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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 ¨C pavilion ¨C 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.
Specialty: When the sun was setting, the pagoda bathed in the evening
glow looked radiantly beautiful.
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