The Yellow Crane Tower is located at the top of the Snake Mountain in Wuchang. Since ancient times, it has been called "the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River" together with Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi. The Yellow Crane Tower was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu in the Three Kingdoms (AD 223), with a history of more than 1,7 years. In the first year of Tang Yongtai (AD 765), the Yellow Crane Tower has taken shape. However, there are frequent wars and fires, and the Yellow Crane Tower has been repeatedly built and abandoned. The last "Qing Lou" was built in the seventh year of Tongzhi (AD 1868) and destroyed in the tenth year of Guangxu (AD 1884), and has not been rebuilt for nearly a hundred years.
The original site of the Yellow Crane Tower is located in the Yellow Crane Tower, Sheshan, Wuchang, Hubei Province. Because of its long history, it has been covered with mysterious stories about the origin of its name. Among them, the story recorded in "Gratitude Record" in the Ming Dynasty is the most widely circulated. The story roughly describes a hotel opened by Xin on the head of the Yellow Crane Tower in Sheshan. A Taoist often asks for drinks from it. In order to thank him for his thousand cups, he drew one on the wall before leaving. From then on, the restaurant was full of guests and the business was booming. After ten years, the Taoist priest came back, took the flute and played, and the Taoist priest stepped onto the yellow crane and went straight to the sky. In memory of the immortal who helped him to get rich, Xin's family built a building in his place and named it "Yellow Crane Tower". According to legend, this Taoist priest is Lv Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals.
In the early 198s, after the founding of New China, the Yellow Crane Tower was rebuilt and restored in October 1981. The project lasted for four years and was completed in June 1985 and opened to Chinese and foreign tourists.
The main building of the Yellow Crane Tower is based on the Tongzhi Building in Qing Dynasty, and is constructed by using modern architectural technology. The reinforced concrete frame is made of wood-like structure, with five cornices, a pointed roof and a golden glazed tile roof, with a total height of 51.4 meters, a bottom side width of 3 meters and a top side width of 18 meters. Large murals, couplets and cultural relics are arranged on all floors of the whole building. Outside the building, a number of auxiliary buildings such as bronze yellow crane modeling, statue pagoda, memorial archway, porch and pavilion are cast, which makes the main building more magnificent.
The Yellow Crane Tower looks like a five-story building, but actually it has nine floors inside. In ancient China, singular numbers were called positive numbers and even numbers were called negative numbers. "9" is the first yang number, which is homophonic with the Chinese character "long" and has the meaning of everlasting. The so-called "ninth five-year supreme" and the Yellow Crane Tower also show their extraordinary influence.
The five-story structure of the main building of Yellow Crane Tower is as follows: the first floor is the hall, with the famous White Cloud Yellow Crane Map, which shows the floating scene of immortals leaving by yellow crane; On the second floor, the owner wants to introduce the history of the Yellow Crane Tower, and there is the Yellow Crane Tower inscribed on the wall. In the hall on the third floor is a group of ceramic paintings entitled "A Collection of Literati", which reproduces the scene of literati coming to the Yellow Crane Tower to recite poems and compose poems, the most famous of which is Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower"; The fourth floor is a place for cultural activities, which specially displays the impromptu work of contemporary painters and painters visiting the Yellow Crane Tower. In the hall on the fifth floor is a group of paintings entitled "Jiang Tian Hao Han", which covers an area of 99 square meters and consists of ten murals and heavy color paintings. Climbing to the top of the fifth floor, the three towns in Wuhan have a panoramic view, and the Yangtze River is vast and beautiful. The Yangtze River Bridge connects Wuchang and Hanyang, and the Guishan TV Tower stands on the other side of Guishan Mountain. The tall buildings and scenery of the whole city are displayed in front of you.
Baiyun Pavilion, which complements it, is located at the top of Snake Mountain, with 4 floors and a height of 29.7 meters. The front building and the back pavilion constitute the "Baiyun Yellow Crane" and become the symbol of Wuhan.
Ticket price of Yellow Crane Tower Park: 5 yuan/person opening time: 8: -18:
☆ South Tower of Yellow Crane Tower: In the old days, it was known as Baiyun Tower, Anyuan Tower, Guiyue Tower and Chuguan Tower, and it was also known as the "Four Towers" of Snake Mountain with Yellow Crane Tower, Toutuo Temple and Beixie. The present building was rebuilt in 1985, located 185 meters southeast of the Yellow Crane Tower in the south area of the park. The south building faces south, with a width of 5 rooms, a length of 16.5 meters, a depth of 3 rooms, a width of 7.5 meters, a height of 9.5 meters, and two floors above and below. It is made of reinforced concrete imitation brick and wood structure, with a hill-resting roof, double eaves and flying corners, green tiles and jacaranda, and it is 6 columns and spacious and clean. There is a century-old tree in front of the building, which adds a quaint color to the South Building.
