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1Yellow Crane Tower
The Yellow Crane Tower is one of the well-known places of interest in China.
It lies near Wuhan Hubei Province. It’s about 51.4 metres high. It was built more than 1600 years ago and was rebuilt from 1981 to 1985 by our government. At the beginning it was only used for wars but now it is open to the public.
If you climb up the tower you’ll see a beautiful view. Many famous poets wrote poems about it. The scenery around the tower is really a model. And it has attracted lots of foreign tourists and most of these tourists think highly of the project of the Yellow Crane Tower.
In fact it’s one of the best man-made projects in China.
2Yellow Crane Tower
Bordering on the Yangtze River and crouching on the top of the Snake Hill the Yellow Crane Tower is one of the three most famous towers on the south bank of the Yangtze River. (the other two are Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi)
First built in 223 AD the tower has a history of over 1700 years. It is not only an important scenic spot but also a symbol of “piping times of peace“ in people‘s minds. Scholars in the past dynasties wrote hundreds of poems and scores of writings in praise of the magnificent Yellow Crane Tower. The legend about the tower has become a bright pearl of the Chinese literature.
Rebuilt in 1985 the Yellow Crane Tower Park occupies a hilly area and consists of towers pavilions and corridors forming an architecture complex and a garden complex of man--made and natural scenery. It has become the symbol of Wuhan for its long history its magnificent outlook and its imposing architectural st
3Yellow Crane Tower Yellow Crane Tower located on Snake Hill in Wuchang is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
Legend has it that in Wuchang there used to be a wine shop opened by a young man named Xin. One day a Taoist priest in gratitude for free wine drew a magic crane on the wall of the shop and instructed it to dance whenever it heard clapping. Thousands of people came to see the spectacle and the wine shop was always full of guests. After 10 years the Taoist priest revisited the wine shop. He played the flute and then rode on the crane to the sky. In memory of the supernatural encounter and the priest the Xins built a tower and named it Yellow Crane Tower.
According to records the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). After completion the tower served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poetry. It was estimated that up to the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing dynasty as many as 300 poems about the tower had been found in historical literature. Cui Hao a famous poet during the Tang dynasty (618-907) made the tower well known throughout China with his poem "Yellow Crane Tower".
Destroyed many times in successive dynasties the tower was rebuilt time and again until 100 years ago when it was for the last time reduced to ashes. The present tower is a complete reconstruction and is the result of four years of work beginning in 1981. where the old tower was only 15 meters wide the ground floor of the new structure was increased to 20 meters wide. The tower 51.4 meters high is five-storied with yellow tiles and red pillars overlapping ridges and interlocking eaves more magnificent than the old one.
The new Yellow Crane Tower is regarded as the symbol of Wuhan city
4Yellow Crane Tower
According to the history the yellow crane tower was first built in 223AD during the three-kingdom period. At the beginning the tower was originally used for military to observe the enemy’s activity. When the war finished the tower gradually became a scenic attraction.
Over the centuries the tower had been destroyed by wars for many times but its popularity with Chinese ensured that it was always rebuilt. The current tower was completed in 1985 and its design derived from a picture of Qing dynasty. It stands 51.4 meters high and has 5 floors .The appearance of the tower is the same regardless of the direction it is viewed from. The tower has 60 upturned eaves la With yellow upturned eaves each floor seems to have been
designed to resemble a yellow crane spreading its wings to fly. On the wall there is a nine-meter (about 30 feet) long and six-meter (about 20 feet) wide painted porcelain picture which depicts clouds rivers and cranes to represent a romantic mood in the heaven. Do you know why we call the tower YELLOW CRANE TOWER? The answer lies in the picture. Have you noticed that in the picture there is a Taoist who played a flute and rode a crane gliding through the sky? It is a story about kindness and rewarding.
Legend has it that in Wuchang there used to be a wine shop opened by a young man named Xin. One day a Taoist priest in gratitude for free wine drew a magic crane on the wall of the shop and instructed it to dance whenever it heard clapping. Thousands of people came to see the
spectacle and the wine shop was always full of guests. After 10 years the Taoist priest revisited the wine shop. He played the flute and then rode on the crane to the sky. In memory of the supernatural encounter and the priest the Xins built a tower and named it Yellow Crane Tower. b3040;
Each floor has its fun and significance so it is a good choice to view Yellow Crane Tower .