The four most famous buildings in China are Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion and Penglai Pavilion (Penglai, Shandong). Another one is Yueyang Tower (Yueyang, Hunan), Tengwang Pavilion (Nanchang, Jiangxi), Yellow Crane Tower (Wuhan, Hubei), and Stork Tower (Yongji, Shanxi). Another theory is Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion and Yuewang Tower (Mianyang, Sichuan).
Yueyang Tower
One of the four famous towers in China (Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower, Stork and Magpie Tower). It stands on the Ximen Tower of Yueyang City, Hunan Province. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1867). It is famous because Fan Zhongyan once wrote "Yueyang Tower". It is a pure wooden structure with double eaves and helmeted roof. The main building has 3 floors, with a total height of 19.72 meters and a yellow glazed tile roof. The whole building is connected with mortises and tenons without a single nail. It contains 12 sandalwood boards engraved with the full text of "Yueyang Tower", which was written by Zhang Zhao, a famous calligrapher during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Tengwang Pavilion
One of the four most famous buildings in China. Located on the bank of Ganjiang River in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. In the fourth year of Yonghui of the Tang Dynasty (653), Li Yuanying, the emperor's son and king of Teng, built it when he was supervising Hongzhou and named it after the title. In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (675), Yan Boyu, the governor of Hongzhou, held a banquet for guests here. Wang Bo impromptuly composed the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", which became a famous poem passed down through the ages. The Tengwang Pavilion lasted more than 1,300 years and was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. It was burned down by the Beiyang warlord Deng Ruzhuo in 1926. Later it was rebuilt.
Yellow Crane Tower
One of the four most famous towers in China. The building is located in Huanghujitou, Snake Mountain, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. According to legend, it was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu in the Three Kingdoms (223). It was destroyed and rebuilt many times in the past dynasties, and was burned down for the last time in 1884. Celebrities in the past dynasties such as Cui Hao, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Lu You, etc. all wrote poems. In 1985, it was rebuilt on the western slope of Gaoguan Mountain in Snake Mountain. The building is five stories high (ten stories with mezzanine), 50.4 meters high, and the main building has a construction area of ??about 4,000 square meters. It has a national style and is an antique building with a reinforced concrete structure.
Stork Tower
One of the four most famous buildings in China. Located in Yongji City, Shanxi Province. Wang Zhihuan, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, once left here the eternal saying "If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level".