☆ Baiyun Pavilion: Located at the top of Gaoguan Mountain in Snake Mountain, about 274 meters east of Yellow Crane Tower, with an altitude of 75.5 meters and a pavilion height of 41.7 meters, it is an excellent scenic spot for viewing Yellow Crane Tower, Snake Mountain and the Yangtze River. Baiyun Pavilion was once another name of the South Building in history, and its name originated from the poem "the yellow crane never revisited earth, and white clouds are flying without him for ever" written by Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The Baiyun Pavilion, which was completed in January 1992, has a tower-like appearance and a "T" shape. It faces south and covers an area of 695 square meters. The name of the pavilion was written by historian Zhou Gucheng.
☆ Mao Zedong Ci Pavilion: It is located in the southeast of the South Building, 26 meters southeast of the Yellow Crane Tower and 9 meters southwest of Baiyun Pavilion. Ci Pavilion was built in 1992, facing south, with a width of 6.6 meters and a height of 9.5 meters. It is a four-corner, pointed, double-eaved, comfortable wing. In the center of the pavilion stands a large blue stone tablet with a height of 3.2 meters and a width of 1.8 meters. On the north and south sides, the Bodhisattva Man Yellow Crane Tower written by Mao Zedong when he climbed the Snake Mountain in the spring of 1927 and the Water Tune Song written by him after visiting the Yangtze River in June 1956 are engraved respectively.
☆ Writing Pavilion: 132 meters east of Yellow Crane Tower, reinforced concrete imitation wood structure, rebuilt in 1991. The name of the pavilion is taken from a story of "Cui Hao wrote a poem about Li Bai".
Millennium auspicious clock: it weighs 2 tons and is 1 ton, which means the connection between the 2th and 21st centuries. The clock body is made of copper alloy, which contains 2.1 kilograms of gold and 8.4 kilograms of silver. It is the largest bronze clock cast in China after Yongle Bell in Ming Dynasty. The shape of the clock is a round bell with a skirt, with a mouth diameter of 3 meters and a height of about 5 meters.
"Goose" Monument Pavilion: 245 meters east of the Yellow Crane Tower, there is a carved stone with the word "Goose" which was handed down in Huanghuangji, Sheshan, Wuchang in the Qing Dynasty. It is said that Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher, raised geese under the Yellow Crane Tower, and once could not help writing this word. In 1986, in the scenic spot, a stone arch bridge was built at the east end of the crescent-shaped goose pond, and a hexagonal pavilion was built with the monument as the pavilion wall.
Poetry Gallery: 21 meters southeast of the Yellow Crane Tower, which surrounds the Goose Pond in the scenic spot. The content of the inscription is famous poems written by famous contemporary domestic painters and calligraphers chanting the Yellow Crane Tower (some contemporary poems). There are 124 square steles embedded in the stele wall, which are traced and engraved according to the original works.
bronze sculpture of yellow crane returning: located on the exposed shore stone in front of the front steps 5 meters west of the Yellow Crane Tower, it is composed of three auspicious animals: tortoise, snake and crane. Turtles and snakes are carrying double cranes and struggling upward, while yellow cranes are riding on turtles and snakes overlooking the world. The bronze sculpture is 5.1 meters high and weighs 3.8 tons. It is made of pure brass.
Jiujiu Guihetu Relief: It is the largest outdoor granite relief in China, located 24 meters southeast of Yellow Crane Tower and beside Bailongchi. The whole sculpture is red, and 99 cranes show various dances. The relief is Z-shaped with unequal distance according to the mountain of Sheshan, with a total length of 38.4 meters and a height of 4.8 meters. The clouds are steaming, the sun and the moon are shining together, and the rivers are endless and full of vitality. 99 cranes with different dynamics are distributed harmoniously in pine, bamboo, sea, ganoderma lucidum, running water, rocks and clouds.
Yellow Crane Tower Culture:
Yellow Crane Tower by Tang Cui Hao
where long ago a yellow crane bore a sage to heaven, nothing is left now but the Yellow Crane Terrace.
the yellow crane never revisited earth, and white clouds are flying without him for ever.
every tree in Hanyang becomes clear in the water, and Parrot Island is a nest of sweet grasses.
but I look toward home, and twilight grows dark, with a mist of grief on the river waves.
Li Bai's "Listening to the Flute on the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin"
One is to move guests to Changsha, but I can't see home in Chang 'an in the west.
Yu Di blows in the Yellow Crane Tower, and plum blossoms fall in Jiangcheng in May.
a farewell to meng haoran on his way to yangzhou by Li Bai
An old friend left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March.
