Today, experts still rack their brains to work out how to fix the pagoda.

Luo leads the repair team, where three schools of thought contend. Some say it's only necessary to support the leaning  parts; others say the upper levels above the third floor should be supported and finally there are those who argue that the whole building should be dismantled and built again.

There is usually an underground shrine below a pagoda. A repair team in 1993 identified a rectangular structure beneath the pagoda. Such an underground treasure trove should contain materials which would help decode the lost history of the ancient building.

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