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Yellow Crane Tower. It stands 51.4 meters (about 168 feet) high and has five floors.
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Day 1 Wuchang District
2pm: Yellow Crane Tower
For an overview of Wuhan City, its culture and history, the landmark Yellow Crane Tower is the place to start. Standing on Snake Hill at the bank of the Yangtze River in Wuchang District, the tower overlooks the three city districts and two rivers.
Built in AD 223 and rebuilt in 1981, the tower is described in the verse of famous poets such as Li Bai and Cui Hao in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). Yellow Crane Tower with 51.4 meters high is considered one of China’s four great towers, along with the Pavilion of Prince Teng in Nanchang, Jiangxi province; Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan province; and Penglai Pagoda in Yantai, Shandong province.
4pm: Wuchang Marshland
Fifteen minutes’ walk from Yellow Crane Tower are marshes of the Yangtze River, Asia’s longest river in Asia and the world’s third longest after the Nile and Amazon. The area is delightfully unspoiled, though there are viewing platforms and paths along the banks, paved with hexagonal bricks. Rusted chains and an anchor from an old river boat lie along the path.
Large swathes of reeds wave in the breeze. Lovers walk along and girls play hide-and-seek.
The double-deck and rail Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is imposing at sunset. When night falls, the bridge lights go on and are reflected in the river. There’s a striking view of the river with its other bridges.
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