The solitary sail shows the blue sky in the distance, only the Yangtze River flows in the sky.
Mao Zedong's
only drinks Changsha water and eats Wuchang fish. Across the Yangtze River, you can see the sky as far as the eye can see. Regardless of the wind and waves, it is better to walk around in a leisurely way, and today you have to be more relaxed. Zi Zaichuan said: The deceased is like a husband!
when the wind blows, the tortoise and snake are quiet, and great plans are made. A bridge flies north and south, and the natural barrier becomes a thoroughfare. Set up the stone wall of Xijiang River, cut off the clouds and rain in Wushan Mountain, and leave Pinghu in Gaoxia. The goddess should be safe and sound, which will surprise the world.
2. guiyuan buddhist temple
guiyuan buddhist temple is a Zen Buddhist temple. It was built in 1658 by Master Bai in the 15th year of Qing Shunzhi, and was named after the Buddha's Buddhas, which is unique in nature and convenient in many ways. It has a history of more than 3 years. Together with Baotong Temple, Lianxi Temple and Zhengjue Temple, it is called the four jungles in Wuhan.
The temple is located at the west end of Cuiwei Road, Hanyang District, Wuhan, and Zhongjia Village, Hanyang, covering an area of 46,9 square meters, with more than 2 temples and buildings with a construction area of 2, square meters. The jade Buddha, with its temple architecture, Buddhist classics and flawless Buddha statues, survived the catastrophe of the "Cultural Revolution", among which the 5 golden arhats enshrined in Luohantang are one of the key features of the temple.
The founders of Guiyuan Temple are Bai Guang and Zhu Feng, two lay brothers, whose ancestral homes are in Zhejiang. They traveled to Hanyang xingguo temple to study Tibetan scriptures, and at the same time practiced medicine and did good deeds for three years. Sun Yaoguang and Dai Tiancheng, wealthy businessmen in Hanyang, were deeply moved, so people paid for the construction of guiyuan buddhist temple. The word "Guiyuan" comes from the Buddhist sutra "Lengyan Sutra": "There are no two ways to Guiyuan, but there are many convenient ways", which means that there are many ways to facilitate people. "Zen" means "thinking", "contemplation" and "abandoning evil". Zen is one of the schools that combine Mahayana Buddhism with Confucianism.
The trees in the temple are lush and lush, in harmony with the towering temples and pavilions. There are five courtyards in the east, south, west, north and middle, and there are 28 existing halls and pavilions. Looking down, the plane layout is "cassock" shape. Inside the mountain gate is the Intermediate People's Court (the main court), only to see the second floor of the bell and drum standing on the left and right, and there is a red mansion plaque on the main entrance with the words "Guiyuan Ancient Temple" written in gold. There is a couplet on both sides of the door: farewell to Linjiang Shi, Jiangcheng Dutch-Japanese Dynasty. There are flower beds in the hatchback of the door, and there are green leaves and safflower plants such as Pittosporum and oleander, which set off against the white wall and have bright colors. There is a rectangular pool surrounded by a stone fence in front of the door, which is a fish watching pool. There is a rockery in the pool, with red lotus leaves and goldfish interspersed. To the north of the fish pond, the North Yard is just past the round gate of Cuiwei Scenic Spot. The flowers and trees in the hospital, such as plum blossom, magnolia, crape myrtle, osmanthus flower, cypress and palm, are red and green and colorful. There are Cuiwei Mountain, Cuiwei Spring, Cuiwei Ancient Pool, Cuiwei Pavilion 1, Pavilion 2 and Pavilion 3 in the courtyard. In contrast to the North Courtyard, the South Courtyard, whose entrance inscription is not as solemn as the North Courtyard, is also a fascinating courtyard.
temples are world-famous for promoting Buddhism. They are famous for their perfect architecture, wonderful sculptures and rich collections, which shock Buddhism. For hundreds of years, they have been a holy place for Buddhist believers to worship and a scenic spot for Chinese and foreign tourists to visit. Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, overseas Chinese and tourists and leaders from many countries and regions, King Sihanouk of Cambodia, Secretary of State of the United States and other dignitaries, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan came here to watch and play, and they were full of praise.
guiyuan buddhist temple ticket price: 5 yuan/person Opening hours: 8: -17:
Tour time: 1-2 hours Tel: 27-84844756
Temple attractions:
☆ Daxiong Hall: This hall was first built in the 18th year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1661). At present, Daxiong Hall was rebuilt in the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (198). After maintenance in recent years, it is magnificent. In the center of the hall is a statue of Sakyamuni, flanked by his disciples Ananda and Jia Ye, both of which are sculptures of Tuosha. Sakyamuni's "favoring the right shoulder and sitting in a staggered way" is very solemn and quiet, with dignity. The backlight behind the Buddha statue is a pattern of "five dragons holding the saints" carved from camphor wood. In front of the Buddha statue, there are statues of Wei Tuo, Maitreya and Dizang. Behind the Buddha statue, there are a group of island Guanyin statues. I saw the island Guanyin standing barefoot on the head, with the dragon girl and the boy standing around, and behind it is a clay cliff as high as eight feet, with blue waves and raging waves. The whole statue toppled forward. When people look up, they see that the sleeves of Guanyin seem to be fluttering and floating towards you on the turbulent waves, which increases the appeal of religious art.
