What is the history of Yellow Crane Tower?

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. It is on the edge of the Yangtze River. It is a national 5A tourist attraction and one of the "Three Famous Towers in the South of the Yangtze River". It has been ranked first in the world since ancient times. The building is known as "the most beautiful place in the world". The Yellow Crane Tower is a landmark building in Wuhan. It is also known as the "Three Major Scenic Spots in Wuhan" together with Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqintai.

The Yellow Crane Tower was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu (AD 223) during the Three Kingdoms period. During the Three Kingdoms period, the tower was just a "military tower" in a corner of Xiakou City for guarding. After the Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu, the Three Kingdoms returned to After the unification, while the building lost its military value, with the development of Jiangxia City, it gradually evolved into a viewing building that was a "must visit" and "must visit for banquets" for officials and merchants. 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 since ancient times. Famous.

The Yellow Crane Tower is located on the top of the Sheshan Mountain at an altitude of 61.7 meters. It is designed based on the "Tongzhi Tower" of the Qing Dynasty. The trains of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway roar past below. The building is 5 stories high, with a total height of 51.4 meters and a construction area of ??3219 square meters. The interior of the Yellow Crane Tower is supported by 72 columns, and the exterior has 60 tilted corners extending outward. The roof is covered with more than 100,000 yellow glazed tiles.

The exterior of the Yellow Crane Tower has a bronze crane shape, a statue of a pagoda, an archway, a corridor, a pavilion and other auxiliary buildings, which make the main building even more magnificent. There are also buildings such as Baiyun Pavilion, Xiang Pagoda, Stele Corridor, and Mountain Gate surrounding the main building. The entire building has a unique national style, exuding the spirit, temperament and charm of traditional Chinese culture. It complements the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at the foot of Snake Mountain; you can have a panoramic view of the three towns of Wuhan from the distance.

The Civilization History of the Yellow Crane Tower

The original site of the Yellow Crane Tower is in the Yellow Crane Tower at the Snake Mountain in Wuchang, Hubei Province. According to legend, it was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu (223 AD) during the Three Kingdoms period. By the Tang Dynasty, its military nature gradually evolved into a famous scenic spot. Literati and poets of all ages visited here and left many popular poems. A poem written by Cui Hao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "In the past, people have gone on the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is empty here. The Yellow Crane has gone and never comes back, and the white clouds have been empty for thousands of years. The Qingchuan is full of Hanyang trees, and the grass is luxuriant. The Parrot Island. Sunset at Xiangguan "Where is it, the Yanbo River makes people sad" has become an eternal song!