Baochu Pagoda

The Baochu Pagoda is first built in the year 968 AD. It was so named to bless Qian Chu, king of the Wuyue Kingdom with Hangzhou as its capital.

Over 1000 years ago in north China, the Northern Song Dynasty was established by means of war. Meanwhile in the south, there were ten small kingdoms. The new emperor wanted to unite the whole nation but didn't want to resort to weapons again. So he invited the kings of the kingdoms into the capital and treated them like best friends.

King Qian Chu was there and didn't return until long. All his family members and the ministers became worried about him and someone suggested that a pagoda being built on the north of the lake, in hope of blessing or protecting the king. The pagoda was soon put up and the king returned, safe and sound.

Before he left the capital, the emperor presented him a parcel, telling him not to open it until he arrived home. But halfway, curiosity took the best of him and he had the parcel opened. It really gave him a great shock.

It was a bunch of letters and reports from the ministers to the emperor, asking him to kill the kings and take over their territories. The emperor didn't listen to them. Instead, he gave all the letters to the king. Qian Chu was grateful to the emperor but meanwhile understood that he had no choce but to surrender to the emperor and became a tributary. In this way, the emperor succeeded unifying the whole nation peacefully. And we've got his pagoda left to add splendor to the beauty of the landsacape

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