China 2009

By Al Wong

This is my experience in Beijing, China in the Summer of 2009. If you came to this webpage first, it's better if you start from the beginning of the story.

[Leifeng Pagoda]

At West Lake in Hangzhou.

This is the Leifeng Pagoda. When the tour guide took us here, I had no idea why. It wasn't clear why this place was significant.

After I got back home in the USA, I did some googling and this is what I found out about the Leifeng Pagoda. The original pagoda was built in 975 AD but collapsed in 1924. It was rebuilt in 2002 literally on top of the ruins of the original pagoda. One of the pagoda's claim to fame is its tie to the Legend of the White Snake which is a well known folk story in China.

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Last updated : August 19, 2009
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