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1、细心整理The Da Yan Pagoda and Qujiang AreaGood morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im your local guide.Adela. Today we are going to visit Da Yan Pagoda, also called The Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It is located in Qujiang Area, and in Da Cien Temple in the south of Xian. Here we arrive at the famous Buddhist spot
2、Da Cien temple and Da Yan Pagoda. First I will give you some introduction to this temple.Originally built in the Sui Dynasty, the temple was named Wulou Temple. During Tang dynasty, in order to honor the memory of his mother,Tang Emperor Gao Zong, Li Zhi , ordered a repair project on the temple and
3、named it Da Cien Temple (the temple of thanksgiving). This temple was one of the largest in Changan in the Tang Dynasty. It was a typical Mahayana temple for the royal family. The Da Cien temple was destroyed in a war at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Only the pagoda was left intact. The present build
4、ings in the temple were built successively in the Ming Dynasty. But now it covers only one seventh of the original floor area it did in the Tang Dynasty.Now please turn back to look at the 3 main entrance gates. In Chinese, we call it “Shan men” means mountain gate. It is because in the ancient time
5、s the Buddhist temples were usually built among the mountains.Walking north forwards, there are two small buildings. The one on the east side houses a bell, and the one on the west side houses a drum. The bell and drum towers are two corresponding buildings. They are the typical landmarks of a templ
6、e. The drum and the bell were used to mark time for the monks in the temple. The bell is rung in the morning and the drum is struck at dusk.The Great Hall of Buddha is on the platform in the center of the temple in front of us. Inside the great Hall, there are three incarnations of Sakyamuni, who wa
7、s the founder of Buddhism . The one in the middle is called Fashen Buddha, which means an embodiment imbdimnt of truth and law. The one on the west side is called Baoshen Buddha, which means a perfect Buddha after self-cultivation, and the one on the east side is called Yingshen Buddha, which means
8、a changeable and guiding Buddha.Before we move to the pagoda, lets know something about a famous monk in Chinese history, Xuan Zang. He was both a great translator and traveler. He had spent 17 years in India to study Buddhism. And when he came back to Changan, he had taken back more than 600 volume
9、svlju:m of Buddhist scriptures from India. He was indeed a great contributor the Buddhist cultural exchanges between India and china in ancient times.Now we come to the foot of the Da Yan Pagoda. Originally the pagoda was a five-story construction, 60 meters high. Because of the decay dikei of its r
10、ammed -earth and bricks, the pagoda increased to ten stories when it was under reconstruction in 704. However, the winds of war in the years to come brought the pagoda almost to ruins废墟, which in turn resulted in the construction of a seven-story structure with a height of 64 meters. This storied pa
11、goda is an architectural marvel /wonder. It was built with layers of bricks but without any cement siment水泥in between. The pagoda is characterized by its towering height, structural compactness构造紧凑, imposing appearance and unaffected style. Its indeed a good reflection of peoples wisdom and talent i
12、n ancient China.There is also an interesting story about the name of the pagoda. According to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldnt find meat to eat.Upon seeing a group of big wild goose flying by, a monk looked up
13、at the sky and said , “Our beloved Buddha, the Great and Merciful , will give us some meat!” At that moment, the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were puzzled by this, and they believed that the Buddha showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They als
14、o set up a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat. And called it the Wild Goose Pagoda. The Da Yan Pagoda that greets us today was actually modeled after its Indian style. It was given the same name in memory of Xuan zang and in praise of Buddhism. After about half a century, the p
15、agoda at Jianfu Temple was built. The two pagodas face each other over a distance, and have different styles. Since the one in Jianfu Temple is smaller than the Wild Goose Pagoda, it is often called the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. Oppositely, this pagoda is called the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Engraving au
16、tographs on the walls of the Da Yan Pagoda became the custom in the Mid-tang Dynasty. All the enrolled candidates kndideit考生who successfully passed the highest imperial examinations would first go boating on the Qu Jiang Lake and enjoy banquets in the Apricot Garden. Then they would visit the pagoda and carve their autographs on its walls. This forecast a successful career in the future. Now we can still climb the pagoda
