Yellow Crane Tower Extension Project (Cui Hao)

White clouds fly forever without him-Yellow Crane Tower

A long time ago, when the Yellow Crane Tower was not standing on the top of the winding snake hill, a kind-hearted local man opened a small hotel at the foot of the mountain to welcome guests from south to north and eliminate the fatigue of the journey. People affectionately call him Boss Xin. On a cold spring day, an unusual guest suddenly came to the store-an old man in rags. Sophisticated, glassy-eyed, slow-moving, sophisticated, he ordered a bowl of wine, took it with trembling hands, and then vaguely drank the second and third bowls ... Xin Ran, the boss, went back and forth until he stumbled out of the hotel, when he suddenly remembered that the old man had not paid for the wine. The next day, the old man came to the pub at the same time, sat at the same table, drank the same amount of wine, and finally left without paying for the wine. In this way, the old road came and went day by day, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Boss Xin's parents died early, and he always regretted not being able to be filial under his parents' knees. Therefore, he regarded the old man with many wrinkles on his air-dried face as an elder and never invited him to drink.

One day, an old man walked into the hotel with orange peel, drew a yellow crane with his neck staring at it on the simple wall, sang a song: "When the drinker clapped his hands, the crane flew down", and then drifted away. The puzzled drinker and boss Xin tried to clap their hands and hum a tune gently. Sure enough, they found that the yellow crane on the wall came out of the painting with elegant long legs and beautiful wings, dancing in the air, and everyone was fascinated. The news came out that someone came to Wan Li just to watch the dancing of the Yellow Crane, and the business of the small restaurant became more and more prosperous, and Boss Xin also made a fortune.

Ten years later, the Taoist priest came back, took out a Yu Di from his waist, stroked it with his hand, and gently played a sweet tune. The yellow crane seemed to hear the master's call, slowly spread its wings and flew out of the city wall. The Taoist priest rode a crane into the sky, wandered around the clouds for several times before slowly flying away and finally disappearing.

In order to commemorate this unforgettable old road and his crane, Mr. Xin invested to build a towering Yellow Crane Tower at the head of the yellow crane in Sheshan.

The Yellow Crane Tower, built in the Three Kingdoms period, has a history of 1700 years. Today, this new building is an artistic re-creation based on the Yellow Crane Tower in Qing Dynasty. It not only keeps the quaint legacy, but also is full of new ideas of the times. It embodies the wisdom and painstaking efforts of many outstanding contemporary designers in China. The new Yellow Crane Tower * * * is a five-story building with antique reinforced concrete wood structure. Seventy-two red pillars rose into the sky, and sixty upturned corners danced in the air. A golden wind chime is hung on each upturned corner, or a crisp or mellow bell can be heard in the wind. The whole roof of the Yellow Crane Tower is covered with yellow glazed tiles, resplendent and elegant. Under the pyramid-shaped roof, there are arcades on all sides, and a gold plaque with three Chinese characters "Yellow Crane Tower" is hung on the front. From a distance, the Yellow Crane Tower looks like a general's helmet, creating a four-dimensional flying momentum. Coupled with the landing brake that goes straight into the sky, overlapping buildings and tall and straight foundations, it is more stable and dignified.

When you climb a tall building, you can overlook Chutian. The vast Yangtze River runs through the north and south, the vast "turtle" and "snake" run through the east and west, the Yangtze River Bridge flies over the moat, and the three towns of Wuhan have a panoramic view. How can a picturesque landscape make people feel extremely emotional? Cui Hao, a talented poet, wrote in the poem "Yellow Crane Tower": "In ancient times, yellow cranes carried saints to heaven, but now there is no yellow crane tower. The yellow crane never revisited earth, there have been no long white clouds for thousands of years. Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass. But I looked home, the twilight was getting thicker, and the river waves were filled with sad mist. " The poet expresses a kind of sadness of being far away from home and wandering in a foreign land; Now, Wuhan, a magnificent ancient building, has added beautiful colors to this ancient land of China and aroused people's infinite pride in so many beautiful mountains and rivers.

