History
For thirty years during the 20th century, the pagoda remained intact. In 1925, as a result of Chiang Kai-Shek’s Northern Expedition, fighting erupted in the Zhuozhou area. Amid fighting, the pagoda was repeatedly shelled which resulted in heavy damage. In 1976 nearby Tangshan experienced a massive earthquake which caused the pagoda to crack. Because of all the damage to the pagoda, its height had been reduced from 44 meters to 39 meters. In order to repair all the damage, the pagoda was renovated by the Hebei government in 2005.
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