【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty。Steles by noted calligraphers also grace the pagoda。As for the reason why it is called Big Wild Goose Pagoda，there is a legend。According to ancient stories of Buddhists，there were two branches，for one of which eating meat was not a taboo。One day，they couldn39。t find meat to buy。Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by，a monk said to himself： 39。Today we have no meat。I hope the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some。39。 At that very moment，the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the ground。All the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious。They established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat。Hence it got the name 39。Big Wild Goose Pagoda39。Da Ci39。en TempleDa Ci39。en Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda。In 648，to memorate the dead virtuous queen，royalty ordered the building of a temple named 39。Ci39。en39。（Mercy and Kindness），for which the status and scale far exceeded all others。Today，with an area of 32，314 square meters（38，648。5 square yards），one seventh of the original area，it still retains its grandeur。Before the temple，there stands a statue of hierarch Xuanzang，the meritorious hierarch。Walking on and acroa small bridge，visitors will see the gates of the temple。With guarding lions，the temple seems stately for lions were said to function as talismans。Entering the temple you will see two buildings—Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the west。Inside the Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons（14。76 grotons）in weight。It was molded in 1548 in the Ming Dynasty（1368—1644）。Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira，Sermon Hall，Big Wild Goose Pagoda，and the Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang。In the Hall of Mahavira are three carved statues of Sakyamuni，and 18 arhats as well as Xuanzang。The Sermon Hall is where Buddhist disciples would listen to a sermon。A bronze statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected by Xuanzang as oblation。The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north of Big Wild Goose Pagoda。In this hall are Xuanzang39。s relic and a bronze statue of a seated Xuanzang。The inner wall is chiseled with murals depicting this hierarch39。s story。Renowned as the contemporary Dunhuang Buddhist storehouse praised by UNESCO，it is the biggest memorial of Xuanzang。第三篇：大雁塔英文導(dǎo)游詞大雁塔英文導(dǎo)游詞As the symbol of the oldline Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a wellpreserved ancient building and a holy place for is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers( miles)from the downtown of the in the Da Ci39。en Temple plex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Da Ci39。en Temple, and the North Square of Big Wild Goose Wild Goose PagodaOriginally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty(618907), it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch started off from Chang39。an(the ancient Xian), along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally arriving in India, the cradle of 17 years and traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras, and several Buddha gotten the permission of Emperor Gaozong(628683), Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da Ci39。en Temple, supervised the building of a pagoda inside the support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to translate Sanskrit in sutras into Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in the history of on the journey to India, he also wrote a book entitled 39。Pilgrimage to the West39。 in the Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached great built to a height of 60 meters(197 feet)with five stories, it is now meters( feet)high with an additional two was said that after that addition came the saying39。Saving a life exceeds building a sevenstoried pagoda39。.Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist of brick, its structure is very the pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the panorama of Xian City from the archshaped doors on four sides of each the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang by noted calligraphers also grace the for the reason why it is called Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eating meat was not a day, they couldn39。t find meat to seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk said to himself: 39。Today we have no hope the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some.39。 At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating it got the name 39。Big Wild Goose Pagoda39。.Da Ci39。en Temple Da Ci39。en Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose 648, to memorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the building of a temple named 39。Ci39。en39。(Mercy and Kindness), for which the status and scale far exceeded all , with an area of 32,314 square meters(38, square yards), one seventh of the original area, it still retains its the temple, there stands a statue of hierarch Xuanzang, the meritorious on and acroa small bridge, visitors will see the gates of the guarding lions, the temple seems stately for lions were said to function as the temple you will see two buildingsBell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the the Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons( grotons)in was molded in 1548 in the Ming Dynasty(13681644).Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira, Sermon