Step into Daxingguo Temple and be transported to Tang Dynasty's golden age. This 1,000-year-old monastery boasts Xi'an's most intact Ming-era wooden architecture, where the Mahavira Hall's bracket sets will leave you in awe. Don't miss the three gilded Buddha statues - priceless treasures from Ming Dynasty. Visit at dawn to hear monks' chanting under the millennium-old ginkgo tree, sipping Zen tea amidst the poetic ambiance of ancient Chang'an.