雷峰塔 (Léifēngtǎ) · Leifeng Pagoda, pagoda on the south shore…

Meanings

1 Leifeng Pagoda, pagoda on the south shore of West Lake in Hangzhou, known from the Legend of the White Snake
2 Leifeng Pagoda, title of Qing-dynasty plays and ballads telling the White Snake story

Characters

雷

Examples

HSK 5

雷峰塔在杭州西湖边。

Léifēngtǎ zài Hángzhōu Xīhú biān.

Leifeng Pagoda stands by West Lake in Hangzhou.

HSK 7-9

在《白蛇传》里，法海把白娘子压在雷峰塔下。

Zài 《 Báishézhuàn 》 lǐ, Fǎhǎi bǎ Bái Niángzǐ yā zài Léifēngtǎ xià.

In the Legend of the White Snake, Fahai traps Lady White under Leifeng Pagoda.

Tips

history

Qian Chu, the last king of Wuyue, built it in the 970s on a hill called 雷峰. The old tower collapsed in 1924 and a new one went up over its ruins in 2002. "Leifeng Pagoda in evening glow" (雷峰夕照) is one of the Ten Views of West Lake.