Lei Feng pagoda was constructed in 975 at the order of Qian Hongchu, the King of Wuyue Kingdom to celebrate the birth of a son by one of his favorite concubines - Huangfei.

Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2006-11-19 19:59. A view of Leifeng Pagoda at West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, September 18, 2006.

However, the newly-restored "Leifeng Pagoda" is completely different from the old one, from the inside out. Its structure was built with 1,400 tons of steel and 280 tons of copper.

The Leifeng Pagoda was built at the behest of Qian Chu, the last king of the Wuyue, an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907-79). The pagoda itself ...

World News: BEIJING: China has completed the renovation and modernisation works of the Leifeng Pagoda, one of the most famous ancient architectural structures in ...

Leifeng Pagoda in evening glow, one of the ten poetically named scenic places of West Lake, Hangzhou, China Date: Friday, 17 October 2008. World Heritage Properties. West Lake Cultural Landscape of ...

The towering shelves are depicted as part of Leifeng Pagoda, a cage trapping the women inside their lives and marriages. The show then jumps back and forth between the traditional and modern worlds, ...

The case was found in a cellar under the ruins of the famous Leifeng Pagoda, which was built in 976 AD but collapsed after repeated attacks by relic thieves in 1924. China's official news agency said ...

A supermoon rises over the Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou, China, on Monday. (Xu Yan/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images) ...

On the south of the West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda is considered the top scenic structure around West Lake due to its stunning silhouette in the glow of evening A snapshot of Leifeng Pagoda 0 Comment(s ...