First, the Yellow Crane Tower was originally built for military purposes. During the Three Kingdoms period, in order to control the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Wu built Wuchang City and Yellow Crane Tower on the edge of the Yangtze River to watch the enemy.
With the advancement of history, the military use of the Yellow Crane Tower has gradually faded. Because the Yellow Crane Tower is built on the high side of the river, it has a superior position and a wide field of vision. By the Tang Dynasty, it had evolved into a famous scenic spot, and Jiangxia celebrities "must visit and feast".
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In order to climb high and look far, broaden one's horizons, the Yellow Crane Tower has been added and repaired throughout the ages. The Yellow Crane Tower was a two-story building in Song Dynasty, which increased to three stories in Ming Dynasty and five stories in Qing Dynasty. The Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed by a fire in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty.
198 1 year, the Yellow Crane Tower was rebuilt again, completely replicating the five-story structure of the Qing Dynasty and moved to the top of Sheshan Mountain, which is 1.7 meters away. This will broaden the horizon of the Yellow Crane Tower. Climbing the tall building, I saw the Yangtze River galloping, picturesque and refreshing.
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Second, the Yellow Crane Tower on the first floor of the world is exquisite in atmosphere. It adopts octagonal four-sided design. The basic frame is a quadrilateral with an octagon in it, forming a so-called "all directions" shape, which is solemn and layered.
Each floor of the building has 12 horns, and the whole building has 60 horns, like a group of yellow cranes spreading their wings. There are cranes, moire patterns, flowers, dragons and phoenixes inside and outside the building. , depicting and rendering all kinds of legends of the Yellow Crane Tower, makes people think. Because the Yellow Crane Tower is not only a beautiful building, but also a tourist attraction, which has attracted countless literati in past dynasties.
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Among them, Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, famously said in the Yellow Crane Tower, "In ancient times, yellow cranes carried saints to heaven, but now there is no Yellow Crane Tower". The Yellow Crane does not return to the world, and the white clouds will never fly without him, which makes the Yellow Crane Tower famous all over the world.