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Small Wild Goose Pagoda

The Small Wild Goose Pagoda, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, was first built in 707 during the Tang Dynasty to store the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back by the eminent monk Yijing. This dense-eaved brick pagoda witnessed the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road, is an important part of the Jianfu Temple, one of the three major scripture translation sites in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, and is a precious relic of dense-eaved brick pagodas from the Tang Dynasty. It currently has 13 stories and is 43.38 meters high.

Tang Dynasty 📍 Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Small Wild Goose Pagoda Jianfu Temple Xi'an +6
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Songyue Pagoda

Located at the southern foot of Mount Taishi in Songshan, Dengfeng, Henan, the Songyue Pagoda has weathered 1500 years of wind and rain and is a brilliant star of early Chinese Buddhist architecture. This article not only examines the construction history of this Northern Wei twelve-sided brick pagoda in detail but also compiles important historical documents such as the 'Guang Hong Ming Ji' and the 'Stele of Songyue Temple'. Combining precious historical images from 1920 with modern research, we present a comprehensive view of this ancient pagoda's millennium-long transformation from a Northern Wei imperial palace to a Buddhist holy site.

Northern Wei (Northern and Southern Dynasties) 📍 Dengfeng, Henan Province
Songyue Pagoda Dengfeng Henan Northern Wei +4