【正文】 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 temple da 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, 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 across a 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 buildingsbell tower in the east and drum tower in the west. inside the bell tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons ( gross tons) in weight. it was molded in 1548 in the ming dynasty (13681644). 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. north square of big wild goose pagoda surrounding big wild goose pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the da ci39。en temple. covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters ( square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in asia, it is the biggest tangculture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largestscale sculptures area. in the world, it has the most benches, the longest lightbelt, and the largestscale acoustic plex. the entire square is posed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths. there you can taste real chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. with reliefs on the theme of the prosperous tang dynasty, 200meterlong (656footlong) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has bee a mustsee when you visit big wild goose pagoda. 導(dǎo)游詞的精選