The Small or Little Wild Goose Pagoda (, ) is one of two significant Buddhist pagodas in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, the site of the old Han and Tang capital Chang'an. The other notable pagoda is the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, originally built in 652 and restored in 704. This pagoda, along with the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and other sites along the Silk Road, was inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site.
History
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was built between 707–709, during the Tang dynasty under Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (r. 705–710). The pagoda had fifteen stories and stood until the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, when it was damaged and reduced to its modern height of . The pagoda has a brick frame built around a hollow interior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of other pagodas from the era.