Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River" (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
According to the history, the yellow crane tower was first built in 223AD during the three-kingdom period.
At the beginning , the tower was originally used for military to observe the enemy’s activity. When the war finished, the tower gradually became a scenic attraction where people can appreciate the view of the city as well as the lake. In ancient time, many literati visited this place, and sometimes even put down poems for it .
Such as Cui Hao in Tang Dynasty, he wrote a famous poem which was name YELLO CRANE TOWER, and another famous poet LiBai, whose poems affected the whole dynasty in his time, also visited this beautiful place many times. In this place he once saw off his friend, another poet MengHaoran, and wrote a famous poem for it to show his emotion. From then on, the yellow crane tower was well know throughout China.
Over the centuries the tower had been destroyed by wars for many times, but its popularity with Chinese ensured that it was always rebuilt.
The current tower was completed in 1985 and its design derived from a picture of Qing dynasty. It stands high and has 5 floors .The appearance of the tower is the same regardless of the direction it is viewed f
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