Small Wild Goose Pagoda
1 min readThe Small Wild Goose Pagoda，sometimes Little Wild Goose Pagoda，is one of two significant pagodas in the city of Xi’an，China，the site of the old Han and Tang capital.The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was built between 707 and 709，during the Tang Dynasty under Emperor Zhongzong of Tang.The pagoda stood 45m until the 1556 Shanxiearthquake.The earthquake shook the pagoda and damaged it so that it now stands at a height of 43m with fifteen levels of tiers.The pagoda has a brick frame built around a hollow interior，and its square base and shape reflect the building styleof other pagodas from the era.During the Tang Dynasty，the Small Wild Goose Pagoda stood across a street from its mother temple，the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Pilgrims brought sacred Buddhist writings to the temple and pagoda from India，as the temple was one of the main centers in Chang’an for translating Buddhist texts.
Location
Small Wild Pagoda located on 72 West Friendship Road，Xi’an.
Admission Fee
Free（If travelers want to climb Small Wild Goose Pagoda to the top，the ticket is￥30.）.
Opening hour
9：00a.m.～4：00p.m.（close on Tuesday）
Transportation
Take bus No.18，21，29，407，410，508，521，700，and tourism bus 7 and 8 to Small Wild Goose Pagoda.
