The Yellow Crane Tower is located at the top of the snake, with an altitude of 6 1.7 meters. Based on the prototype design of Tongzhi Building in Qing Dynasty, the trains of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway roared downstairs. The building is five stories high, with a total height of 5 1.4m and a building area of 32 19m 2. The Yellow Crane Tower is supported by 72 columns, with 60 upturned corners extending outward, and the roof is covered with 654.38+ million layers of yellow glazed tiles.
There are Baiyun Pavilion, ivory tower, stele gallery, mountain gate and other buildings around the main building. The whole building has a unique national style and exudes the spirit, temperament and charm of China traditional culture. It complements the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at the foot of Snake Mountain. When you climb the building, you can see the scenery of three towns in Wuhan.
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1, the origin of the name of Yellow Crane Tower
Why is the Yellow Crane Tower named "Yellow Crane"? It is said that the original building was built on the collection of Huanggu, and later generations read "stork" as "crane", spreading false information and word of mouth, which proved to be true. It is a legend of "Xianhuanghe" with magical colors. The theory of immortals prevailed in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the myth of Yellow Crane Tower was also formed under the background of novel development with the theme of "Machamp's disorderly gods".
2. Honor evaluation of Yellow Crane Tower
Yellow Crane Tower Scenic Area: A national 5A-level tourist attraction, a famous historical and cultural city in China, a national key scenic spot, and the first of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River (the other two are Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Wangtengting Pavilion in Jiangxi), which is one of the 40 major tourist attractions in China.
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