Liuhe Pagoda, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Liuhe Pagoda is located in the south of West Lake, on Yuelun Mountain by the Qiantang River. In the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 970), Hangzhou was the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom at that time. In order to control the tide of the Qiantang River, the King of Wuyue sent the monk Zhiyuan Zen Master to build the Liuhe Pagoda. The current Liuhe Pagoda was rebuilt in the Southern Song Dynasty. Taking the meaning of "Six Harmonies" in Buddhism, it was named Liuhe Pagoda. Liuhe Pagoda is also called Liuhe Pagoda, which means "the four directions of heaven and earth". The Liuhe Pagoda was originally built with nine levels, and lights were installed on the top to guide river ships. In the fifth year of Xuanhe's reign, the pagoda was burned down. It was rebuilt during the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty, the top floor and pagoda temple were repaired. In the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1899), the outer wooden structure of the pagoda was rebuilt. Emperor Qianlong visited here and set up plaques for each floor, which is rare. The existing Liuhe Pagoda is octagonal in plan, with eight sides and thirteen floors on the outside and seven levels on the inside. It is 59.88 meters high and covers an area of ​​888 square meters. The eaves of the tower gradually shrink from bottom to top, and 104 iron bells are hung on the corners of the eaves. "The sound of a hundred thousand troops is heard in the middle of the night." On the Liuhe Pagoda where "peaks can be seen", listening to the waves requires more concentration than watching the tide, and it is easier to inspire reverie, understand the mind, and appreciate thousands of images. Hence the name "Liuhe Tingtao". National key cultural relics protection unit.