1. What are the poems describing the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River
1. "Yellow Crane Tower"
Tang Dynasty: Cui Hao
People in the past have gone by Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here.
The yellow crane will never return, and the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years.
There are Hanyang trees in Qingchuan and Parrot Island with luxuriant grass.
Where is Rimu Xiangguan? The smoke on the Yanbo River makes people sad.
Translation: The immortals of the past have flown away on the Yellow Crane, leaving only an empty Yellow Crane Tower. The Yellow Crane never came back. For thousands of years, only the white clouds and the trees in Hanyang under the sunlight were clearly visible. Parrot Island was covered with green grass. It's getting late, looking into the distance, where is my hometown? All I could see in front of me was a mist covering the river, bringing me a deep sense of melancholy.
2. "Send Meng Haoran to Guangling at the Yellow Crane Tower"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The old friend left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March.
The shadow of the lone sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky.
Translation: My old friend waved to me frequently, said goodbye to the Yellow Crane Tower, and went on a long trip to Yangzhou in March when catkins were like smoke and flowers were blooming. The shadow of the friend's lone boat gradually moved away and disappeared at the end of the blue sky. Only a line of the Yangtze River was seen, rushing towards the distant sky.
3. "Listening to the Flute Playing on the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
First, I moved to Changsha and looked west to Chang'an. No home.
The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng.
Translation: Once you become a derogatory person, it is like Jia Yi who arrived in Changsha and looked westward day after day, but could not see Chang'an or his home. The flute sound of "Plum Blossoms Falling" came from the Yellow Crane Tower, making Jiangcheng see plum blossoms falling again in May.
4. "Climbing the Yueyang Tower"
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
In the past, I heard about the water in Dongting, and now I am going up to the Yueyang Tower.
Southeast of Wu and Chu, the universe floats day and night.
There are no relatives or friends, and there are no old and sick people.
The soldiers and horses pass through the north of the mountain, and Pingxuan Tisi flows.
Translation: In the past, I heard that Dongting Lake was magnificent, and today I finally climbed up to the Yueyang Tower as I wished. The vast lake tore apart Wu and Chu, as if the sun, moon and stars were floating in the water. There is no news from my relatives and friends, I am old and sick, and I am drifting around in a lonely boat. The fighting at the northern border broke out again, and I leaned on the railing and looked into the distance with tears streaming down my face.
5. "Climbing the Yueyang Tower with Xia Twelve"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The tower overlooks the end of Yueyang, and the Sichuan River opens to the Dongting.
The geese lead away the sorrowful heart, and the mountains carry the beautiful moon.
Staying in the clouds, receiving cups in the sky.
After being drunk, the cool breeze blows and makes people dance on their sleeves.
Translation: Climb up the Yueyang Tower and enjoy the surrounding scenery. The vast river leads to the open Dongting. Seeing the wild geese flying south aroused my sorrow, and the mountains in the distance were holding a beautiful moon. Set up a banquet upstairs high enough to reach the clouds, and serve a cup of wine in the sky. After being drunk, a cool breeze arose, causing our sleeves to dance in the wind, and we followed him back.