There was an anecdote that guests from Hubei and Sichuan met on the river, chatting with each other and competing to praise their hometown. The Sichuan guest said, "There is an Emei Mountain in Sichuan, which is only three feet away from the sky." Hubei guest laughed: "There is a Yellow Crane Tower in Hubei, half of which is inserted in the clouds." The guests in Sichuan are speechless. Of course, this story is a bit exaggerated, but the Yellow Crane Tower does attract Chinese and foreign tourists with its magnificent landscape, touching legends and rich cultural atmosphere.

The Yellow Crane Tower, with the same name as Wangtengting in Jiangxi and Yueyang Tower in Hunan, is also called "Three Pavilions in the South of the Yangtze River" and is located in the corner of Snake Mountain. Snake Mountain is named after "mountain-shaped winding, winding like a snake". The top of the snake is close to the river, and its end is on the east side, facing Guishan in Hanyang across the bank. Known as the "turtle and snake lock the river", it has been a military stronghold since ancient times. Snake Mountain, also known as Huang Hu Mountain and Yellow Crane Mountain, is a folk legend that "there was a fairy in the mountain to control the yellow crane"; Some people also say that this mountain is very similar to a yellow crane rushing to the middle of the river. "Yellow cranes fly among the purple bamboos", because of its name. There are many scenic spots on the Yellow Crane Mountain. There are more than 20 famous pavilions, such as Yellow Crane Tower, Bajilou, Baiyun Tower, Liuyun Pavilion and Yiyou Pavilion, so it has the reputation of "Hubei Shengao District". Celebrities of past dynasties, such as Song Dynasty, Meng Haoran, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Wang Wei, Yue Fei, Lu You and Zhang, all visited and sang songs here, leaving many well-known poems, among which the poems around the Yellow Crane Tower are the most well-known and widely circulated. Chairman Mao called Wuhan "the land of white clouds and yellow cranes" because Wu Hanyou is the world-famous Yellow Crane Tower in Wu Hanyou.

The Yellow Crane Tower is not only magnificent, but also has many beautiful legends. Zu Chongzhi, a great scientist in the Southern Dynasties, first recorded the story of the Yellow Crane Tower opening cranes. In his wonderful book Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, there is a story about Jiangling looking for ghosts and meeting a crane fairy in Huanggu Building. Xiao Zi 'an, 60 years younger than Zu Chongzhi, once said in the Book of Southern Qi that Xian Zi 'an once flew over the yellow chicken by an oriole. After the Tang Dynasty, there were different opinions. Some people say that the fairy who drives a crane is Fei Xian, the prime minister of Shu at the end of the Three Kingdoms period, while others say that it is Lv Dongbin in the Eight Immortals. There was an inscription in "The Story of Huanggu Mountain", which collected all kinds of contradictory legends in a playful tone: "The world of mortals is out of reach, feathers are flying, the king says to fly, Xun Xian," But what is most accepted by ordinary people is a folk story: in those days, there was a man named Xin who made a living by selling wine on the top of the Yellow Crane Mountain. One day, an old Taoist priest in rags staggered in and asked him for a glass of wine. Although Xin's family income is meager, he is honest, kind and charitable. Seeing that the old man was poor, he agreed generously. After that, the old man came every day and was responsive, so it took more than a year. One day, the old man suddenly came to say goodbye and said, "I don't pay for drinking every day, just borrow a yellow crane to show my gratitude." After that, he picked up an orange peel on the ground and drew a yellow crane on the wall. He said to Xin, "As long as you clap your hands, the yellow crane will come down and dance. "In the blink of an eye, the old road disappeared. Xin clapped her hands and tried. The yellow crane really jumped down and danced. Therefore, the business of the hotel is booming. Ten years later, Xin opened a new restaurant named "Xin's House". At this time, the old man suddenly appeared in the hotel and said to Xin, "Is the money earned in ten years enough for my wine debt?" Xin thanked him quickly, and the old man took off the iron flute he had with him and played a song on the yellow crane on the wall. The yellow crane heard the sound and flew away with the old man. Only then did people know that this ancient road was Lu Xian, and the Yellow Crane Tower was famous for its beautiful legend.

