Small Wild Goose Pagoda

The Small Wild Goose Pagoda or Little Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese: , Xiǎoyàn tǎ) is a Tang-dynasty brick pagoda in the former Jianfu Temple precinct in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It was built between 707 and 709, when the city was the imperial capital Chang'an, and was associated with the temple's translation of Buddhist texts brought from India. The pagoda originally had fifteen storeys. Earthquake damage destroyed the upper two, leaving the present thirteen-storey structure, about 43.3 m (142 ft) high. Its dense tiers of eaves differ from the more massive, pavilion-like form of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. A bell installed at the temple became associated with "Morning Bell at the Wild Goose Pagoda", one of the traditional Eight Views of Guanzhong. The pagoda was designated a Major National Historical and Cultural Site in 1961 and inscribed in 2014 as a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor. It now stands within the grounds of the Xi'an Museum, where the pagoda, temple remains, and museum collections can be visited together.

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