Yellow Crane Tower: Romantic Symbol of Wuhan

#chinaattractions The Yellow Crane Tower is located on the top of Snake Mountain in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, bordering the Yangtze River. It is a landmark building in Wuhan City. The Yellow Crane Tower was built in the second year of Huangwu of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms Period (223 AD) and was originally built as a military facility.Since then, the Yellow Crane Tower has been repeatedly destroyed and built. It was destroyed 7 times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone, and rebuilt and repaired a total of 10 times. The existing building was designed on the prototype of the “Tongzhi Building” in the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in 1985 with a reinforced concrete frame imitating a wooden structure. The Yellow Crane Tower is not only a building, but also an important symbol of Chinese culture. It is known as the “First building in the world”, and it is also known as the “Three famous Buildings in Jiangnan” along with Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan, and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi.The history of the Yellow Crane Tower can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms Period. It has been destroyed and built many times. Each reconstruction carries rich historical and cultural significance. The architectural style of the Yellow Crane Tower is unique. The main building is an octagonal body with four sides, with a height of 51.4 meters, a width of 30 meters on the ground floor and 18 meters on the top floor. The cornices are five floors, and the pointed roof is covered with golden glazed tiles. The building is supported by 72 columns, and the upper floor has 60 warped corners extending outward, shaped like a yellow crane spreading its wings to fly. Outside the building, it is surrounded by buildings such as cast bronze yellow crane, Shengxiang Pagoda, arch, Xuan Lang, pavilion, etc. The whole building is shaped like a yellow crane, spreading its wings to fly. The popularity and influence of the Yellow Crane Tower not only comes from its spectacular architecture, but also because of the poem "Yellow Crane Tower" by the Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao. The famous sentence in the poem “In the past, people have taken the yellow crane to go, and there is no yellow Crane Tower here” makes the Yellow Crane Tower famous. In addition, the Yellow Crane Tower has also launched the "Yellow Crane Tower at Night" immersive light and shadow performing arts project. Through the deep integration of sound, light, electricity and shadow, poetry, history and technology are intertwined into a flowing thousand-year picture scroll, providing visitors with a unique night experience.