Why is Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou and Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang?

Xu Xian and Mrs. White Snake live in Hangzhou, where there is the Leifeng Pagoda, while Fahai became a monk in Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, which was originally in Zhenjiang.

The Leifeng Pagoda was originally built by Wu Wang and He Yi in 977 AD as a tribute to the Buddha's hair relics. The tower was named "Royal Princess Tower" because it coincided with the commemoration of Qian Hongchu's wife Sun Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty, shortly after her death. Later, because its peak was called "Leifeng Pagoda", it was gradually called "Leifeng Pagoda".

Jinshan Temple is located on the Jinshan Mountain in the northwest of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. Built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it is 44 meters high and 520 meters in circumference, three kilometers away from the city center. The layout of Jinshan Temple is based on the mountain, which makes the mountain and the temple integrated.

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The new tower of Leifeng Tower was built on the original site, retaining the pavilion-style structure before the old tower was burned down, and completely adopting the style, design and size structure when it was rebuilt in the early Southern Song Dynasty. This tower has the function of protecting the remains of the site. The new tower is 7 1.679 meters high.

It consists of abutment (acting as a protective cover), tower body and tower gate, in which the tower height is 49. 17m, the tower gate height is 18.25m, and the abutment below the horizon is 9.8m From top to bottom, it is Tasha, Tiangong, 5th floor, 4th floor, 3rd floor, 2nd floor, underground floor, ground floor, etc.

Jinshan Temple, located in the northwest of Zhenjiang, is a national 5A-level scenic spot. Jinshan Temple, which was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is the birthplace of China's land and water Dharma Association, where Buddhist scriptures are recited, fasting is set up, confession is made to the Buddha, and death is recommended.

Jinshan was originally an island in the Yangtze River. Due to the winding of the great river, it was connected with the land around the end of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1903). There are many scenic spots in Jinshan, full of historical legends and fairy tales. The ancients praised it as "the most beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River".