六和镇江 by saillena on Flickr. It is said that in ancient times, there lived an irascible dragon king in the Qiantang River.He often flooded people’s houses on the banks with tides. A boy -Liuhe who lost his parents in the disaster led people to fill the river with stones to threaten the dragon king. He is a young hero in the tale.
杭州六和塔liù hé tǎ（The Six Harmonies Pagoda） by saillena on Flickr. It’s built in 970 AD to threaten the tides of the Qiantang River.Multi-storey is the most often used form for ancient pagoda. This pagoda has eight facades and 13 storeys outside and 7 storeys inside. Building pagodas to threaten the tides is only a wish of people. But it indeed facilitated river transportation. It’s like a light tower standing by the Qiantang river.The boats passing by can see it from distance.
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