Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow

Leifeng Pagoda, on the Evening Glow Hill situated on the south shore of the West Lake, was erected in celebration of the son his favorite concubine, Huang Fei, gave birth to. The 7 storied pagoda was a storied-pavilion-type structure, built of brick and wood. In the ancient time, Leifeng Pagoda and Baochu Pagoda stood far apart facing each other. Leifeng Pagoda appeared to be an old gentleman, but Baochu Pagoda appeared to be a beauty. When the sun was setting, the pagoda bathed in the evening glow looked radiantly beautiful. It was therefore named as “Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow”. In Ming Dynasty, the pagoda was fired by the Japanese bandits and collapsed at last on September, 25, 1924, by the custom of local people to take a brick from its lower stories as a talisman or souvenir.

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