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Originally constructed in 223, after being destroyed and rebuilt repeatedly throughtout history by fires and war, the current structure was built quite recently in 1985. It is still quite beautiful and many famous poems have been written about the tower, and the top of the tower from 1868 remains. It is considered to be one of China's top four towers.
The Yellow Crane Tower rests atop Snake Hill, which itself creates a certain harmony as they are Taoist symbols that represent air and water respectively, and both have symbolic relations to the souls and spirits of the deceased.
Inside there is a large depiction of a yellow crane flying over the tower. From the top, there is a spectacular view of the city! On the way up, there is a nice pond and a bust of Mao. There are other sites on Snake Hill, such as the bell and a pavillion where you can read poems written by Mao Zedong about the tower, so take a look around before moving on. There are English descriptions near most sites, so you can learn more about them.
Entrance is 50 yuan.
Written May 9, 2010
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The White Cloud Tower was first built during the Jin dynasty (265-420 A.D.) and has been rebuilt many times since. The 29.7-meter high four-storied tower sits at the highest point of Snake Hill and provides the best view of the Yellow Crane Tower. It contains a small museum with bronze wares and photos of the reconstruction of the Yellow Crane Tower.
Written Jun 3, 2009
Shengxiang Pagoda, commonly known as the White Pagoda, is referred to by the Jiangxia County Annals as the tomb of the son of King Weishun of the Yuan dynasty. It was built in the 3rd year of Emperor Zhizheng in 1343 and is made up of layers of white sandstone. It is 8 meters high and is decorated with pictures of beasts and spirits.
Written Jun 3, 2009
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Wuhan's most famous landmark, the Yellow Crane Tower was first built in the second year of Huangwu of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (223 A.D.). According to legend, it was built to honour one of the Daoist Eight Immortals, who paid his tavern bills by drawing cranes on the walls, which would fly down to entertain the other guests. This particular 5-storey 164ft (50 meter) high tower is a reconstruction of the original tower that burned down in 1884.
Open: 7am-6.30pm. Admission: Y50.
Written Jun 3, 2009
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This bell weighs 21 tons and is 4 meters high. It's made of a copper alloy including 2.1kg of gold and 8.4kg of silver. A thousand-word inscription and ten embossments on its surface record the 3500-year history of Wuhan from the ancient Panlong City to its reforming and opening age.
Written Jun 3, 2009
This bronze top was once on top of the Yellow Crane Tower, having been built in 1868. It measures 3.4m high and has a base diameter of 1.8m. It weighs 2 tons and was the only thing left of the former tower when it burned down in 1884.
Written Jun 3, 2009
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South Tower, also known as Anyuan Tower or Guiyue Tower and commonly called "the Ancient Tower", was one of the top ten sceneries of Wuchang in ancient times. Built in the Jin dynasty (265-420 A.D.), it has been frequently visited by many historical literati such as Lu You and Fan Chengda of the Song dynasty who composed famous poems here. It currently displays pictures of party and central government leaders and celebrity’s visits in the past 20 years.
Written Jun 3, 2009
There are 25 historical stone tablets displayed in the Old Stele Veranda such as the "Spectacularity" tablet by Li Bai and the "Stone Screen" tablet by Lu Yan of the Tang dynasty, "Swallow into Flowers" tablet by Huang Shangu and "Tune - The River all Red" tablet by Yue Fei of the Song dynasty.
Written Jun 3, 2009
This square pavilion is located behind the Goose Pond and contains a tablet measuring 3.2m by 1.8m engraved with Mao Zedong's two lyrics "Tune: Buddhist Dancers" and "Tune: Prelude to Water Melody" which are written in his own handwriting.
Written Jun 3, 2009
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After entering the park through the south entrance gate, the first thing you'll come to is this, the Goose Pond. The story goes that Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher chatted about geese and said that they are the noblest birds of all, for they are white as snow, clear as jade, pure and spotless. As he talked on, he got so excited that he couldn't help writing down the character "goose". People then admired the art of the character so much that they set up a stone tablet inscribed with the character and built this pond beside it.
Written Jun 3, 2009
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