Beilin District, Xi'an
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Beilin District is a district of Xi'an
, Shaanxi
, China
. It is named so after the famous Stele Forest
(Beilin, 碑林) museum located there. The well-known Small Wild Goose Pagoda
is also located in the district.
Beilin comprises the area bordered on the west by the intersection of South Laodong Road 南劳动路 with Lianhu District 莲湖区, on the east by the intersections of East Second Ring Road 东二环路 and Huoju Road 火炬路 with New City District 新城区, on the south by the intersection of South Second Ring Road 南二环路 with the Goose Pagoda District 雁塔区, and on the north by the intersections of Fengqing Road 丰庆路, South Huancheng Road 南环城路, Greater Baoji Lane 大保吉巷, South Guangji Street 南广济街, and West Great Street 西大街 with Lianhu District 莲湖区.
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
, Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
, China
China
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. It is named so after the famous Stele Forest
Stele Forest
The Stele Forest, or Xi'an Beilin Museum , is a museum for steles and stone sculptures which is located in Xi'an, China. Founded in 1944, it was the principal museum for Shaanxi province on the site of what was formerly an 11th century Confucius Temple...
(Beilin, 碑林) museum located there. The well-known Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda, sometimes Little Wild Goose Pagoda , is one of two significant pagodas in the city of Xi'an, 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...
is also located in the district.
Beilin comprises the area bordered on the west by the intersection of South Laodong Road 南劳动路 with Lianhu District 莲湖区, on the east by the intersections of East Second Ring Road 东二环路 and Huoju Road 火炬路 with New City District 新城区, on the south by the intersection of South Second Ring Road 南二环路 with the Goose Pagoda District 雁塔区, and on the north by the intersections of Fengqing Road 丰庆路, South Huancheng Road 南环城路, Greater Baoji Lane 大保吉巷, South Guangji Street 南广济街, and West Great Street 西大街 with Lianhu District 莲湖区.