Pagodas in Henan: landmarks for sight-seeing and observers of Chinese history

File photo taken on April 10, 2017 shows the Wenfeng Pagoda in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. The pagoda, first built in the Song Dynasty (960-1127) and destroyed at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was reconstructed in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Pagodas built in ancient times in Henan act not only as landmarks for sight-seeing, but also as observers of the Chinese history. (Xinhua/Li An)