after huge amount of “great effort” had been done, fahai finally reached his goal to separate suzhen and xuan, at the same time suzhen was sealed under the leifeng tower from then on. she would never be set free unless the tower collapses.
that is the story of leifeng tower. now it had collapsed, it is whished that suzhen had met her dear husband, xuan, and had started their happy life all over again.
leifeng pagoda is a tower by the west lake in hangzhou which was originally constructed in the year ad 975. it has been a popular tourist attraction since being rebuilt in 20xx.
during the yuan dynasty, leifeng pagoda was still well-maintained. during the ming dynasty, japanese pirates attacked hangzhou. suspecting it contained weapons, they burned its wooden elements, leaving only the brick skeleton, as can be seen from ming paintings of the west lake.
later, due to a superstition that bricks from the tower could repel illness or prevent miscarriage, many people stole bricks from the tower to grind into powder. on the afternoon of september 25 20xx, the tower finally collapsed.
leifeng pagoda was originally an octagonal, five-storied tower of brick and wood.
as for whether there was a mausoleum below, this was debated for years until finally radar was used to investigate. on march 11 20xx the mausoleum was excavated and many treasures were found, most notably a gold and silver coated hair of the buddha.
in october 20xx, the city of hangzhou decided to rebuild leifeng pagoda anew to enhance the scenery of the lake. on 25 october 20xx, the rebuilt leifeng pagoda opened, built above the ruins of the old one and with documents and exhibits on show for visitors.
