Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower Park Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Yellow Crane Tower It is one of the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River, along with Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi and Yueyang Tower in Hunan. It is known as "the best tower in the world". Yellow Crane Tower The yellow crane has gone and never returns, and the white clouds have drifted in the sky for thousands of years. The clear river reveals the trees of Hanyang, and the fragrant grass covers the Parrot Island. "Where is my hometown at dusk? The misty river makes me sad" has become a masterpiece through the ages, and there are also Wang Wei's "Farewell to Governor Kang" and Li Bai's "Looking at the Yellow Crane Tower "and" Yellow Crane Tower There are more than 400 poems and essays by literati and poets of all ages, such as "Sending Meng Haoran to Guangling", which makes Yellow Crane Tower Become famous.
Yellow Crane Tower It was first built in the second year of Huangwu in the Wu Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period (223 AD). Legend has it that it was built for military purposes. In order to achieve "ruling the country with military power and making it prosperous", Sun Quan built a city for defense and a tower for observation. In the Tang Dynasty, its military nature gradually evolved into a famous scenic spot and became a tourist attraction. In 1957, when the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge Wuchang approach bridge was built, it occupied Yellow Crane Tower Therefore, in 1981, a new site was selected on the peak of Snake Mountain, about 1,000 meters away from the old site, and the more spectacular Yellow Crane Tower .new Yellow Crane Tower The roofs of different sizes overlap and rise up, like the wings of a crane spreading its wings. The interior and exterior of the building are painted with cranes as the main body, and cloud patterns, flowers, plants, dragons and phoenixes as the background. You can also see many large murals and famous quotes. Standing in the corridor and looking out, you can see the magnificent scenery at a glance, which is particularly refreshing.

Attractions distribution:

Yellow Crane Tower The park is located on Sheshan Mountain in the city center, covering an area of 356,700 square meters. It faces the Yangtze River Bridge and faces Qingchuan Hotel across the river. Yellow Crane Tower The main building is the core and was built successively Baiyun Pavilion , Luomeixuan , Yue Fei Square, Baisong Garden, Plum Garden , Azalea Garden There are more than 60 scenic spots of various sizes, forming four major scenic areas: scenic area, cultural area, plant area, and Yue Fei scenic area. Yellow Crane Tower There are five floors in total. The lobby on the first floor has a ceramic mural of "White Clouds and Yellow Cranes", and the lobby on the second floor has "The Yellow Crane Tower The third floor hall has a mural of "embroidered portraits" of famous people from the Tang and Song dynasties, and excerpts of their poems. Yellow Crane Tower The fourth floor hall is divided into several small halls by screens, with calligraphy and paintings by contemporary celebrities for tourists to appreciate and buy. The top floor hall on the fifth floor has long scrolls and murals such as "A Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River", and the outer corridor also allows you to look out at the surrounding scenery.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 5A scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Famous buildings in Jiangnan, climbing the buildings to reminisce about the past, overlooking the Yangtze River, gardens, buildings, parks

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