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Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

(China.org)
Updated: 2011-05-30 17:25

Built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty, theBig Wild Goose Pagodais well preserved and has become one of the emblems of Xi'an. [Photo/China.org]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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