Throughout the ages, all dynasties, from the emperor to the state capital, like to build castles.
Pavilions and pavilions in ancient China were used to commemorate major events, publicize political achievements, exorcise demons, or pray to God and worship Buddha. Among them, the more famous are:
The Stork House in the North (famous for Wang Zhihuan's In the Heron House).
Wang Tengting, three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River (famous for Wang Bo's Preface to Wang Tengting).
Yellow Crane Tower (famous for Cui Hao's poem Yellow Crane Tower).
Yueyang Tower (famous for Fan Zhongyan's The Story of Yueyang Tower).
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Stork Tower, also known as Stork Tower, is named after storks inhabit here from time to time. It is located on the east bank of the Yellow River and west of the ancient city of Zhou Pu, yongji city. Founded in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, due to its spectacular architecture, exquisite structure and beautiful surrounding scenery, literati climbed the building to enjoy the scenery in the Tang and Song Dynasties, leaving many immortal poems, among which Wang Zhihuan's In the Lodge of the Heron is the most famous.
Wang Tengting, one of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, is located on the east bank of the Ganjiang River and along the binjiang road in the northwest of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It was built in the fourth year of Tang Yonghui (AD 653). It was named after the founding of Wang Teng Li Yuanying, the younger brother of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and it was spread to later generations because of the poem "Sunset and Lonely Qi Fei, Autumn Water Grow Together" by Wang Bo, a poet in the early Tang Dynasty.
The Yellow Crane Tower is located at the top of Wuchang Snake Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It is close to the Yangtze River and is one of the "Three Famous Buildings in the South of the Yangtze River". Since ancient times, it has enjoyed the title of "the first floor in the world" and "the first scene in the world". The Yellow Crane Tower is a landmark building in Wuhan, and it is also called "the three famous places of interest in Wuhan" with Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqintai. Li Bai wrote "The Yellow Crane Tower Farewell to Meng Haoran in Yangzhou" here, and many ancient scholars left many eternal songs here, making the Yellow Crane Tower famous since ancient times.
Yueyang Tower is located in the west wall of Yueyang Ancient City, Hunan Province, overlooking Dongting and Junshan. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Dongting is the world's water and Yueyang is the world's building" and is one of the "three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River". Yueyang Tower, as the only ancient building that keeps its original appearance among the three famous buildings, has a unique helmet-top structure that embodies the wisdom of ancient working people and the exquisite design and skills of craftsmen. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan's well-known "Yueyang Tower" made Yueyang Tower famous all over the world.
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