据浙江当地媒体报道,受错误观念的误导，游客为了祈福而向历史文物投掷钱币的行为几乎毁了位于浙江杭州的千年名塔雷锋塔。

Travelers' misunderstandings about throwing coins and notes onto historical relics for blessings has nearly ruined the 1,000-year-old Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, according to a local newspaper.

        据《钱江晚报》报道，已被列入浙江省省级重点文保单位雷峰塔几乎已经被成堆的钱币和纸币淹没了。

The administrative unit of the Leifeng Pagoda scenic spot has been under pressure to protect the historical and cultural site. Piles of coins and notes virtually buried the relic, Qianjiang Evening News reported.

        作者通过半个小时的探访发现，几乎半数的游客会“掷币祈福”，其中主要为中年妇女，儿童和年轻情侣。

The reporter wrote that during a half-hour visit, "nearly half of all travelers threw money for wishes－mainly middle-aged women, children and young couples".

        位于西湖风景名胜区的“雷峰塔”初建于公元前977年，曾多次因倒塌而重新修建。最近的一次倒塌是在1924年，但直至2002年，也就是在倒塌78年后，才得以重新修葺。

The Leifeng Pagoda, located in the West Lake scenic area, was originally built in AD 977. It has fallen and been rebuilt several times. Most recently, it collapsed in 1924 but wasn't rebuilt until 78 years later, in 2002.

        修葺过程中，一座地下神龛得以出土，雷峰塔位于神龛正上方。现在这座历史文物四周建立了玻璃围墙。

The repair project unearthed an underground shrine, and the pagoda was built above it. Relics are now fenced within glass walls.

        不过这座高达两米的玻璃墙并未能使改变雷峰塔成为接纳游客热情祈愿对象的命运，人们不停的向它投掷的纸币和硬币，几乎要将它淹没。

But the 2-meter-high walls didn't prevent the relics from becoming the objects of visitors' enthusiasm for blessings. People continued throwing money, and coins and paper notes blanketed the relics.

        一位现场行政工作人员说：“我们一个月清理景区两次，在旅游旺季会更频繁，只有这样游客才能继续观赏雷峰塔，而不是“钱山”，他指出，这样增加了他们的工作量。

"We clean the site twice a month, and more frequently in peak season, so that visitors can enjoy viewing the relics instead of a money hill," said an administrative staff member, who noted that it all adds to the workload at the site.

        据当地行政人员表示，每年在景区收集的钱币超过20000人民币（3000美元），从报纸上了解到，这笔钱现投用与文物维护。

According to the administration, more than 20,000 yuan ($3,000) is collected every year at the site. The money is used for maintenance of the relics, the newspaper reported.

        杭州市历史学会副会长仲向平对此表示：“从民俗角度讲，在一些景区扔钱币可能象征着祈福、求平安的意思，所以信仰者唯恐错过所有祈福的机会，当他们发现在某景区有游客会做类似祈福的事情时，他们也会跟着投掷钱币。

Zhong Xiangping, vice-president of the Hangzhou Historical and Cultural Association, was quoted as saying some Chinese folklore holds that people throwing coins in specific spots can receive blessings and peace. Believers fear missing any chance at a blessing, so they toss coins or notes just about anywhere after finding that some previous visitors had done the same thing.

        上个月，此前，有老人在上海浦东机场坐飞机时，为祈福往飞机发动机里扔钱，导致此航班在游客登记后延误五小时。

Last month, an 80-year-old woman boarding an aircraft at Shanghai Pudong International Airport even threw some coins into the engine as a blessing for a safe flight. The flight was delayed for five hours while the engine was checked.

        仲向平表示，雷峰塔与意大利的许愿池完全不同，它只是历史文物，没有祈福的作用。

In Zhong's view, unlike the Trevi Fountain in Italy, Leifeng Pagoda is just a historic relic. "It has no function for blessings," Zhong said.

        扔钱行为也妨碍了文物保护工作的进行。

Throwing money also hinders relic protection efforts.

        新华社在早些时候提出意见说：“政府应该更有作为去规范游客行为。

"The administrative organizations should do more to regulate visitors' behavior," Xinhua News Agency said in an earlier editorial opinion.

        雷锋塔景点的现场工作人员告诉作者，已经在玻璃墙上标上“禁止扔钱”的警示标语。

A staff member at the pagoda told the newspaper that notices posted on the glass wall tell people not to throw money.

        工作人员也会阻止投币的游客，但是大多都被游客无视。“我们希望从公众收集更有效的方法来彻底解决这个问题。”

"Patrolling staff members have also tried to dissuade people from doing that. People just ignored them. We hope the public will give us ideas to cut down on the problem."

        （中国网见习作者 金灿灿 综合报道 翻译）

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