The Yellow Crane Tower is surrounded by mountains and waters with beautiful scenery. Scholars and poets of past dynasties competed to write poems. It is said that Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wandered around the Yellow Crane Tower and was deeply moved by this scene. He wrote the poem "Yellow Crane Tower", which has been passed down through the ages:

In the past, the yellow crane carried saints to heaven, but now only the yellow crane tower is left.

The yellow crane never revisited earth, there have been no long white clouds for thousands of years.

Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass.

But I looked at my hometown, and the twilight was getting thicker, and the mist of sadness was filled on the river waves. "

This poem is a masterpiece with a blend of scenery and scenes. Li Bai, the "Poet Fairy", also praised the inscription, dismissing the original intention: "There is a scene in front of me, and Cui Hao inscribed a poem on it." To this end, later generations specially built a Li Bai writing pavilion next to the building as a commemorative story. After all, the beautiful scenery of the Yellow Crane Tower is fascinating, and it is always difficult for Li Bai to forget the poems upstairs, until he later wrote "Climbing the Phoenix Tower in Nanjing", which is the same as the seven laws, satirizing the past and rhyming. This is also a response to Cui Shi:

There used to be a phoenix on the phoenix platform, and the phoenix went to Taiwan, only Jiangdong returned.

The weeds in the Wugong trail are curved, pretending to be the ancient autumn of Jin Dynasty;

Three mountains and a half fall out of the sky, and two waters of Egret Island.

There is always a traitor in power, like covering the sky, and Chang' an is depressed when he can't see it.

Legend of the Yellow Crane Tower

There are many touching legends about the Yellow Crane Tower. One of the most famous is that a man named Wei Fei cultivated immortals in the Yellow Crane Mountain, and then ascended to heaven by the Yellow Crane. Later, in memory of Wei Fei, people built a Yellow Crane Tower on the Yellow Crane Mountain. Cui Hao's poem is related to this, which reads: "In the past, the yellow crane carried saints to heaven, but now only the yellow crane tower is left. The yellow crane does not return to the world, and the white clouds are long. Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass. But I looked home, the twilight was getting thicker, and the river waves were filled with sad mist. "

The original site of the Yellow Crane Tower is located in Jitou, Yellow Crane, Sheshan, Wuchang, Hubei Province, from which another legend is circulated: The Yellow Crane Tower was originally a hotel run by A Xin's family. Before leaving, a Taoist priest drew a crane on the wall to thank her for a thousand cups and told her that it could come down and dance for fun. From then on, the guests were full and the business was booming. After ten years, the Taoist priest came back and played with a flute. The Taoist priest set foot on the yellow crane and went straight to the sky. In memory of the fairy who helped her get rich, Xin's family built a building on her land and named it "Yellow Crane Tower".

There is a snake mountain near the Yangtze River in Wuchang, and there is a magnificent Yellow Crane Tower on the mountain, with a spire flying over the eaves. If you want to ask about the origin of the Yellow Crane Tower, you must start with the flying cranes in Lv Dongbin!

According to legend, after visiting Mount Emei in Sichuan, Lv Dongbin had a whim and decided to visit friends and immortals in the East China Sea. He went down the Yangtze River with a sword on his back. On this day, I came to wuchang city. Fascinated by the beautiful scenery here, he climbed the snake mountain excitedly and stood on the top of the mountain looking up. Wow! I saw the mountain on the other side as if it were a crouching turtle, stretching its head to suck the river; The mountain under my feet, like a long snake, held its head high and watched chinemys reevesii's movements. Lv Dongbin thought: If a tall building is built on this snake head, wouldn't it be better to stand on it and see the beautiful scenery around? But this mountain is high and steep. Who can build a building on it? Yes, or talk to some fairy friends.

