Where are the four famous towers in China such as Tengwang Pavilion and Yellow Crane Tower?

The Stork Tower is located on the east bank of the Yellow River to the west of Puzhou Ancient City, Yongji City, Shanxi Province. Tengwang Pavilion is located on the east bank of Ganjiang River along Yanjiang Road in the northwest of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. The Yellow Crane Tower is located on the top of Wuchang Snake Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, on the edge of the Yangtze River. Yueyang Tower is located on the west gate wall of the ancient city of Yueyang City, Hunan Province.

The Four Famous Towers in China is a general term, specifically referring to the Stork Tower in Yongji, Shanxi, Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi, Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei, and Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan.

1. Stork Tower

Also known as Stork Tower, it is named after storks sometimes perch on it. It is located on the Yellow River to the west of the ancient city of Puzhou, Yongji City, Shanxi Province. east coast. It was first built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Due to the spectacular building, ingenious structure and beautiful surrounding scenery, scholars during the Tang and Song Dynasties left many immortal poems when they climbed the tower to enjoy the scenery. Wang Zhihuan's "Climbing the Stork Tower" is the most famous.

2. Tengwang Pavilion

It is located on the east bank of Ganjiang River along Yanjiang Road in the northwest of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It was built in the fourth year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty (AD 653). It was built by the younger brother of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty—— It was named after Li Yuanying, King of Teng, who first built it. It was also famous for its poems by Wang Bo, a poet of the early Tang Dynasty.

3. Yellow Crane Tower

It was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu (AD 223) in the Three Kingdoms period. It is located on the top of Wuchang Snake Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and is on the edge of the Yangtze River. It is a national 5A tourist attraction and a landmark building in Wuhan. Together with Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqintai, it is also known as the "Three Major Scenic Spots in Wuhan".

Cui Hao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "Yellow Crane Tower" here, and Li Bai wrote "Yellow Crane Tower Farewell to Meng Haoran in Guangling" here. The literati of the past dynasties left many masterpieces here. , making the Yellow Crane Tower famous since ancient times.

4. Yueyang Tower

It is located on the west gate wall of the ancient city of Yueyang City, Hunan Province. It overlooks the Dongting below and Junshan in front. Since ancient times, it has the reputation of "water in the world in Dongting, and towers in the sky in Yueyang". Fan Zhongyan's popular "Yueyang Tower" in the Northern Song Dynasty made Yueyang Tower famous in the world.

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During the Three Kingdoms period, the Yellow Crane Tower was just a corner of Xiakou City, a "military tower" that guarded the garrison. After the Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu, the Three Kingdoms were unified. While losing its military value, with the development of Jiangxia City, it gradually evolved into an ornamental building that was a "must visit" and "must visit for banquets" for officials and merchants.

The "Yuanhe County Map" of the Tang Dynasty records that the Yellow Crane Tower was built for military purposes. According to "Ji'en Lu", it was originally a hotel opened by the Xin family. In the first year of Yongtai of the Tang Dynasty (765), the Yellow Crane Tower had already taken shape. However, due to frequent wars and wars, the Yellow Crane Tower was built and abandoned many times. In the Ming and Qing dynasties alone, it was destroyed 7 times and rebuilt and repaired 10 times.

The last one was built in the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868) and destroyed in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884). Only the copper cast roof of the Yellow Crane Tower left after the destruction of the Yellow Crane Tower in the Qing Dynasty remains on the site.

From the Northern Song Dynasty to the 1950s, the Yellow Crane Tower also served as a famous mountain holy place for Taoism and a dojo where Lu Dongbin preached, practiced, and taught. According to the "Quanzhen Evening Altar Class Exercises Sutra", there are sacred relics left at the head of the Yellow Crane Tower.

When the Wuchang Approach Bridge of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was built in 1957, the former site of the Yellow Crane Tower was occupied. When the Yellow Crane Tower was rebuilt in 1981, the site was selected on the Sheshan Mountain Ridge about 1,000 meters away from the old site. In October 1981, the reconstruction project broke ground and was completed in June 1985. The main building was modeled on the Tongzhi Building in the Qing Dynasty, but it was taller and more majestic.

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