My Week of Adventures, Part 3: 大雁塔 Revisited

The second day of our travels, we went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔 Dayanta), but this time I actually paid the 40 yuan to get inside. Turns out, though, there is a separate ticket to get into the tower itself, so we just walked around the grounds.

The Big Pagoda in all its glory.

Elinor and David looking like all the Japanese tourists at the Pagoda that day (who just happened to be members of the Japanese Special Olympics team!)

I love the contrast between the serenity of the Buddhist temple and the numerous cranes lining the sky in the background.

A student recently told me that the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the same building that is pictured on Chinese take-out cartons.
Do you see the resemblance?