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Chapter 495: Climb the Yellow Crane Tower

The Yellow Crane Tower is not as tall as imagined, but many people’s first impression of Wuhan comes from here. Even people who have never been to Wuhan will be attracted by this world-famous Yellow Crane Tower. After seeing it, Zhao Cui Just said: "It's so big"!The Yellow Crane Tower is located on the Snake Mountain, overlooking the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Bridge. Anyone standing here will feel the overwhelming pride rushing towards them. "The vast nine sects flow in China, and a heavy line passes through the north and south. The mist and rain are vast, and the turtles and snakes lock the river." Where does the Yellow Crane go? There are still tourist places left. Drink wine and pour wine, and your heart beats the waves!" "Bodhisattva Man·Yellow Crane Tower".If you want to find a place in Wuhan to climb high and look out over the Yangtze River, I believe many people will recommend this place to you: the Yellow Crane Tower.

Regarding the Yellow Crane Tower, many people have a question, that is, is the origin of the Yellow Crane Tower really related to the Yellow Crane?In fact, there is a slightly mysterious legend here, which does have something to do with Huang He:

It is said that there used to be a tavern here, run by Mr. and Mrs. Xin. Although they worked hard, the business was always average.One day, a ragged but burly man came to the store. After arriving at the tavern, he said to the boss Xin: "I want to ask for a drink, but I have no money." The boss Xin was kind-hearted and did not He looked down on the visitor because he had no money. Instead, he gave him a large bowl of wine and a dish.So in the next six months, this man would come here every day and ask for a bowl of wine. The boss Xin answered every request and would get a bowl of wine as long as he came.One day, this man said to the boss with some embarrassment: "I drank from you for half a year, but I don't have the money to pay you back. I'm really sorry, so I'll just paint a picture in your shop!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before the boss Xin could react, the man took out oranges from the basket he brought and drew a crane on the wall. Because oranges are yellow, the crane is also yellow.This yellow crane is so magical that as long as someone claps their hands and sings, it will sing and dance on the wall.There was a sensation all over the city, and people came to the store one after another to watch the dancing yellow crane.Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. The owner, Xin, has made a lot of money, but because the wall cannot be moved, he continues to operate here.One day ten years later, a ragged man came to the store. The boss saw that this was the man who painted the yellow crane ten years ago.So the boss Xin was extremely grateful and expressed his willingness to support him!The man laughed loudly, took out his flute and played the music. The clouds in the sky fell to the ground, and the yellow crane came to the man's side from the wall.The man mounted the yellow crane and flew up to the sky with the white clouds.The boss Xin was very grateful, so he built a pavilion here to commemorate the immortal and Yellow Crane. It was called Xin's Tower at first, and later named Yellow Crane Tower.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow Crane Tower ushered in a poet named Cui Hao. After hearing this myth and witnessing the majesty of the Yellow Crane Tower, he wrote an eternal masterpiece: "In the past, people rode the Yellow Crane. The Yellow Crane Tower is empty here. The Yellow Crane is gone and never comes back, and the white clouds linger in the sky for thousands of years. The Qingchuan is full of Hanyang trees, the grass is luxuriant, and the Parrot Island. Where is the hometown at sunset? The Yanbo River makes people sad." It can be said that it is Cui Cui. Hao made the Yellow Crane Tower famous all over the world, attracting more people to visit. In the end, even the poet Li Bai was happy to visit and wrote: "The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng."In the Tang Dynasty, when poetry was flourishing, the Yellow Crane Tower eventually became the first of the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River thanks to Cui Hao and Li Bai (Tengwang Pavilion was built in the early Tang Dynasty, Yueyang Tower was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Yellow Crane Tower was built in the Eastern Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms).

So, is this really the origin of the Yellow Crane Tower?Of course not, the legend of Yellow Crane is just a legend.According to historical records, the Yellow Crane Tower was first built in the second year of Huangwu in the Eastern Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. At that time, in order to better control Jingzhou and compete with Cao Wei and Shu Han, Sun Quan ordered the construction of a city near Snake Mountain in Wuchang, and at the same time built a watchtower along the river. For military observation, this is the predecessor of the Yellow Crane Tower.In the eighth year of Huangwu's reign, Sun Quan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor here, and the country was named Wu, which was called Soochow in history.Later, the Eastern Wu Dynasty fell and the Western Jin Dynasty unified the world. The watchtower lost its military value. In addition, Wuchang became a place for business travelers and was known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces. It gradually evolved into a "must visit" for officials and merchants! Zhao Cui visited the Yellow Crane Tower, layer by layer. While enjoying the tour, I saw many inscriptions. It is best to go to the highest point of the Yellow Crane Tower. There is a tea room here. I ordered a cup of tea and sat here, overlooking the Yangtze River. The breeze came and I had to say: comfortable!
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