He drew his sword into such a circle and went straight into the sky. He Xiangu came in a colorful cloud. He quickly told her what he thought. He Xiangu smiled: "You asked me to draw dragons and embroider phoenixes with needles. If you want to repair the building, you'd better find someone else! " Lv Dongbin invited Tie Guai Li again. Tie Guai Li laughed: "If your hair is faint, I have a panacea here. If you want to repair the building, please find someone else! " Zhang was invited, and Zhang shook his head and said, "I can only ride a donkey backwards and read a song book." Just say it and leave. Lv Dongbin thought, this is over, even the Eight Immortals can't do it. Where can I find craftsmen? At this moment, I suddenly heard a strange bird song in the air. He looked up and saw Master Lu Ban riding a wooden kite and smiling at him. Lv Dongbin hurried to meet him and said his thoughts again. Master Lu Ban stepped down from the wooden kite, looked at the height of the mountain and then at the terrain. He picked up some branches from the hillside and took them off the ground. He thought for a moment and said, "Let's discuss it tomorrow morning."

The next morning, when the rooster crowed for the first time, Lv Dongbin climbed the Snake Mountain in a hurry and saw a tall building with cornices carved on it. He shouted Lu Ban's name and climbed to the top floor, but he didn't even see Lu Ban's shadow, only saw a wooden crane left by Lu Ban. The wooden crane is covered with yellow feathers and is looking at him with a pair of big black eyes. Lv Dongbin was very happy. He touched the railing on the mold floor for a while, looked at the river downstairs for a while, took out a flute and played a song against the rolling river. While playing the flute, he looked at the wooden cranes dancing to the music! He rode on the wooden crane. When the wooden crane stood upright, he jumped up, rushed out of the building, flew three times around the tall building and roared into the white clouds. Later, people gave the building a name, called Yellow Crane Tower.

The legend of Gai Lou is very beautiful. More than a thousand years ago, an old man named Xin opened a hotel in Sheshan. One of the regulars is a Taoist priest, who goes back to drink without buying tables and drinks, and only uses the fruits he takes with him. The shopkeeper thought he must be very poor, insisted on not accepting his drinks and made friends with him. The Taoist priest did not refuse, but accepted. One day, he drank with oranges. He drew a yellow crane on the wall of the hotel with orange peel and said to himself, "As soon as the drinkers clap their hands, the crane will fly down." There are curious drinkers in the shop who want to try it on the spot. Clap your hands at the picture on the wall. The yellow crane spread its wings and flew down, dancing outside the store and recovering. The matter spread quickly and the hotel business was booming. A local corrupt official tried to move the fence to the official residence under the pretext of exorcism. Who wants to fly away when the boat is halfway through? Corrupt officials chase cranes and are buried in the river. To commemorate the white crane, the old wine seller built the Yellow Crane Tower on the original site.

But the Yellow Crane Tower is not easy to build. According to legend, Lu Ban visited Chu from Lu and knew exactly how to build a building. He put a draft on his head and wanted to sell it to others in the market as a father. A poor man took Luban home. Every day, Lu Ban went up the mountain to cut wood. He chose a good piece of wood from the wood and cut it into bare wooden wedges for storage. The poor were puzzled and put a wooden wedge on the stove fire when cooking. Lu Ban sighed: "This is priceless and will be useful in the future." On the hundredth day, Lu Ban left a message: "If you put the goods for a thousand days, you will exchange money." Then leave. Three years later, the Yellow Crane Tower was built on Snake Mountain, but it was seriously tilted and was in danger of being destroyed. Wedged at one end and tilted at the other, the craftsmen were in a hurry. The poor cut one according to the wedge, made up a hundred, and put it away for sale. When the architect saw this treasure wedge, he liked it very much and spent a lot of money to buy it. Ninety-nine wedges were firmly wedged on the Yellow Crane Tower, and only the one cut by the poor man fell off. The Yellow Crane Tower is slightly tilted because it lacks a wedge, but it will be fine after a long time.

It's been a long time since the trip to the Yellow Crane Tower, but the legend of the Yellow Crane Tower is deeply engraved in my heart. Every time I think of it, I seem to understand more clearly that a person should be kind, appreciate the strengths of others, be open to things other than fame and fortune, not fight for things that don't belong to him, cherish what he has and never give up easily. Just like Li Bai, he dares to admit that he is inferior to others in some aspects. Although his poems about the Yellow Crane Tower are not very famous, do he still leave few excellent works?