011 li h t Liuhe Pagoda kui l xu hn y qng sng yu ho j Enjoy learning Chinese and it is carefree and easy.

ree and easy. d ji hozh l sh kui l zhng gu Hello, everyone! Welcome to Happy China. w sh kui l de hn ji I am happy Han Jia. kui l de d ni xing nn wn ho I am happy Daniel. Hello! id ni Hey, Daniel, zi hng zhu n di le zh me du tin le you have been in Hangzhou for several days. n ju de hng zhu shn me zu du What do you think does Hangzhou have the most? ho du de shnho du de hhi yu qio h t Well, there is lots of hills, lots of lakes, lots of bridges, and lots of towers. n qiozn men du kn gu li fng t Look, we have seen Leifeng Pagoda, bo t thi yu lng yn s de shung t Baoshu Pagoda as well as the Twin Pagodas in Linyin Temple. n ho All right.

jn tin w zi di n q kn y zu tli h t Today I will take you to see Liuhe Pagoda. t k sh x h g t zh shukui zu It is the best ancient pagoda in Hangzhou. Come on. kui zu Let's go. d nizh ji sh li h t Daniel. Here is Liuhe Pagoda. Wzhn xing wi Wow, it is imposing. nzh t sh g lu sh de Right. It is a multi-storey pagoda. zh sh zhng gu g t zhng zu chng jin de y zhng xng sh It is the most often used form for ancient Chinese pagodas. zh sh zhng gu g t zhng zu chng jin de y zhng xng sh It is the most often used form for ancient Chinese pagodas. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. n sh shn mekn q li xing n zh Who's that statue?He looks like Nezha. zh k b sh n zht jio li h He is not Ne Zha. He is Liu He. chun shu g sh hu neqin tng jing l zh zhe It is said that in ancient times, in the Qiantang River, y wi xng qng bo zo de lng wng there lived an irascible dragon king.

jng chng yng cho shu yn m ling n bi xng de fng z He often flooded people's houses on the banks with tides. su y zh g li h ji di lng d zhng So Liu He led people yng sh kui tin jing li zhn zh zh g lng wng to fill the river with stones to threaten the dragon king. yun li li h sh g rn mng Well, so Liu He is a person's name. li h zhn jingzhn sh g xio yng xing Liu He filled the river. He was really a young hero. dn sh zh zh b gu sh y g chun shu It is only a tale. b gu zh li h t But in fact, Liuhe Pagoda hi zhn de sh bi sng de sh hu was built in the Northern Song Dynasty w yu wng wi le by King Wuyue zhn zh qin tng jing de jing cho r jin de to threaten the tides of the Qiantang River. n li h t dng zh jing cho le ma Did the Liuhe Pagoda stop the tides? jin t zhn jing zh sh rn men de y g yun wng Building pagodas to threaten the tides is only a wish of people. dn sh li h t do zhn de gi hng zhu x h But Liuhe Pagoda indeed adds

zng tin le y do xn de fng jng a new view to Hangzhou's West Lake. r qi bin l le hng yn In addition, it facilitates river transportation. li h t h hng yn yu shn me gun x ne Does Liuhe Pagoda have anything to do with river transportation? n xing li h t xing j zi jing bin Think about it. Liuhe Pagoda stands by the river. n me li wng de chun zh ne yun yun de The boats passing by can see it ji nng kn do t from distance. w zh do le xing dng y dng t Oh, I know. It's like a light tower. sh yu le li h t zh g bio zh Right. With the help of Liuhe Pagoda, n me chun zh ji b hu m sh fng xing le boats won't get lost. n n w men gn kui q kn kn ba Yes. Let's go quickly and take a look. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. n ho xing yu y dinr li le ba You seem to be a little tired. p zh g k b p q cng lu li du le It is much more tiring than climbing seven floors.

