Xi'an 西安

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Current revision as of 20:14, 19 June 2010

Xī'ān 西安 Other names include: Cháng'ān 長安

Nearby Locations: Bǎojī 寶雞 Hànzhōng 漢中 Qìngyáng 慶陽 Zhōngnán shān 終南山

Shǎnxī 陝西, North China Region Region

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Xī'ān 西安

Important Buddhist Sites

• Fǎmén Temple 法門寺
• Great Goose Pagoda (Dàyàn tǎ 大雁塔)

Other Notes

• Zhū Zǐqiáo 朱子橋 was an important figure for exploring and reviving the Buddhist culture of this area in the first half of the 20th century.
  • In 1929 he discovered a nearly complete edition of the Sòng Dynasty-era Qìshā Canon 磧砂經 here
  • As a general in the Chinese Army, he was stationed here from 1936 to his death in 1941. During this time he unearthed and renovated many temples and Buddhist monuments.
• Tánxū 倓虛 lived here from 1932 to 1934, helping to revive Buddhism.