The North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a "cultural attraction" and "image attraction" in Shaanxi Province.
The North Square starts from the southern section of Yanta Road in the north, connects to the north outer wall of Daci'en Temple in the south, ends at Square East Road in the east, and ends at Square West Road in the west. It is 218 meters wide from east to west and 346 meters long from north to south. It covers an area of ???? It covers an area of ??more than 100 acres, has a construction area of ??about 110,000 square meters, and a total investment of about 500 million yuan. It was completed on January 1, 2004. The entire square is composed of water fountain, cultural square, garden landscape, cultural corridor and tourism and trade facilities. The entire square is divided into three equal parts with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda as the central axis. The center is the main scenic waterway. The left and right sides are divided into "Tang Poetry Garden Area", "Dharma Flower Bed Area", "Zen Meditation Tree Area" and other landscapes. The southern end of the square is equipped with a "Waterscape". "Falling Waterfall", "Theme Waterscape", "Viewing Platform" and other landscapes.
The height difference between the north and the south of the North Square is 9 meters, which is divided into 9 levels. Climbing up the steps from north to south forms a form of worship to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Each step is 5 levels, which means "Nine-Five Lords". ". At the north entrance of the square, two 9-meter-high Ten Thousand Buddhas Lighthouses echo the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. There are four 6-meter-high Tang cultural columns on each side. Between the towers is a 5-meter-long and 4.3-meter-wide cast bronze book. , introducing the scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Entering the North Square, the central waterway is the main feature. Eight large fountains the size of basketball courts rise in steps. Each pool can spray water according to different music, and can also be merged to form a huge overlay. Water features and matrix fountains.
The left and right sides of the main waterway are designed with symmetrical greening and landscaping. Not only does the layout adopt the nine-palace pattern of the Tang Dynasty, each area also focuses on highlighting the cultural essence of the Tang Dynasty: in the lotus pond stand the poems, calligraphy and paintings of the Tang Dynasty. Waterscape sculpture sketches printed and performed; 8 elite figures of Tang culture are presented to people with realistic and freehand sculpture techniques; the most representative calligraphy art in Tang culture is made into landscape reliefs for tourists and citizens to watch, highlighting the Tang Dynasty The culture is powerful and broad.
The scenic area at the south end of the square consists of "waterscape waterfall", "themed waterscape", "viewing platform", etc. The relief sculpture of "The Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty" on the north gable of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is 106 meters long, condensing the prosperous scenery of the Tang Dynasty into this 100-meter-long scroll. The running spring, fire spring and other water features under the wall are connected by a viewing platform to the 110-meter-long musical fountain waterfall wall. The wall is painted with a "Silk Road" relief. The waterfall is 3.5 meters high, becoming a magnificent background for the main scenic waterway. Looking from north to south, the entire square is surrounded by layers of water in the center. The green forests on both sides are full of traces of the Tang Dynasty. Even the commercial buildings on both sides have grand brackets, far-reaching eaves and majestic momentum. Tang Feng. The 64-meter-high Big Wild Goose Pagoda is made more solemn. When the weather is fine, the reflection of the Wild Goose Pagoda falls into the water, giving it a unique charm.
Currently, Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square*** has set 8 records in Asia and even the world:
1. It has the most luxurious green touch-free bathroom in the world: there is a skylight in the bathroom , foyer, lounge, sofa, behind the foyer is a bamboo garden, each squatting position in the bathroom has a wash basin, the paper pad on the squat toilet seat automatically changes paper, the bathroom is airy, and the decoration is all made of imported marble materials;
2. The square with the most seats in the world: all landscape areas in the North Square are open to visitors and citizens. People can sit on all the steps and the railings on the viewing platform. Even the platform on the guardrail around the pool is specially designed for pedestrians to sit at a height of 45 centimeters. All designs can seat up to 10,000 people;
3. It has the longest light strip in the world; it is more than 10,000 meters long, with advanced waterproof optical fiber. The lighting design prevents mosquitoes and does not irritate human eyes. At night, any raised or stepped place will have light strips to indicate to prevent tourists from falling;
4. There is the world's first square with direct drinking water: you can drink it by turning on the faucet. It is divided into two heights and is convenient for both adults and children to drink. It is the most advanced water treatment system and the water quality is better than pure water;
5. The only square in the world with an ashtray and trash can;
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6. The largest fountain square and largest waterscape square in Asia, with a total water surface of 20,000 square meters. The huge matrix fountain is composed of more than 1,700 pumps. Each nozzle can be freely controlled and combined. Come up with various patterns and fonts. A row of running springs can spout water columns 15 meters high. The advanced sound system and lighting make the sound, light, water and color of the fountain blend organically. Especially the fire spring erupts from the water and fully burns and explodes at a low temperature at an altitude of about 6 meters, which adds to the charm of the entire fountain. Stunning. The 22cm water depth and anti-slip stone slabs in the summer water scenic area allow adults and children to play freely on the water;
7. The largest sculpture square in Asia, with two hundred-meter-long sculptures in the square Group sculptures, 8 groups of large-scale figure sculptures, and 40 landscape relief sculptures, the "Prosperous Age of the Tang Dynasty" relief sculptures reproduce the stability, prosperity and vitality of the great nation in the Tang Dynasty. The "Silk Road" relief sculpture shows the prosperity of the Silk Road;
8. The construction of the square consumes the largest amount of stone in the country. In addition, the square has also set regional and world records in many aspects such as technology use, sculpture scale, construction period, construction investment, cleanliness, and sound combination. Xi'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square is a large-scale musical fountain square, 218 meters wide from east to west and 346 meters long from north to south. It is currently the largest fountain square in the country and even Asia. The capital investment of about 500 million yuan in fountains and ancillary civil construction is second to none in the country; the eight-level frequency conversion square array in its eight-level stacked pool is the largest square array in the world.
