Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-11-19 19:59

A view of Leifeng Pagoda at West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, September 18, 2006. Lei Feng Pagoda was constructed in 975 at the order of Qian Hongchu, the King of Wuyue Kingdom to celebrate the birth of a son by one of his favorite concubines - Huangfei. It was therefore called Huangfei Pagoda at that time. Leifeng Pagoda was an octagonal, five-storeyed structure built of brick and wood. The body of the pagoda was made of brick, but the eaves, balconies, inside landings and balustrades were made of wood. [chinadaily.com.cn/Sun Yuqing]