2. Poems about the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River
People in the past have gone by the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is left here. The Yellow Crane will never return, and the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years. The Qingchuan has experienced Hanyang trees, and the fragrance The grass is luxuriant in Parrot Island. Where is the Xiangguan at dusk? The Yanbo River makes people sad. ----------Cui Hao smashed the Yellow Crane Tower with one punch and kicked over Parrot Island. There is a view in front of him. No, Cui Hao wrote a poem on it. -----------Li Bai Yellow Crane Tower was built on Snake Mountain in Wuchang, with the "snake head" Yellow Crane on the head. Facing the river, the towers and pavilions are high, and the eaves are raised. It is magnificent and majestic. It, together with Nanchang Tengwang Pavilion and Yueyang Yueyang Tower, were known as the three famous towers in Jiangnan in ancient times. The Yellow Crane Tower was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu in the Three Kingdoms (223). It was repeatedly destroyed and repaired in subsequent dynasties, and was burned again in the 10th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. 20 The Yellow Crane Tower, which was rebuilt in the 1980s, has five floors, five cornices, and a yellow glazed tile roof. It is magnificent and dignified. According to the "Book of Southern Qi": "The Immortal Son passed by here safely on a yellow crane." "Taiping Huanyu Ji" records: "In the past Fei Yi ascended to immortality and rode a yellow crane here every time." Cranes symbolize longevity and good fortune in traditional Chinese culture. These wonderful legends have attracted literati and wanderers from all over the world to come to the tower to drink and compose poems. According to records, Li Bai, the poet of the Tang Dynasty, passed by once In Wuchang, I became popular in poetry after climbing the Yellow Crane Tower. I was about to raise my pen when I looked up and saw Cui Hao's poem "Yellow Crane Tower" written on the wall: "In the past, people have gone on the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is empty here. Once the Yellow Crane is gone, it will never return. , The white clouds have lingered in the sky for thousands of years. The clear river is full of Hanyang trees, and the fragrant grass is luxuriant. Where is the hometown? The mist on the river makes people sad." I thought it was difficult to surpass, so I hung up my pen and left. "White clouds and yellow cranes" From then on, Li Bai became famous. In fact, Li Bai visited the Yellow Crane Tower many times, and several of his poems written in response to the scenery of the Yellow Crane Tower are also eternal masterpieces. For example, "The Yellow Crane Tower Farewells Meng Haoran to Guangling": "My old friend bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west. Fireworks under Yangzhou in March. The shadow of the solitary sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky." And "Listening to the Flute Playing on the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin": "One is moving to Changsha, looking west to Chang'an but does not see home. Huang The jade flute is played in the Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in the river city." and so on. These famous poems and stories all add glory to the Yellow Crane Tower. 2. Yueyang Tower The Yueyang Tower leans on Baling Mountain to the east, pillows the Yangtze River to the north, and borders Dongting Lake to the west. It is the center of our country. It is one of the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River in ancient times. It is known as "the water in Dongting is under the sky, and the tower is under the sky in Yueyang". Climbing the tower and looking into the distance, you can see the eight hundred miles of Dongting lakes and mountains in front of you. The scenery and scenery are reminiscent of Du Fu's "Climbing the Yueyang Tower" Famous poem: "In the past, I heard about the water in Dongting, and now I go to Yueyang Tower. Wu and Chu are talking to the southeast, and the universe is floating day and night." "Holding the distant mountains, swallowing the Yangtze River, the vast water stretches across the boundless end; the morning is dizzy and the sunset is overcast, and the weather is myriad." The great poet of the Northern Song Dynasty Fan Zhongyan, a statesman and great writer, gave a vivid description of the scenery of Yueyang Tower in his article "The Story of Yueyang Tower". In particular, he expressed "worry about the world first, and rejoice after the world is happy". His broad mind made future generations fall in love with him. In the middle of the building, there is still a wood carving screen with the full text of "Yueyang Tower" handwritten by the famous calligrapher Zhang Zhao during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, for visitors to read carefully and ponder. The Yueyang Tower has been renovated for 30 years since the Tang Dynasty. Many times, the existing building was rebuilt in the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1867). It has 3 floors and is nearly 20 meters high. It has cornices and brackets, a yellow glazed tile roof, and an umbrella frame for load. The whole building is connected with mortise and tenon joints without a single nail. It is a rare architectural structure with excellent craftsmanship. The building is surrounded by open corridors and columns, and it is majestic. It was rebuilt in the 1970s. It can be said that the architecture of Yueyang Tower is a typical embodiment of the national style and architectural skills of ancient Chinese architecture. 3. Tengwang Pavilion The Xiwang Pavilion is located outside Jiangmen (now Yanjiang Road), Xizhang, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It was built by Li Yuanji, the younger brother of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, when he was the governor of Hongzhou. It was one of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River in ancient times. In 1926, it was burned down by the Beiyang military commander Deng Ruzhuo. Today, it is It has been rebuilt. In the second year of the Tang Dynasty (675), Yan Boyu, the governor of Hongzhou Mu, rebuilt the King's Pavilion and held a banquet in the pavilion for guests and celebrities on the Double Ninth Festival. Wang Bo, one of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty" and a young genius, composed it impromptuly "Preface to the Knee King Pavilion" describes the magnificence and scenery of the Knee King Pavilion: "The mountains are towering and green, and the sky rises above. The flying pavilion flows with elixirs, and there is no ground below... The setting clouds and the solitary swans fly together, and the autumn water flows. The sky has the same color for a long time." This eternal famous article has made the name of Xiwang Pavilion passed down through the ages. It can be said that the writing starts from the building, and the building is passed down by the writing. 3. Poems about the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River
Climbing the Yueyang Tower
Du Fu
In the past I heard about the water in Dongting, now I go up to the Yueyang Tower.
