Where is the real Leifeng Tower?

The real Leifeng Pagoda is on the Leifeng Pagoda in Zhao Xi, south bank of West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province.

The Leifeng Pagoda was originally built by Wu Wang and He Yi in 977 AD as a tribute to the Buddha's hair relics. The tower was named "Royal Princess Tower" because it coincided with the commemoration of Qian Hongchu's wife Sun Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty, shortly after her death. Later, because its peak was called "Leifeng Pagoda", it was gradually called "Leifeng Pagoda".

In the China folk story The Legend of the White Snake, the monk Fahai tricked Xu Xian into going to Jinshan, and the White Snake flooded Jinshan to save Xu Xian, and was taken away by Fahai Town under the Leifeng Pagoda. Xiaoqing finally defeated Fahai after practicing her magic. The Leifeng Tower collapsed and the White Snake was rescued.

The old Leifeng Tower collapsed on 1924 and was rebuilt. The newly-built Leifeng Tower is the first colored bronze sculpture tower in China. Lei Feng Sunset is one of the ten scenic spots in West Lake and one of the famous tourist attractions in Hangzhou West Lake.

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On March 65438, 20011,a number of exquisite cultural relics were unearthed, including the pure silver Asoka Pagoda of Wu Yueguo and the Buddha statue with a golden dragon lotus base, which caused a sensation at home and abroad.

On June 25, 2002, the reconstruction of Leifeng Tower was completed and officially completed. At that time, Zhang Dejiang, former secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, and Xi Jinping, former deputy secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and acting governor, unveiled the new tower.

After reconstruction, Leifeng Zhaoqianfeng Scenic Area covers an area of 8 hectares. Its main landscapes and facilities include Leifeng Pagoda, Zhao Xi Pavilion, Miaoyintai, Huiwenxuan, the expanded Guangming Pavilion, Ruyi Garden Visitor Center and Ouxiangju Restaurant, which are managed and operated by Hangzhou Leifeng Pagoda Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd.

Since self-esteem, the scenic spot has received party and state leaders such as Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Li Peng, Li Ruihuan, Wei Jianxing and Li Lanqing.