The Yellow Crane Tower, located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, at the top of the Snake Mountain, near the Yangtze River, is a landmark building in Wuhan. The Yellow Crane Tower we see now is based on Tongzhi Building in Qing Dynasty.
In addition, the Yellow Crane Tower is famous for the poem Yellow Crane Tower written by Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the best scenery in the world", and it is also known as "the three major scenic spots in Wuhan" with Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqintai.
Behind the Yellow Crane Tower
Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Wangtengting Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi are also called "Three Famous Buildings in the South of the Yangtze River". It is the first of the "Ten Scenes of Wuhan", one of the four famous buildings in ancient China, and one of the "Top Ten Historical and Cultural Buildings in China", and is known as "the first building in the world". In 2007, it was rated as a national 5A-level scenic spot.
The main building of the Yellow Crane Tower is octagonal structure, and the reinforced concrete frame imitates wood structure. Starting from the first floor, the whole building mainly shrinks upward, which enhances the stability of the building. Outside the building, there are buildings such as cast copper yellow crane modeling, victory pagoda, archway, porch and pavilion, which have unique national style.
The murals in the lobby on the third floor are "Xiu Xiang paintings" by Cui Hao, Li Bai, Bai Juyi and other famous people in Tang and Song Dynasties, and there are also excerpts from their famous sentences chanting the Yellow Crane Tower. The lobby on the fourth floor is divided into several small halls with screens, which are filled with contemporary celebrity calligraphy and painting for tourists to enjoy and buy.