| Tengwang
Pavilion has long been ranked first among the three famous
pavilions in the south of Yangtze River. Standing by the North Fuhe
Avenue in Nanchang, the magnificent pavilion is located at the
convergent point of Ganjiang River and the old Fu River, taking the
city as its background and the river as its mirror. Its splendor
and majesty was lauded by Wang Bo, the leader of the four
excellences in early Tang Dynasty, in one of his masterpieces,
Preface to Tengwang Pavilion, and thus has been famous throughout
the world as well as maintained the glory with the years going.
Preface to Tengwang Pavilion is so popular among the mass that it
has been passed down from generation to generation. Named after the
pavilion, the masterpiece in turn brought to the architecture high
reputation to enduring the historical baptism. Tenwang |
新浪博客
Pavilion was initially built by Li Yuanying in 653 (the fourth year
of the Yonghui Reign in Tang Dynasty), when he was appointed as the
commander-in-chief of Hongzhou. As one of the sons of Li Yuan, the
first emperor in Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanying had grown in a
monarch home and nourished by the royalty elegance.
He “mastered in painting, calligraphy and music
and was fascinated by the natural beauty,
frequently indulging himself in the balmy isles
and gorgeous boats, which had reached the summit
of the prosperity at that time”. (Narration for the Rebuilding of Tenwang Pavilion written by Chen Wenzhu in Ming Dynasty). According to history records, as the former inspector of Suzhou, Li Yuanying had brought a group of singing and dancing artists from Suzhou to Hongzhou, when he was transferred to be a commander- in – chief there, and immerged in banquets and amusements all day long. Later, he specially built the pavilion by the river to enjoy the pleasure and merry in the music and dance, thus the pavilion taken the name of Tengwang that was a title awarded to him in Zhenguan Reign.……
Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the 'Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
Legend has it that in Wuchang, there used to be a wine shop opened by a young man named Xin. One day, a Taoist priest, in gratitude for free wine, drew a magic crane on the wall of the shop and instructed it to dance whenever it heard clapping. Thousands of people came to see the spectacle and the wine shop was always full of guests. After 10 years, the Taoist priest revisited the wine shop. He played the flute and then rode on the crane to the sky. In memory of the supernatural encounter and the priest, the Xins built a tower and named it Yellow Crane Tower.
According to records, the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). After completion, the tower served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poetry. It was estimated that up to the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing dynasty, as many as 300 poems about the tower had been found in historical literature. Cui Hao, a famous poet during the Tang dynasty (618-907), made the tower well known throughout China with his poem 'Yellow Crane Tower'.
Destroyed many times in successive dynasties, the tower was rebuilt time and again until 100 years ago when it was, for the last time, reduced to ashes. The present tower is a complete reconstruction and is the result of four years of work beginning in 1981. Where the old tower was only 15 meters wide, the ground floor of the new structure was increased to 20 meters wide. The tower, 51.4 meters high, is five-storied with yellow tiles and red pillars, overlapping ridges and interlocking eaves, more magnificent than the old one.
黄鹤楼
The new Yellow Crane Tower is regarded as the symbol of Wuhan city.
monarch home and nourished by the royalty elegance.
He “mastered in painting, calligraphy and music
and was fascinated by the natural beauty,
frequently indulging himself in the balmy isles
and gorgeous boats, which had reached the summit
of the prosperity at that time”. (Narration for the Rebuilding of Tenwang Pavilion written by Chen Wenzhu in Ming Dynasty). According to history records, as the former inspector of Suzhou, Li Yuanying had brought a group of singing and dancing artists from Suzhou to Hongzhou, when he was transferred to be a commander- in – chief there, and immerged in banquets and amusements all day long. Later, he specially built the pavilion by the river to enjoy the pleasure and merry in the music and dance, thus the pavilion taken the name of Tengwang that was a title awarded to him in Zhenguan Reign.……
Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the 'Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
Legend has it that in Wuchang, there used to be a wine shop opened by a young man named Xin. One day, a Taoist priest, in gratitude for free wine, drew a magic crane on the wall of the shop and instructed it to dance whenever it heard clapping. Thousands of people came to see the spectacle and the wine shop was always full of guests. After 10 years, the Taoist priest revisited the wine shop. He played the flute and then rode on the crane to the sky. In memory of the supernatural encounter and the priest, the Xins built a tower and named it Yellow Crane Tower.
According to records, the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). After completion, the tower served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poetry. It was estimated that up to the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing dynasty, as many as 300 poems about the tower had been found in historical literature. Cui Hao, a famous poet during the Tang dynasty (618-907), made the tower well known throughout China with his poem 'Yellow Crane Tower'.
Destroyed many times in successive dynasties, the tower was rebuilt time and again until 100 years ago when it was, for the last time, reduced to ashes. The present tower is a complete reconstruction and is the result of four years of work beginning in 1981. Where the old tower was only 15 meters wide, the ground floor of the new structure was increased to 20 meters wide. The tower, 51.4 meters high, is five-storied with yellow tiles and red pillars, overlapping ridges and interlocking eaves, more magnificent than the old one.
黄鹤楼
The new Yellow Crane Tower is regarded as the symbol of Wuhan city.