☆ Wei Tuo Hall: Located in front of the Ursa Mahayana Hall, it is dedicated to a woodcarving Wei Tuo statue, dressed in armor and holding a treasure pestle. It stands tall and powerful, and uses the image of a military commander in ancient China to express the image of the protector of the "four heavenly kings and thirty-two generals" in ancient Indian mythology. This woodcarving is carved with a whole piece of camphor wood, and the line cutting method is Tang carving style. It is an artistic treasure of Guiyuan Temple and a valuable legacy of China's carved works of art..
☆ The Sutra Pavilion: built from 192 to 1922, it is a pavilion-like building with two floors and five openings. It is about 25 meters high, with a big ridge on the top of the animal's head, a fish horn moving its claws, a bucket arch flying over the eaves, simple and exquisite, with four pillars reaching to the sky, two phoenix rising in the morning and five dragons playing with pearls in front of it. The whole building, doors and windows, painted with vermilion and carved, is exquisite, spectacular and resplendent. It is the only ancient building with brick and wood structure in Wuhan. There are many Buddhist cultural relics here, besides the Tibetan Scriptures, there are also Buddhist statues, legal objects, stone carvings, woodcuts, calligraphy and painting inscriptions and foreign classics.
☆ Luohantang: It was built in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, destroyed by soldiers in the second year of Xianfeng (1852), rebuilt in the 21st year of Guangxu (1895), and completed in 192, with a history of 2 years. Luohan Hall is arranged in a "Tian"-shaped architectural pattern, and the four mouths of the "Tian" are four small courtyards, which provides good ventilation and lighting conditions for the huge and profound hall. Luohan is arranged according to the word "Tian". Although there are more than 5 statues in the temple, there is no sense of crowding. This architectural pattern is both ingenious and reasonable.
the 5 arhats in the arhat hall were sculpted by Wang's father and son in Huangpi county, Hubei province in nine years, and were created by processing and refining based on the rubbings of the 5 arhats in Zhusheng Temple in Hengshan Mountain, Nanyue. The craft adopts "bodiless lacquer plastic", also known as "golden body holding sand statue" First, the clay tire is molded into a model, and then the raw lacquer of Gebu is applied layer by layer to cover the plastic, which is called lacquered cloth empty plastic, and finally decorated with gold powder. Its characteristics are moisture resistance, moth resistance and durability. In the past two hundred years, Luohantang was hit by floods several times, and the Luohantang was floating all over the place, but the Luohantang remained intact after the water receded, showing the superb sculpture technology.
"Counting Luohan" is an interesting thing for people to visit Luohan Hall. Legend has it that people start with an arhat at will, and then count down their existing ages in sequence. The identity, expression and movements of this last arhat can show the fate of those who count. This activity has added a lot of fun for people to visit Luohan Hall.
☆ Tibetan Temple: Tibetan statues are enshrined in the Tibetan Temple outside Luohan Hall, and the woodcut shrines in the hall are even better. During this period, the arches and cornices, the fish horns and claws, the double phoenix and the rising sun, the flying dragon rollers, the embossed hanging columns and the flowers and figures are all extremely exquisite and exquisite, which are rare artistic treasures in China.
Master Chang Ming (1917 ——): Born in Zhijiang County, Hubei Province, he was born in Mituo Temple in Zhijiang County at the age of 19 and was ordained at the age of 2. Then he went to yuquan temple in Hubei, Qingxi Temple, Xinhua Temple and Luohan Temple in Hunan to attend classes. In 1943, he joined the anti-Japanese Sangha Rescue Team of Nanyue Buddhism and Taoism Rescue Association, and went to the anti-Japanese front to rescue the wounded and was injured. In 195, he served as the abbot of Mituo Temple. From 1958 to 196, he studied in China Buddhist College and returned to Guiyuan Temple. In 1965, he served as the supervisor of Guiyuan Temple. During the ten-year civil strife, Premier Zhou wrote to reflect the chaotic situation of Guiyuan Temple, and then the relevant departments received instructions from Premier Zhou to take measures to protect the temple. In 1979, he was honored as the 48th abbot of Guiyuan Temple.
Since p>198, Master Chang Ming has served successively.