Southeast of Wu and Chu, the universe floats day and night.
There are no relatives or friends, and there are no old and sick people.
The soldiers and horses pass through the north of the mountain, and Pingxuan Tisi flows. Tengwang Pavilion
Wang Bo
The Tengwang Pavilion is located near the river Nagisa, with jade-wearing Ming Luan singing and dancing.
The painted building is flying towards Nanpu clouds, and the bead curtain rolls into the west mountain rain at dusk.
The shadows of the leisurely cloud pool are long and the sun is shining, and things have changed and the stars have moved several autumns.
Where is the emperor's son in the pavilion now? Outside the threshold, the Yangtze River flows freely. Yellow Crane Tower Li Bai
"Yellow Crane Tower Farewell to Meng Haoran in Guangling"
The old friend bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March.
The shadow of the lone sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky. 4. Poems related to the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River
Fan Zhongyan·Yueyang Tower In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County.
In the next year, the government was in harmony with the people, and everything was restored. The Yueyang Tower was rebuilt, its old structure was added, and poems and poems by Tang Xian and modern people were engraved on it, and I wrote a composition to record it.
I watched my husband Baling's victory in a lake in Dongting.
It holds the distant mountains and swallows the Yangtze River. It is a vast and boundless river. It is bright in the morning and overcast in the evening, and the weather is endless. This is the grand view of the Yueyang Tower, which has been described by predecessors. However, it is connected to Wu Gorge in the north and Xiaoxiang in the South Pole. Migrant poets and poets often meet here, and the feeling of looking at the things is the same? If the rain is falling and the moon is not open; the wind is howling and the turbid waves are emptying; the sun and stars are shining dimly and the mountains are hidden; the business trip is not going well and the rafts are toppled and destroyed; the dusk is dark and the tigers are roaring and the apes are crying; if you climb the tower, then you will There are those who are nostalgic for their country, worried about slander and fear of ridicule, their eyes are full of desolation, and they feel extremely sad! When spring comes and the scenery is bright, the waves are calm, the sky above and below is a vast expanse of blue; sand gulls gather in the sky, golden scales swim, and the banks are covered with orchids, lush and green.
Or when the long smoke disappears, the bright moon shines thousands of miles away, the floating light leaps into gold, the silent shadow sinks into the jade, and the fishermen answer each other's songs, how wonderful is this! When you climb the tower, you will feel relaxed and happy, forgetting favors and insults together, drinking wine in the wind, and you will be overjoyed! Sigh! Why should I try to seek the benevolent heart of the ancients or do something different from the two? Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself. If you live high in the temple, you will worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king. It is also worrying to advance, and to be worried when retreating; but when will there be joy? He must say: "Be worried about the worries of the world first, and be happy after the joys of the world!" Oh! Micro man, who I go! It was September 15th, six years ago.
Climbing Yueyang Tower Du Fu In the past I heard about the water in Dongting, now I am going up to Yueyang Tower. To the southeast of Wu and Chu, the universe floats day and night.
