Xi'an: Home to 6 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites

4. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an is a masterpiece of China's Buddhist architecture. Originally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, it functioned to house Buddhist sutras that were brought from India by the monk Xuan Zang.

It is a masterpiece of China's Buddhist architecture and ancient pavilion-style brick pagodas, simple and beautiful in shape, moderate in proportions, and solemn and simple in style.