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Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Also translated as Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Dacien Temple. It was built in 652 in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and originally had five stories. The major function was to preserve figurines of the Buddha and sutras that brought by Xuan Zang from India to China.

Chinese name: Dayanta (大雁塔)

Admission fee: 50 yuan (entrance fee of the Dacien Temple); 30 yuan (ascending the Big Wild Goose Pagoda)

Transportation: take bus No. 5, 19, 21, 23, 24, 34, 41, 44, 224, 237, 242, 400, 408, 501, 521, 526, 527, 601, 606, 109, 701, Tourist Bus Line 6, Line 8 (610) or Line 9 and get off at Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Opening hours: 08:00 - 17:00

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