This set of fountains has a unique design of 22 independent water types, including frequency conversion square array (water-filling type), lotus flowers; 100-meter variable frequency running fountain with vast sea of ??clouds; seagulls spreading their wings, butterflies in love with flowers, water and fire mist, and 60-meter-high water spray columns, etc. They are the latest novel water types with high scientific and technological content launched in my country; in the large laser water curtain of 60 meters wide and more than 20 meters high, 4 fire fountains erupt from the water, fully burn at an altitude of 6 meters, and explode at low temperature. It adds to the eye-catching aura of the entire fountain. The music uses a high-fidelity long-range professional sound system to organically blend the sound, light, water and color of the fountain.
The North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is designed with nine steps, each step has five steps, and each pool has 7 levels of water, which is consistent with the 7th floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Climb up the steps gradually from north to south to show your respect for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The lighting in the North Square adopts spectral analysis of high-altitude lamps and plain lamps. Insects can be seen very brightly, but the entire square cannot be seen, and there will be no phenomenon of insects flying all over the sky.
Green touchless restrooms. The bathroom is equipped with skylights, foyer, lounge and sofas. Behind the entire foyer is a bamboo garden. Each squatting position in the bathroom has a wash basin, and the paper pad on the squatting toilet seat automatically changes paper. Daci'en Temple is a world-famous Buddhist temple, one of the four major translation sites in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, and the ancestral home of the Dharma-Xiang Weishi Sect of Chinese Buddhism. It has been in existence for more than 1,350 years. Located in the southern suburbs of the ancient city of Xi'an, it was founded in the 22nd year of Zhenguan (648 AD) by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was built by Prince Li Zhi in memory of his mother, Queen Wende. Daci'en Temple is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty. It was built by royal order of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Sanzang-Xuan Zang once presided over temple affairs here, took charge of the translation of Buddhist scriptures, and founded a Buddhist sect. He personally supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the temple. Therefore, Daci'en Temple has a very prominent position in the history of Chinese Buddhism and has always received attention at home and abroad.
Da Ci'en Temple is located in Xi'an City. It is a key Buddhist temple in the Han area determined by the State Council, the first batch of key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of national 4A tourist attractions. When Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was the crown prince, he built this temple in memory of his deceased mother, Queen Wende, and to repay his loving mother for her kindness in raising her. Hence the name "Ci'en Temple". It was built on the former site of Wuluo Temple in Sui Dynasty. It is located in the beautiful Jinchangfang in the south of Chang'an City, facing Nanshan Mountain in the south, Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace in the north, facing the beautiful Qujiang River in the southeast, and adjacent to the beautiful apricot garden in the southwest. The clear yellow canal flows in front of the temple. . It is in line with the prince's meaning of "taking Lin Quan with him, and each will win in his own way". The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has a history of more than 1,300 years and is the symbol of Xi'an, a famous historical and cultural city.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the leader in imitation wood pavilion-style brick pagodas in my country. It is also famous at home and abroad for the story of "Tang Monk Goes for Buddhist Scriptures". The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is composed of a tower base, a tower body and a tower brake. The total height is 64.7 meters. The tower base is now 4.2 meters high, about 48.7 meters from north to south, and 45.7 meters from east to west. The tower body is square cone-shaped, with a base length of 25.5 meters. The brake height is 4.87 meters. Each floor of the tower body is made of blue bricks to imitate the Tang Dynasty architecture in my country, eaves columns, brackets, railings, sandalwood beams, eaves rafters, flying rafters and other imitation wood structures, and are built with polished bricks and joints. Multiple square columns divide the first and second floors into nine bays, the third and fourth floors into seven bays, and the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth floors into five bays. Displayed on the pagoda are Buddha relics, stone carvings of Buddha's feet, and stone carvings of Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures. There are coupon doors on all four sides of each floor. On both sides of the south door on the ground floor are inlaid two precious stone steles of the "Holy Teaching Stele" written by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and the "Shu Shengji" written by Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi. They have high artistic value and are known as "Two Saints and Three Unparalleled Monuments". There are stairs inside the tower for visitors to climb up and overlook the whole ancient city of Xi'an, which is refreshing and refreshing.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has been the symbol of the ancient city of Xi'an for thousands of years. It once served as the city emblem of Xi'an. It is one of the places where the Chinese government receives foreign heads of state and international friends, and is a famous tourist attraction in the country. 1. Music fountain performance time:
12:00 and 20:00 every day from Monday to Friday.
12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00 and 21:00 every day on Saturday and Sunday.
There are generally no performances in winter (November to January), except during the Spring Festival.
2. There are usually a lot of people watching the fountain show at night, especially on summer nights. The best viewing spots must be reserved in advance; at the same time, be careful of crowding.
3. For safety reasons, please do not enter the spray area of ??the fountain square, especially when the water is spraying. When watching the fountain, due to the large amount of water and high spray, be careful to protect cameras and other electronic products from getting wet by the water mist.