There are no relatives or friends, and there are no old and sick people. The soldiers and horses pass through the north of the mountain, and Pingxuan Tisi flows.
Appreciation of the third year of Dali (768), Du Fu left Kuizhou and went out of the gorge to Jiangling (today's west of Qianjiang County, Hubei). The situation was unsatisfactory. In the late autumn, he moved to Gong'an, Jiushili south of Jiangling (today's west of Qianjiang County, Hubei). Hubei Public Security Bureau), originally planned to go to Chaisang (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi), but failed. In the late winter of this year, he entered Yueyang (now Yueyang, Hunan) and climbed the Yueyang Tower. This poem describes what the poet saw and felt when he climbed the stairs.
The first couplet expresses joy at being able to fulfill a long-cherished wish by climbing the tower; the chin couplet praises the mighty waves and majestic momentum of Dongting Lake; the neck couplet laments that there is no news from relatives and friends, and that he is old and ill and has no medical treatment; the last couplet writes that the poet is looking north to Qinlong. It is a worry that the war has not subsided. In the poem, the poet connected his personal destiny with the country's worries, and set off his feelings about his lonely life experience with the magnificent natural scenery. The artistic conception is grand and the mood is tragic. It is the most famous poem about climbing Yueyang Tower in the past dynasties.
The first poem about the Yellow Crane Tower is "Yellow Crane Tower" written by Cui Hao of the Tang Dynasty. In the past, people had taken the Yellow Crane to go there, and there was no more Yellow Crane Tower here. The yellow crane goes away and never returns, and the white clouds linger in the sky for thousands of years.
The Qingchuan River is full of Yang trees and fragrant grass. Parrot Island. At dusk, everywhere in the countryside, the smoke waves on the river make people sad.
It is said that when Li Bai climbed to this building, he was also full of poetry. When he discovered this poem by Cui Hao, he repeatedly called it "excellent", so he wrote four limericks: Smash the Yellow Crane Tower with one punch, one I kicked over the Parrot Island with my feet, but I couldn't see the scenery in front of me. Cui Hao wrote a poem on it. So he stopped writing. Later, someone with good intentions built a Li Bai "pen-holding pavilion" on the east side of the Yellow Crane Tower.
There is now Cui Hao's poem wall in Yellow Crane Tower Park, opposite Li Bai's pen-holding pavilion. Li Bai wrote no less than five poems related to the Yellow Crane Tower, one of which is "Listening to the Flute Playing on the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin": "One is moving to Changsha, looking west to Chang'an but not seeing home.
The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng." From then on, "Jiangcheng" became a good name for Wuhan.
Yan Boli, a writer of the Tang Dynasty, described in his "The Story of the Yellow Crane Tower" that "the towering structure is close to the Han River above and the river below."
It can be said: "Dangerous, "How wonderful!" No wonder Li Bai said, "The yellow crane is in the west, and the Yangtze River is thousands of miles away. The spring breeze is thirty degrees, and it's hard to say farewell to you. I hold the cup in my hand and cherish it." Boating on the mountains.
The people of Chu are valued, and the poems are passed down to me. I have songs in the waves. "
Express your feelings. There is a poem on the mural on the main building of Yellow Crane Tower "Send off Meng Haoran to Guangling": "My old friend bids farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and fireworks descend from Yangzhou in March.
The shadow of the solitary sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky." This poem has also become a quatrain in chanting the Yellow Crane Tower.
Jia Dao's "Yellow Crane Tower" The high sill and dangerous eaves are as strong as flying, and the lonely clouds and wild water are lingering. The green mountains will remain as they were for eternity. When will the Yellow Crane go and not return? The bank reflects half of the city of Xizhou, and the trees in Nanpu are about to fade away in the smoke.
I know that Yu Ke has no reason to see, and the messenger in the sky looks at Luo Hui affectionately! Song Zhiwen Han Guang is not divided into heaven and earth, and the boat moves like an immortal. The clear river spends the warm day, and the yellow crane makes clear smoke.
