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In which province and city is the Yellow Crane Tower located, tourist attractions

Yellow Crane Tower is located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.

The Yellow Crane Tower is located on the top of Snake Mountain, close to the Yangtze River. It is a landmark building in Wuhan. It was first built in the second year of Wu Huangwu in the Three Kingdoms (223). It has been renovated many times in the past dynasties. Tower" is the prototype design and was rebuilt in 1985. It became famous all over the world because of the poem "Yellow Crane Tower" written by Cui Hao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, who climbed the tower.

On November 28, 1987, after approval by the National Evaluation Committee, the China Construction Industry Federation awarded the Yellow Crane Tower the first Luban Award for Construction Engineering. In 1991, the National Tourism Administration awarded Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower Park the title of "Top 40 Tourist Attractions in China". In 2007, Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower Park was officially approved as a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction by the National Tourist Attractions Quality Rating Committee. In September 2008, Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower Park was announced as a national key park by the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Urban-Rural Development and Construction.

Yellow Crane Tower Architectural Style

The main building of Yellow Crane Tower is an octagonal body with four sides and a reinforced concrete frame imitation wood structure. Starting from the first floor, the overall building mainly shrinks upward. , which enhances the solid stability of the building; the building is 51.4 meters high, 30 meters wide on the ground floor, 18 meters wide on the top floor, with five-story cornices, a pointed roof, covered with golden glazed tiles, supported by 72 columns, and 60 meters above ground. A raised corner extends outward; outside the building, there are cast bronze crane shapes, pagodas, archways, corridors, pavilions and other buildings surrounding the building, which has a unique national style.

The Yellow Crane Tower has five floors on the outside, but actually has nine floors inside, implying the meaning of the Nine Five-Year Plan. The crane wing shape of the eight-sided eaves reflects the unique culture of the Yellow Crane Tower, making the traditional Chinese architectural features and culture The meaning is perfectly combined.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yellow Crane Tower