Tibet Tour from Xi'an – Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Tibet Tour from Xi'an – Introduction of Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Ci'en Monastery, about 4 kilometers away from the downtown of Xi'an. It was built in 625A.D. According to legends, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was designed and built by the first Buddhist abbot who was in charge of it – Xuan Zang (Tang Sanzang) after he came back from India, to enshrine and preserve Sanskrit Scripture, Buddha statues and Buddha relics. The Emperor Gaozhong and Emperor Taizhong in Tang Dynasty ever wrote stele for this pagoda. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the landmark building of Xi'an and the must-visit sight spot in your Tibet tour from Xi'an.

Tibet Tour from Xi'an – Transportation to Big Wild Goose Pagoda

When have Tibet tour from Xi'an, you can take the buses of No.6 Tour Bus, Route 21, Route 22, Route 24, Route 601 and Route 610, as well as the mini buses of Route 501, Route 503 to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Tibet Tour from Xi'an – Activity at Big Wild Goose Pagoda

There is a musical fountain on the West Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda which is praised as the largest one in Asia. The performance time of musical fountain is 12:00 and 21:00 from Monday to Friday (there is no performance in the noon of Tuesday); 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00 and 21:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Each show is about 20 minutes. The performance in winter will be 30 minutes earlier than summer.

Note: Please take care of your property when enjoying the musical fountain performance.

Tibet Tour from Xi'an – Useful Information of Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Price of Entrance Ticket: 30 CNY

Available Time: 08:00 – 18:30 (high season); 08:00 – 18:00 (low season)

Telephone: 029-85527958

Address: South Side of Yanta Road, Outside of Heping Gate, Southern Suburb of Xi'an

Best Time: Spring and Autumn