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Chinese ancient architecture and grottoes from the Ten Kingdoms period: 1 entries, including Liuhe Pagoda, and more.

001 Architecture Liuhe Pagoda Liuhe Pagoda was first built in the third year of Kaibao (970) of the Wuyue Kingdom to subdue the tidal bore of the Qiantang River. It was destroyed by fire during the Xuanhe era and rebuilt in seven stories by the monk Zhitan through monastic fundraising during the Southern Song. After completion it also served as a lighthouse for night navigation. Though repeatedly damaged and restored over the centuries, its brick core endures. Ten Kingdoms-Wuyue · Zhejiang · Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

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