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Cien TempleXian

• By Jenny Lane

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-Built in 589 A.D. -Named Wu Lou Si Temple until
648 A.D. -Renamed Da Ci-en (Thanksgiving) by
Emperor Li Zhi
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-13 separate courtyards -1879 rooms -Faces
East -Covers rectangular area of over 10,000
square meters
Gate connecting two buildings in the temple.
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Pagoda/P1010223
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Pagoda/P1010219
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Pagoda/P1010212
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www.gweep.net/saki/gallery/Big-Wild-Goose-Pagoda/
P1010226
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P1010226
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Engraved Tablet
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www.gweep.net/saki/gallery/Big-Wild-Goose-Pagoda/
P1010226
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Big Wild Goose Pagoda -base edge of 48 meters
wide and 4.2 meters high -total height is 64.1
meters
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www.gweep.net/saki/gallery/Big-Wild-Goose-Pagoda/
P1010226
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index.html
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Bibliography
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dex.html http//www.chn-asia.com/html/xi_an_info.h
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pagoda.htm http//www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wl
d/wcapts1.html