Xian Travel Guide
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| Lesser Wild Goose Pagoda |
Rising in the compound of Jianfu (Good Fortune Offering) Temple, another famous Tang temple the lesser Wild Goose Pagoda lies south of Xi'an, in the distance the Greater Wild Goose Pagoda can be seen.
It was built in 707 during the first reigning year of Emperor Jinglong of the Tang. Originally it was 45 meters high with 15 stories, but its top was shaken off during the two big earthquakes of 1487 and 1555. Now the lesser Wild Goose Pagoda is 43.3 meters high with 13 stories.
The square pagoda is an elegant brick structure with closely arranged eaves. In 1192, a large bell was cast in the temple. Every morning, the bell was struck and it could be heard throughout the city. This became one of the Eight Scenes of Guanzhong "Morning Bell Tolls from Wild Goose Pagoda".
