Historic Places -- China

Great Goose Pagoda - 210 feet high -- Xi'an, ChinaGREAT GOOSE PAGODA, Tang Dynasty, AD 652, houses sutras (scriptures of the sayings of the Buddha) in the form of scrolls brought from India in the 600s AD. A large group of Chinese scholars translated the sutras from Sanskrit into Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was a period of great expansion of the arts. -- Xi'an, ChinaCandles burn in the courtyard of the Great Goose Pagoda. -- Xi'an, ChinaIncense burner in the courtyard of the Great Goose Pagoda which also houses the Ci'en Temple of Grace, largest in Xi'an, China.Looking across the dig at the visitors observing the spectacle. Xi'an.Each soldier has unique facial features. Archeologists say that each stature represented the person who modeled for the artist. Xi'an.They were originally brightly painted. You can see traces of the color in this photo. Xi'anHorses and 1 soldier. Xi'an, China