b gu w yu ju xnkn dng b hu b n mn But I am confident, and I won't be slower than you. i yayo chng rn z j de b z ma Hey, you should admit your limitations. b yo chng nng Don't try to show off. i n hi hu shu chng nng zh g cr Hey, you even know the word "Cheng Neng". chng nng b ji sh gn n xu de ma I learned it from you. t de y s ji sh xin sh ch It means to show one's z j yu nng niyu bn sh talent and competence. shu de mi cu Right. i hn ji n kn Hey, Han Jia, look, zh wi bin hi gu zhe lng dng ne there are bells hanging on it outside. zh zu t mi y g yn jio shng du yu lng dng There is a bell hanging on each eave of the pagoda. Really? i d ni n nng bng w sun sun Hey, Daniel, could you please help me count

zh zu t shng y gng yu du sho g lng dng ma the number of bells on the pagoda? n nng bng w sun sun t shng yu du sho g lng dng ma ? Could you please help me figure out how many bells the tower has all together? zh hi b jin dnhogi n sun sun It's simple. OK. I will do the calculation for you. mi cng yu q g jio There are seven eaves on each storey. y gng yu sh sn cng sh sn chng q There are 13 storeys in total. 13 times 7... i hn ji n dng w sun wn zi p ma Hey, Han Jia, let me finish the calculation before climbing the pagoda. t dng shng gn ju zhn ling kui Wow, it feels so cool on the top of the pagoda. n dng shng le t dng ci nng kn de gng yun Yes. You can see farther only if you climb up to the top of the pagoda. i d ni nr ji sh qin tng jing le Hey, Daniel, that is the Qiantang River. n me n ji sh qin tng jing d qio ba Then is it Qiantang River Bridge? du ya Exactly. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. n Yes?

p gu le ho chng x h g t zh shu de After climbing the best ancient pagoda of the West Lake li h t Liuhe Pagoda, w men ho xing y jng b hng zhu de t it seems that we have almost visited kn di ch b du le ba all the pagodas in Hangzhou. zn me k nng How is it possible? hi yu ho du t n du mi kn zhe ne There are many pagodas that you have not seen. hi yu Oh, haven't seen? sh hng zhu chng zhn sh g t hu cu Yes. Hangzhou really has a large number of ancient pagodas. hng zhu chng zhn sh g t hu cu Hangzhou really has a large number of ancient pagodas. g t hu shn me What is it? hu cu Hui Cui. hu cu ji sh zh yu ho du yng jn de rn w Hui Cui means many handsome people hu zh jng mi de dng x hu j do le y q or exquisite articles gather together.

b r shu g t hu cu ji sh shu For example, Gu Ta Hui Cui means yu ho du de g t hu j do le y q many ancient pagodas are erected here. zi b r shu qn yng hu cu Another example, Qun Ying Hui Cui ji sh shu yu hn du yu xi de rn w means many excellent people hu j do le y q gather together. w zh do le hu cu ji sh ho du ch s de rn Oh, I see. Hui cui means collection of wonderful things h mi ho de dng x hu j do y q or a group of outstanding people . g t hu cu ji sh ho du de g t hu j zi y q Gu Ta Hui Cui means a collection of ancient towers. n knw gn hn ji sh qn yng hu cu Look, Han Jia and I are Qun Ying Hui Cui. shu shu den yu zi lun shu le No. You used the wrong word. ling g rn ti sho leb nng shu hu cu Two persons are not enough to be described as Hui Cui. n ho ba shu w men de gun zhng All right. What about our audience? n men du sh qn yng hu cu You are excellent people gathering together.

ho ba OK. i w men de ji m hn kui yo ji sh le Hey, it's time for us to wrap up our program. du yadn sh bi wng le Right. Don't forget w men hu min de shng xn yu m the following Pleasant View hi yu w men de ku ho and our motto. xu shu zhng gu hupng yu bin tin xi Learn to speak Chinese and make friends everywhere. xn shng : : li h t wi y x h zh nnqin tng jing pn yu ln shn shng Liuhe Pagoda is located to the south of the West Lake, on the Yuelun Hill by the Qiantang River. bi sng nin jin wi zhn jing cho r chung jin It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty for calming the tides. xin cn li h t wi gun b min sh sn cngni wi q j The current Liuhe Pagoda has eight facades and 13 storeys outside and 7 storeys inside. wi g jin zh y sh zh ji zu It is an architectural masterpiece of ancient times. bi t yun zhng g t hu cu There are lots of ancient pagodas in the One Hundred Pagodas Park. b tng jin zo nin di b tng fng g de g d mng t Renowned pagodas built in different periods, of different styles, and from different places zi c hu j y tng k wi zhn g t zh d gun gather here. It is really a grand exposition of ancient pagodas.