The Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an has experienced multiple earthquakes that caused it to crack, only to heal itself shortly after. This phenomenon is puzzling. The earliest records date back to the Ming Dynasty, during the Jiajing period, when two earthquakes led to the pagoda cracking and then closing up again. In the Qing Dynasty, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda underwent another cycle of cracking and healing. After the founding of New China, the pagoda showed cracks once more, but it was eventually restored to its original appearance through reinforcement. These natural wonders have sparked deep reflections on the relationship between tectonic movements and architectural structures.
The Mysterious Self-Cracking and Self-Healing of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda