The most ideal tourist destination in your heart is** Yellow Crane Tower, located on the top of Snake Mountain in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, bordering the Yangtze River, is one of the famous cultural attractions in ancient China. It was built in the second year of Huangwu of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (223 AD), after thousands of years of vicissitudes, destroyed by wars and natural disasters many times, and rebuilt many times. The Yellow Crane Tower is not only a symbol of Wuhan, but also a treasure of Chinese classical architecture, known as "the first building in the world".
The name of the Yellow Crane Tower is based on a beautiful legend. Legend has it that the ancient immortal son An took the yellow crane to pass here (Xin's Hotel), and the Taoist priest waved goodbye and floated up to the sky across the crane. In the past, people have taken the yellow crane to go, and the yellow crane tower is vacant here. This legend made the Yellow Crane Tower full of mystery and became the object of chanting by literati and artists. The poem "Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower" by the Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao has been praised through the ages, making the Yellow Crane Tower famous.
The architectural style of the Yellow Crane Tower is unique, integrating the architectural characteristics of the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The building is five stories high, all wooden structure, with three layers of heavy eaves on the top of the hill and four layers of eaves on the inside. The roof of the building is covered with yellow glazed tiles, symbolizing royal dignity. The murals, couplets, inscriptions and other artworks in the building are rich and diverse, showing the prosperity of ancient Chinese culture.
The architectural layout of the Yellow Crane Tower is also quite ingenious. The whole building complex is composed of the main building, the pavilion, the archway, the stele gallery, etc., which are arranged in turn along the central axis, and the layers are distinct. There is a stone archway in front of the main building, and the three big characters of "Yellow Crane Tower" are written on it, and the momentum is magnificent. There are two pavilions on both sides, namely "Baiyun Pavilion" and "Qingchuan Pavilion", implying that the beautiful scenery of the Yellow Crane Tower is like a fairyland. The stele gallery displays the poems and inscriptions of the Yellow Crane Tower inscribed by celebrities in the past dynasties, showing the historical status and cultural value of the Yellow Crane Tower.
Climb the Yellow Crane Tower to overlook the beautiful scenery of Wuhan city. Standing upstairs, you can see famous attractions such as the Yangtze River Bridge, Guishan TV Tower, and East Lake Greenway. Especially in the mornings at the turn of spring and summer, the clouds are shrouded in mist, as if you are in a fairyland. And at night, the lights are on, and the night view of Jiangcheng is beautiful, which makes you forget to return.
The Yellow Crane Tower is not only a good place to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also an important site for studying ancient Chinese architecture. In recent years, the state has carried out a series of repairs and protection work on the Yellow Crane Tower, giving it a new lease of life. At the same time, the Yellow Crane Tower, as a tourist card of Wuhan, attracts a large number of tourists to visit and feel the charm of ancient Chinese architecture.
In short, the Yellow Crane Tower is a treasure of classical Chinese architecture and carries rich historical and cultural connotations. It has witnessed the rise and fall of Wuhan and even ancient Chinese civilization, and is also a symbol of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Let us cherish this historical heritage, inherit the excellent culture of the Chinese nation, and jointly protect this famous building that has been passed down through the ages.