When will Yue Fei ask for a tassel to carry a sharp brigade and cross the Qinghe River and Luo River with a whip? But he returned and continued his tour of Hanyang, crossing the Yellow Crane.
Lu You How late is it to return to Canglong Quejiao? I don’t know how drunk I am in the Yellow Crane Tower. The Han River exchanges waves are faint, and the relics of the Jin and Tang Dynasties are scattered.
Fan Chengda Who is playing the Mid-Autumn Festival with the flute, and the Yellow Crane returns to catch up on old travels. The Han tree is full of love across the North Dipper, and the Shu River is speechless embracing the South Tower.
Bai Juyi The thoughts of Chu are vague, the clouds are cold and the water is cold, the sound of business is clear and orchestral in autumn.
White flowers splash in Toutuo Temple, and Parrot Island is caged in red leaves.
Liu Yuxi I felt suspicious in my dream, and my boat suddenly traveled thousands of miles. The Yellow Crane Tower is missing, but the cold sand and snow look similar.
Wang Wei Canglangshui below the city, Yellow Crane Tower on the riverside. Zhu Lan will be surrounded by powder and the river will be reflected leisurely.
Appreciation of Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng Wang Bo The old county of Yuzhang and the new mansion of Hongdu. The stars are divided into wings, and the ground is connected to Henglu.
Take the three rivers and lead the five lakes, control the wild thorns and lead Ouyue. The treasures are abundant, the dragon's light shines on the ruins of the Niu Dou; the outstanding people and places, Xu Ru sits on Chen Fan's couch.
The mist in Xiongzhou is full of stars. The Taihuang rests on the crossroads between Yi and Xia, and the guests and hosts enjoy the beauty of the southeast.
The governor Yan Gong’s elegant look is far away, and the halberd is coming from afar; During the ten-day vacation, there are many successful friends; I am welcomed from thousands of miles away, and the house is full of distinguished friends.
The soaring dragon and the rising phoenix are the Ci sect of Scholar Meng; the purple lightning and blue frost are the arsenal of General Wang. The master of the family is the butler, and the roads are well-known. How can the boy know that he will win every favor?
The time is September, and the order is Sanqiu. When the water is gone, the cold pond is clear, and the smoke condenses and the mountains are purple at dusk.
I am like a car on the road, visiting the scenery in Chong'a. Visit Changzhou, the son of the emperor, and find the old mansion of heaven and man.
The terraces are towering with greenery, and the sky rises above them; the flying pavilions are soaring, and there is no ground below. Heting and Fuzhu are the lingering memories of poor islands; Guidianlan Palace is the shape of hills and mountains.
Wearing an embroidered door, looking down at the carved beast: the mountains are vast and they look at it, and the Sichuan River is so quiet that they look at it in horror. Luyan rushes to the ground, the home of bells and tripods; the ships and boats are in the maze, the axis of green birds and yellow dragons.
The clouds disappear and the rain falls, and the color shines brightly in the area. The setting clouds and the solitary owl fly together, and the autumn water and the long sky are the same color.
The fishing boat sings late, and the sound reaches the shore of Pengli; the wild geese are frightened by the cold, and the sound reaches the shore of Hengyang. The distant lapel is smooth and comfortable. 5. Names of poems about the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River
"The Story of Yueyang Tower" by Fan Zhongyan
"Climbing the Yueyang Tower" by Du Fu
"Climbing the Yueyang Tower" by Li Dongyang
"Tao Jing Baling Climbing Yueyang Tower with Meng Xiangyang Rhyme" Yang Weizhen
"Climbing Yueyang Tower with Xia Twelve" Li Bai
"Linjiang Immortal" Teng Zijing
"Climb the Yueyang Tower to send my husband to the Lord" by Cao Ye
"Yueyang Tower" by Li Shangyin
"Send the Bung Haoran to Guangling" by Li Bai
"With Shi Lang" "Zhongqin listened to the flute playing on the Yellow Crane Tower" Li Bai
"The drunken man answered Ding Shiba with a poem to ridicule Yu Chui to smash the Yellow Crane Tower" Li Bai
"Yellow Crane Tower" Cui Hao
Those who stand near the river in high pavilions wear jade-wearing mingluans while singing and dancing.
