Information about Yellow Crane Tower Brief Introduction to Yellow Crane Tower

1. The Yellow Crane Tower is located at the top of Wuchang Snake Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, bordering the Yangtze River. It is one of the "three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River" and has been called "the first building in the world" and "the first scenery in the world" since ancient times. The Yellow Crane Tower is a landmark building in Wuhan. Together with Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqintai, it is also called "the three major scenic spots in Wuhan" and is now a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

2. The Yellow Crane Tower was built in the Three Kingdoms Period in the second year of Wu (AD 223). During the Three Kingdoms period, it was just a corner of Xiakou City, and it was a "military building". After the rulers destroyed Wu Dong, the three countries were unified. While losing its military value, the building has gradually evolved into a decorative building for the government and business travelers. Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote the poem Yellow Crane Tower on this topic, and Li Bai wrote The Yellow Crane Tower Farewell to Meng Haoran here. Literati and poets of all ages left many poems here, which made the Yellow Crane Tower famous throughout the ages.

3. The Yellow Crane Tower is located at the top of the snake, with an altitude of 6 1.7 meters. It is designed based on Tongzhi Building in Qing Dynasty, and the trains of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway whizzed downstairs. The building is five stories high, with a total height of 5 1.4m and a building area of 32 19m 2. The Yellow Crane Tower is supported by 72 columns, with 60 upturned corners extending outward, and the roof is covered with more than 654.38 million yellow glazed tiles.

4. Outside the Yellow Crane Tower, a number of ancillary buildings such as bronze yellow crane modeling, statue pagoda, memorial archway and porch pavilion set off the main building more magnificently. There are also Baiyun Pavilion, ivory tower, stele gallery, mountain gate and other buildings around the main building. The whole building has a unique national style and exudes the spirit, temperament and charm of China traditional culture. It complements the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at the foot of the Snake Mountain. When you climb the building, you can see the scenery of three towns in Wuhan.