Wuhan, China - July 20, 2009
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Yellow
Crane Tower
The Yellow Crane Tower
is on the border of the Yangtze River. It
stands at the top of Snake Hill. It's splendid. Naturally, it becomes a
well-known tourist attraction. In ancient times, a lot of famous people
including Cui Hao, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Jia Dao, Lu You, Yang Shen and
Zhang Juzheng successively travelled here, writing down many poems. The
poem named "the Yellow Crane Tower" written by Cui Hao has been
considered to be a wonderful work all the time. Therefore, masses
of
people can recite it. This poem reminds them of the former grandeur of
the Yellow Crane Tower. When the Yellow Crane Tower was topped off, its
appearance was exciting.
The old Yellow Crane
Tower was
2 Chi (a unit of length (3 Chi=1 meter)) and 9 Zhang (a unit of length
(1 Zhang=3.3 meters)) high with a 7-Chi-high copper top. It had three
storeys. The new Yellow Crane Tower is much grander than the
former.
There are 5 storeys in total. It's 51.4 meters high with a 5-meter-high
gourd-shaped top. It’s nearly 20 meters higher than the former. The
ground floor of the old tower is 15 meters wide, while that of the new
tower is 30 meters wide. Hence, the Yellow Crane Tower isn't repaired,
but rather reconstructed. It keeps some characteristics of the old
tower. However, it's designed according to the present needs and
people’s change in aesthetic standard. Source
= China
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