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Yellow Crane
Tower |
 The
first tower over China¡¯s mountains and rivers Yellow Crane Tower is the symbol of Wuhan. It is located on the Snake Hill in Wuchang, at the south bank of Yangtze River; it is called one of the three most famous towers in southern China, together with Yueyang Tower in Hunan Province and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi Province. At the sight of the beautiful scene, guests from home and abroad exclaim it with ¡°wonderful¡±, ¡°No. One¡±. Yellow Crane Tower is reputed with its long history and splendid culture all over the world. The net height of the main building of the tower is 51.4 meters. It has five stories, of which each emphatically displayed poems and essays by poets and writers, fairy tales, and legends. On the evenings of public holidays, the splendid and wonderful scenery of the tower illuminated by bright and colorful lights constitutes a superb sight of the whole Riverside City. |
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