Anecdote · Jiangnan State · Hangzhou

North City Pagoda

Told by Xu Wangping, Pan Ronghui

In the fourth year of Tiancheng, several dozen ancient Buddhist relics were discovered during the repair of the Shun Well in Yuyao County, Mingzhou. To enshrine these relics, Prince Wenmu built a pagoda to the north of the city, matching the one to the south.