Xian index

Xian, China

Visual Index of Xian Sites:

	Site name and description
	Bell Tower (1384 onward) A landmark of the city, built during the reign of the 1st Ming Emperor
	Big Goose Pagoda "Dayanta" (648) A seven story pagoda built to house sutras from India
	City Walls (7th century onward) 14 miles of defensive walls pierced by 12 gates
	Drum Tower (1380) A tower that once sounded the hours at dusk
	Great Mosque (8th century onward) A mosque serving 60,000 Muslims in the Xian area
	Little Goose Pagoda "Xiaoyanta" (684 temple, 707 pagoda) A 15 story pagoda built to house sutras from India

Xian, in Shaanxi Province, was once the capital of Tang China (618-907).   Known as Chang'an in its day, it was one of the finest cities in the world.

Bibliography:

All images copyright 2001 Professor Kerk L. Phillips of Brigham Young University, Utah, USA.
Visit his webpage at www.pomosa.com

Boyd, Andrew.  Chinese Architecture and Town Planning: 1500 B.C. - A.D. 1911
Holmesdale Press Ltd., London. 1962

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