The painted building is flying towards Nanpu clouds, and the bead curtain rolls into the west mountain rain at dusk.
The shadows of the leisurely cloud pool are long and the sun is shining, and things have changed and the stars have moved several autumns.
Where is the emperor's son in the pavilion now? Outside the threshold, the Yangtze River flows freely.
Du Fu's "Poetry of Yueyang Tower": "I used to hear the water in Dongting, and now I go to Yueyang Tower. Southeast of Wu and Chu, the universe floats day and night. There are no relatives and friends, and the old and sick have lonely boats. The army and horses pass through the north of the mountain, Pingxuan tears Si Liu.
Yellow Crane Tower. Cui Hao. People in the past have gone by Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is now empty. Once the Yellow Crane is gone, the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years. The lush Parrot Island. Where is the sunset on the river? 7. The Three Ancient Buildings in Jiangnan
Tengwang Pavilion is one of the three famous buildings in Jiangnan. It is a unique style and glory of ancient Chinese architectural art. An outstanding representative of achievements and a symbol of China's five thousand years of culture, art and tradition, Tengwang Pavilion is the only royal building in the south. It is located on the east bank of the Ganjiang River on Yanjiang Road in the northwest of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It was built in the fourth year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty. It is closely related to Hubei. The Yellow Crane Tower and the Yueyang Tower in Hunan are collectively known as the "Three Famous Towers in Jiangnan". Because Wang Bo, a talented man in the early Tang Dynasty, wrote the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", which made it the first among the three towers to become famous in the world, it is also known as the first of the "Three Famous Towers in Jiangnan". . The Tengwang Pavilion has been rebuilt 29 times in history, and was approved as one of the first batch of national AAAA tourist attractions in January 2001. "First Floor" stands majestically on Snake Mountain in Wuchang, Wuhan, the largest city in central and western China. It was first built in the second year of Wu Huangwu (AD 223) during the Three Kingdoms period. It is a national AAAAA-level attraction, the first of the three famous buildings in Jiangnan, and one of the top 40 national tourist attractions. , enjoys the reputation of "the most beautiful scenery in the world". It breaks through the peaks of Bashan and accepts the Xiaoxiang Yunshui. The mighty Yangtze River meets its longest tributary, the Han River, in the hinterland of Sanchu, creating the majestic appearance of Wuhan with three towns separated by two rivers. Located on the eastern edge of the Jianghan Plain, the remaining hills of southeastern Hubei undulate between plains and lakes. On Turtle Mountain, boats on the river are like woven yellow cranes and towers made of heaven and earth. Literati and poets of all ages visited here and left many popular poems. Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem, "The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, plum blossoms fall in May in the river city", which laid the foundation for Wuhan to be called "the most beautiful river city". Cui Hao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem, "In the past, people rode the yellow crane. The Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here. The Yellow Crane is gone and never returns, and the white clouds linger in the sky for thousands of years." This has become an eternal masterpiece and has made the Yellow Crane Tower even more famous.
Because it faces Qingchuan Pavilion on the other side of the river and complements each other, it is known as the "Sanchu Scenic Spot".
The Yueyang Tower stands at the top of Ximen City, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, close to the Dongting Lake. It was built by Soochow during the Three Kingdoms. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the water in Dongting is all over the world, and the tower is all over the world in Yueyang". It is also known as the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River together with the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi and the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei. Fan Zhongyan's popular "Yueyang Tower" in the Northern Song Dynasty made Yueyang Tower famous in the world. The current Yueyang Tower follows the shape when it was built in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1880 AD). In January 1988, it was designated as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council, and in August of the same year, it was listed as a national key scenic spot protection zone. In January 2001, it was approved as one of the first batch of national AAAA tourist attractions. Yueyang Tower-Junshan Island was officially awarded as a 5A attraction on September 6, 2011.