The Yellow Crane Tower, located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is located at the top of the Snake Mountain and near the Yangtze River. It is a landmark building in Wuhan. It was founded in the second year of Wu in the Three Kingdoms (223) and rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. The existing building was rebuilt on 1985 based on the prototype design of Tongzhi Building in Qing Dynasty. Its plaque order is four on the first floor, one in the southeast and northwest, the other four on the first floor and the Yellow Crane Tower on the fifth floor.
The main building of the Yellow Crane Tower is an octagonal structure with reinforced concrete frame, with a total height of 5 1.4m, a bottom width of 30m and a top width of 18m, five cornices, a pointed roof covered with golden glazed tiles, supported by 72 columns, and 60 upturned corners extending outward. Outside the building, there are bronze yellow cranes, victory pagodas, archways, pavilions and other buildings. The whole building looks like a yellow crane, spreading its wings and flying, with plaques hanging on all sides under the eaves, and a gold plaque inscribed by calligrapher Shu Tong on the front.
The History and Culture of Yellow Crane Tower
1, because the fairy said
There are two theories about immortals. According to legend, there was a fairy driving a crane through here, hence the name. It is said that a Taoist painted a dancing yellow crane on the wall of Xin's restaurant, and the business in the store was very good. Ten years later, the Taoist priest came back, recruited the yellow crane with a flute and flew away by crane. The Xin family also invested in the construction of a building called the Yellow Crane Tower.
2. Yinshan said
According to historical research, the Yellow Crane Tower was named after it was built on Huanggu Mountain. In ancient times, the words "mandarin fish" and "crane" changed from one sound to another, which were common to each other, hence the name "Yellow Crane Tower".
3. The poet put pen to paper
When Cui Hao boarded the Yellow Crane Tower, he wrote "Yellow Crane Tower" with his own talent and deep homesickness: "A long time ago, a yellow crane carried a saint to heaven, and now there is nothing left but the Yellow Crane Tower. The yellow crane never revisited earth, there have been no long white clouds for thousands of years. Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass. But I looked home, the twilight was getting thicker, and the mist of sadness was filled on the river waves. " This poem made Li Bai, who later boarded the Yellow Crane Tower, sigh: "There is no scenery in front of me, and Cui Hao wrote a poem on it."
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yellow Crane Tower.