The Yellow Crane Tower, known as "the first building in the world", stands tall on the Snake Mountain in Wuchang, the largest city in central and western China. It was built in the Three Kingdoms period in the second year of Wu (AD 223). It is a national AAAAA-level scenic spot, the first of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, and one of the top 40 national tourist attractions, enjoying the title of "the best scenery in the world". The mighty Yangtze River meets its longest tributary, Hanshui River, in the hinterland of Sanchu, creating the majestic posture of Wuhan where the two rivers and three towns are separated. It is located at the eastern edge of Jianghan Plain, and the hills in southeastern Hubei fluctuate between lakes and swamps in Ye Ping. On Guishan, the boats on the river are woven like the Yellow Crane Tower. Scholars of all ages have visited here, leaving many well-known poems. A poem by Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, "The Jade Emperor blows the Yellow Crane Tower, and plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng", which established the title of "the most beautiful Jiangcheng" in Wuhan. Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote: "In ancient times, yellow cranes carried saints to heaven, but today there is no yellow crane tower. "Yellow crane will never come, white clouds will fly forever, without him" has become an eternal swan song, which makes the Yellow Crane Tower famous far and wide. Because it faces Qingchuan Pavilion across the river, it is called "Three Chu Scenic Spots".
Yueyang Tower stands at the head of Ximen City, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, near Dongting Lake. It was built by Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Dongting is the world's water and Yueyang is the world's building", and it is also known as the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River with Wang Tengting in Nanchang, Jiangxi and Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan's well-known "Yueyang Tower" made Yueyang Tower famous all over the world. The present Yueyang Tower is modeled after the shape when it was built in the sixth year of Guangxu reign (A.D. 1880). 1988 1 was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council, and was listed as a national key scenic spot protection area in August of the same year. In 2006 1 month 5438+0 was approved as the first batch of national AAAA-level tourist attractions. Yueyang Tower-Junshan Island 2065438+01September 6th was officially awarded the 5A scenic spot.