feet)withfivestories,itisnow64.5meters(211.6feet)highwithanadditionaltwostories.Itwassaidthatafterthatadditioncamethesaying-'Savingalifeexceedsbuildingaseven-storiedpagoda'.Externallyitlookslikeasquarecone,simplebutgrandanditisamasterpieceofBuddhistconstruction.Builtofbrick,itsstructureisveryfirm.Insidethepagoda,stairstwistupsothatvisitorscanclimbandoverlookthepanoramaofXianCityfromthearch-shapeddoorsonfoursidesofeachstorey.OnthewallsareengravedfinestatuesofBuddhabytherenownedartistYanLibenoftheTangDynasty.Stelesbynotedcalligraphersalsogracethepagoda.AsforthereasonwhyitiscalledBigWildGoosePagoda,thereisalegend.AccordingtoancientstoriesofBuddhists,thereweretwobranches,foroneofwhicheatingmeatwasnotataboo.Oneday,theycouldn'tfindmeattobuy.Uponseeingagroupofbigwildgeeseflyingby,amonksaidtohimself:'Todaywehavenomeat.IhopethemercifulBodhisattvawillgiveussome.'Atthatverymoment,theleadingwildgoosebrokeitswingsandfelltotheground.AllthemonkswerestartledandbelievedthatBodhisattvashowedhisspirittoorderthemtobemorepious.Theyestablishedapagodawherethewildgoosefellandstoppedeatingmeat.Henceitgotthename'BigWildGoosePagoda'.DaCi'enTempleDaCi'enTempleisthehomeofBigWildGoosePagoda.In648,tocommemoratethedeadvirtuousqueen,royaltyorderedthebuildingofatemplenamed'Ci'en'(MercyandKindness),forwhichthestatusandscalefarexceededallothers.Today,withanareaof32,314squaremeters(38,648.5squareyards),oneseventhoftheoriginalarea,itstillretainsitsgrandeur.Beforethetemple,therestandsastatueofhierarchXuanzang,themeritorioushierarch.Walkingonandacrossasmallbridge,visitorswillseethegatesofthetemple.Withguardinglions,thetempleseemsstatelyforlionsweresaidtofunctionastalismans.Enteringthetempleyouwillseetwobuildings-BellTowerintheeastandDrumTowerinthewest.InsidetheBellTowerhangsanironbell15tons(14.76grosstons)inweight.Itwasmoldedin1548intheMingDynasty(1368-1644).AlongthecentralaxisarearrangedtheHallofMahavira,SermonHall,BigWildGoosePagoda,andtheHallofXuanzangSanzang.IntheHallofMahaviraarethreecarvedstatuesofSakyamuni,and18arhatsaswellasXuanzang.TheSermonHalliswhereBuddhistdiscipleswouldlistentoasermon.AbronzestatueofAmitabhaisdedicatedandaBuddhastatueiscollectedbyXuanzangasoblation.TheHallofXuanzangSanzangisnorthofBigWildGoosePagoda.InthishallareXuanzang'srelicandabronzestatueofaseatedXuanzang.Theinnerwallischiseledwithmuralsdepictingthishierarch'sstory.RenownedasthecontemporaryDunhuangBuddhiststorehousepraisedbyUNESCO,itisthebiggestmemorialofXuanzang.NorthSquareofBigWildGoosePagodaSurroundingBigWildGoosePagoda,thesceneryisalsoquitecharming,especiallythesquarenorthoftheDaCi'enTemple.Coveringabout110,000squaremeters(131563squareyards)plus20,000squaremeters(23920.6squareyards)ofwaterarea,itholdsmanyrecords:inAsia,itisthebiggestTang-culturesquare,thebiggestfountainandwaterscapesquare,andthelargest-scalesculpturesarea.Intheworld,ithasthemostbenches,theIongestlight-belt,andthelargest-scaleacousticcomplex.Theentiresquareiscomposedofwaterscapefountains,aculturalsquare,gardensandtouristpaths.ThereyoucantasterealChinesecultureandtraditionsandfullyenjoythetrulyattractiveviews.WithreliefsonthethemeoftheprosperousTangDynasty,200-meter-long(656-foot-long)sculpturegroups,8groupsofsculptedfigures,40relievosontheland,and22stylesofmusicalfountains,ithasbecomeamust-seewhenyouvisitBigWildGoosePagoda.西安小吃名称中英文常用地名钟楼Belltower大雁塔Bigwildgoosepagoda兵马俑EmperorQin'sterra-cottawarriorsandhorses回民街HUIminoritystreet经典小吃羊肉泡馍crudedpancakeinmuttonsoup凉皮coldricenoodles汤圆sweetdumpling肉夹馍chinesehamburger中式早點烧饼Clayovenrolls油条Friedbreadstick韭菜盒Friedleekdumplings水饺Boileddumplings蒸饺Steam。