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Leifeng Pagoda

30°14′2″N 120°8′42″E / 30.23389°N 120.14500°E / 30.23389; 120.14500

Leifeng Pagoda
Aerial view of Leifeng Pagoda
Chinese雷峰塔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLéifēng Tǎ
Leifeng Pagoda
Close-up of the pagoda
Plan of Leifeng Pagoda
Full View of Site of Leifeng Pagoda
Model of the Underground Palace of Leifeng Pagoda
Original pagoda in 1910 before the collapse in 1924
Leifeng Pagoda
Hangzhou newly Leifeng Pagoda
Map of the West Lake with the location of Leifeng Pagoda
Leifeng Pagoda at night

Leifeng Pagoda is a five story tall tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Originally constructed in the year AD 975, it collapsed in 1924 but was rebuilt in 2002. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction. As a protected cultural heritage unit, the Ten Views of West Lake - Leifeng Sunset consists of the Sunset Hill, Leifeng Pagoda, the Imperial Monument (rebuilt in recent years) and the courtyard and other buildings.[1]

  1. ^ Zhejiang National Treasure: National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Zhejiang Province. ISBN 978-7-5514-1521-7.

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