Hang Zhou

the 1st day of October, i went to Hang Zhou together with iyan, grace, ferry and some other friends from SNU (Shanghai Normal University). such a nice 1 day trip there, but yeah because of the jam, it made our trip-time shorter.

Hang Zhou is famous of the legend knowned White snake Legend. i went to the Legend Pagoda named Lei Feng Pagoda. the one i saw is not the real pagoda, the real old pagoda was asundered or destroyed by the Japanese on 1600s, leaving only the brick skeleton. after repeated looting of the Pagoda's remaining artifacts, the pagoda finally collapsed due to disrepair in 1924.

this is the picture i snap of the pieces or the fossil of the real destroyed pagoda. i don't know why people throw money especially coins inside there, but as what i heard from the neighbor from where i stand, they said just to protect something from this pagoda. well, i think it just a legend. haha..... and yeah, i saw Indonesia rupiah of 10.000 Rp. lol....

The Leifeng Pagoda is an octagonal, five-storeyed brick and wood structure that was originally constructed in 975. The original pagoda was built in 975 AD and the Pagoda was built by the King of Wuyue Kingdom, Qian Hongchu, to commemorate the birth of his son by Huangfei, his favorite concubine, during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

The Leifeng Pagoda was a national icon for the Chinese. In 1999, reconstruction efforts began. The Pagoda was completed in October, 2002, and provides a picturesque backdrop for West Lake and the surrounding hills. West Lake was an historically important source of water for the local farmers, but when the dyke collapsed during the first century, West lake nearly dried out.

well, here are some of my best shot there @ Hang Zhou, 1st October 2008.