What is the Yellow Crane Tower famous for?

The Yellow Crane Tower is a masterpiece of classical and modern fusion, poetry and aesthetic construction. It is located at the intersection of the turbulent auras of mountains and rivers, and it just caters to the Chinese nation's folk customs of climbing heights, the space awareness of being close to nature, and the philosophical concept of advocating the universe. Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower not only brings pleasure, but also allows the mind to blend with the images of the universe, thereby purifying the mind. This is probably the reason why the beauty of the Yellow Crane Tower has endured through the wind and rain and will last forever like the sun and the moon. Together with Tengwang Pavilion and Yueyang Tower, it ranks among the three most famous buildings in Jiangnan.

Yellow Crane Tower Scenic Area: a national 5A tourist attraction, a famous historical and cultural building in China, a national key scenic spot, and the first of the three famous towers in Jiangnan (the other two famous towers are Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi ), one of the top 40 national tourist attractions.

The origin of the name of Yellow Crane Tower:

Why the Yellow Crane Tower is named after "Yellow Crane"? One theory is that the original building was built on Huanghuji, and later generations pronounced it "Huji". "As "Crane", rumors are passed on, and word of mouth proves the truth. It is said that it is the legend of "Immortal Yellow Crane" with a magical color. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the theory of immortals was popular, and the fairy tales about the Yellow Crane Tower were also formed in the context of the development of fantasy novels that focused on "strange powers and chaos of gods". The legend of the Immortal Crossing the Crane first appeared in the writings of Zu Chongzhi, a scientist in the Southern Dynasties. The "Guest Riding a Crane" in his "Shu Yi Ji" was later compiled by Lu Xun in "Ancient Novel Gou Shen": The original site of the Yellow Crane Tower is at Huanghejitou, Snake Mountain, Wuchang, Hubei Province. According to legend, this place was originally the In order to thank her for her kindness, a Taoist priest drew a crane on the wall before leaving and told it to come down and dance to cheer her up. From then on, the house was filled with guests and business was booming. Ten years later, the Taoist priest came back and played the flute. The Taoist priest climbed onto the yellow crane and went up to the sky. In order to commemorate the immortal man who helped her get rich, Mrs. Xin built a tower on the site and named it "Yellow Crane Tower".

The "Retribution Record" cited in "Jiangxia County Chronicle" also has the same statement. According to it, there once was a man named Xin who sold wine for a living. One day, a tall but ragged guest came and asked Xin calmly: "Can you give me a glass of wine?" A glass of wine is served. After half a year of this, Mrs. Xin did not show any signs of boredom because the guest could not pay for the drink, and still treated the guest to drinks every day. One day a guest told Mr. Xin, "I owe you a lot of money for wine, and I have no way to pay you back." So he took out an orange peel from the basket and drew a crane on the wall. Because the orange peel was yellow, the crane he drew was Also yellow. As long as the people in the seat clap their hands and sing, the yellow crane on the wall will dance in time with the singing and the rhythm. The guests in the hotel will pay to watch this wonderful thing.

After more than ten years of this, Mr. Xin accumulated a lot of wealth. One day the ragged guest came to the hotel again. Mrs. Xin stepped forward to thank him and said, I am willing to support you and meet all your needs. The guest smiled and replied: Why did I come for this? Then he took out the flute and played a few tunes. Soon, he saw white clouds falling from the sky. The yellow crane in the painting followed the white clouds and flew to the guest. The guest then climbed on the back of the crane and flew up to the sky on the white clouds. Xin In order to thank and commemorate this guest, he used the money he earned in ten years to build a pavilion on Huanghuji. At first people called it "Xin's Tower". Later it was called "Yellow Crane Tower".