The six famous towers in ancient China:

1. Tengwang Pavilion

The famous towers in Jiangnan, together with the Yellow Crane Tower and Yueyang Tower, are known as the three famous towers. In the fourth year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty, it was built by Li Yuanying, the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, when he was the governor of Hongzhou. It became famous through the ages because of the "Preface to the Pavilion of Tengwang" written by Wang Bo. With the passage of time and the vicissitudes of life, the Pavilion of Tengwang was destroyed and rebuilt twenty-eight times. Duo, the first reconstruction was completed in October 1989. The rebuilt Tengwang Pavilion stands majestically on the bank of Ganjiang River. The new pavilion imitates the architecture of the Song Dynasty, 57.5 meters high, with nine floors, a construction area of ??13,000 square meters, green tiles, double eaves, and terraces. Towering green, it welcomes visitors from all directions with its unique majestic appearance.

2. Penglai Pavilion

Penglai Pavilion was built in the sixth year of Song Jiayou. In 1982, it was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council together with Shuicheng. Penglai, because of its sea market, was historically visited by the kings of Qin and Han Dynasty. Later, the legend of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea has long been attached to this place, and it has been regarded as a fairyland by literati of all ages. Penglai Pavilion was built for this reason and is located on the top of Danya Mountain on the north coast of Penglai City. The Danya Cliff rises from the sea, and is red in color, contrasting with the vast blue water. Sometimes there are clouds and smoke, with the Penglai Pavilion perched high above it. The "Xian Pavilion in the Sky" is indeed a picture of the sky opening up. Penglai Pavilion takes the high pavilion as the cue, with "Fairy Pavilion in the Sky", "Mirage", "Smoke and Cloud in Lion's Cave", "Yu Liang Song Diao", "Sunrise Fusang", "Late Tide New Moon", "Wanli Chengbo", The top ten scenic spots in Penglai such as "Wanhu Zhuji", "Tongjing Jinbo" and "Loutian dripping" are the core, forming a complete tourist area that can be viewed both dynamically and silently.

3. Stork and Magpie Tower

The historical Stork and Magpie Tower, also known as Stork and Magpie Tower, is located in today’s Yongji City, Shanxi Province. According to historical records, the Stork Magpie Tower was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and destroyed in the early Yuan Dynasty. It was a three-story, four-eaves wooden building with a height of about 20 to 30 meters. Together with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, and Yueyang Tower in Hunan, it is known as the four most famous towers in China. There are no less than 30 poems about "Stork and Magpie Tower" in "Complete Poetry of the Tang Dynasty". Wang Zhihuan's "Climbing the Stork and Magpie Tower" is well known to women and children. "The sun sets over the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to the next level." This famous poem from the Tang Dynasty, known to women and children, praises one of the four most famous buildings in the country that once existed in Yongji County. A stork tower. It’s a coincidence that the four most famous towers in China all became world-famous because of a beautiful article. The Yueyang Tower was eulogized by Fan Zhongyan’s Yueyang Tower in the Song Dynasty; the Yellow Crane Tower was eulogized by Cui Hao’s Yellow Crane Tower in the Tang Dynasty; The one about Tengwang Pavilion is "Preface to Tengwang Pavilion" by Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty, and the one about the Stork Tower is "Ascend the Stork Tower" by Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty. The building is spread by literature, and the literature is prosperous by the building. Four famous buildings and four beautiful articles have been passed down through the ages. This work by Wang Zhihuan is the one with the fewest words, the most popular, and the broadest artistic conception among the four beautiful articles. Huang Shucan's "Notes on Tang Poems" commented on this poem: "The great realm of the upper cross has been exhausted, and the lower cross is wonderfully supported by empty brushes." Yu Biyun's "Continuation of a Brief Introduction to Poetry" commented on this poem: "Among the two crosses, there is a scale of thousands of miles. "It is a pity that among the four famous buildings and four famous articles, four famous articles are still sung today. Among the four famous buildings, only the Stork Tower in Yongji no longer exists and has become a castle in the air in people's imagination. In order to develop the economy and revitalize culture, the local government is raising huge sums of money to rebuild the Stork Tower. I hope that one day we will be able to be there and experience the spectacular sight described by Wang Zhihuan, which is thousands of miles in size.

4. Yellow Crane Tower

Standing majestically on the bank of the Yangtze River and on the top of Snake Mountain, it faces the Wuhan TV Tower across the river and echoes each other from a distance. The Yellow Crane Tower was built during the Three Kingdoms period. Legend has it that an immortal once rode a yellow crane and passed by this place many times, hence its name. The Yellow Crane is gone and never returns, and the white clouds float in the sky. The ancient Yellow Crane Tower once gave the world endless imagination. Thousands of years ago, countless literati and poets visited this place, wrote articles and poems, and expressed their feelings with ink, leaving behind countless masterpieces for thousands of years. The Yellow Crane Tower, together with the Yueyang Tower in Hunan and the Xiwang Pavilion in Jiangxi, is known as the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River. Climbing the tower and jumping far away, the sky is clear and the Yangtze River is rolling eastward. The scenery is refreshing and refreshing.

5. Yueyang Tower

Standing at the head of Ximen City in Yueyang City, it leans against Baling Mountain in the east, Dongting Lake in the west, the Yangtze River in the north, and the three Hunan and four rivers in the south. It is majestic. Together with Wuchang Yellow Crane Tower and Nanchang Tengwang Pavilion, it is known as the three most famous towers in Jiangnan, China. It is said that Yueyang Tower was originally a tower for the guards guarding the city gate to rest and look out. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan and Liu Bei of the Eastern Wu Dynasty competed for Jingzhou, and sent General Lu Su to lead troops here to train the navy, and converted it into a military parade building. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (716), Zhongshu ordered Zhang Shuo to be relegated to Yuezhou, and the Yuejun Tower was expanded into a pavilion named Nan Tower, later named Yueyang Tower. Later, famous poets Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Li Shangyin, Liu Yuxi, Meng Haoran, etc. once climbed the tower to chant, leaving many famous poems throughout the ages, and the reputation of Yueyang Tower gradually spread. In the fourth year of the Qingli reign of the Song Dynasty (1044), Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County. In the second year, he rebuilt the Yueyang Tower, added its old structure, and engraved poems and poems by famous people from all over the world. The famous politician and writer Fan Zhongyan wrote "The Story of Yueyang Tower" and put forward the famous saying of "worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness". Yueyang Tower became even more famous all over the world. Yueyang Tower has a unique architectural style. The main building is 19 meters high, with four columns, three floors, cornices, helmet top, and pure wooden structure. The four large nanmu pillars in the building stand flat on the ground, reaching up to the third floor. They are surrounded by corridors and eaves wooden pillars, and are then interlocked with the beams, rafters, rafters and purlins to form a whole. The roof of the building is supported by an exquisite and elegant Ruyi arch, with smooth curves, steep and curved curves, just like the helmet of an ancient warrior. Such a large helmet top structure is rare in existing ancient buildings in China.

In the more than 1,700 years since then, Yueyang Tower has gone through many vicissitudes, including floods, fires, lightning strikes, and military disasters. However, it has been repeatedly destroyed and repaired, and its simple appearance has been inherited from generation to generation. The current Yueyang Tower was renovated from 1983 to 1984, maintaining its original historical features and architectural features. The furnishings in the building have been enriched with many new contents.

6. Zhenwu Pavilion

The Zhenwu Pavilion in Ancient Jinglue Terrace is the most precious ancient building in the cultural park and is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The Jinglue Terrace was built in the second year of Qianyuan of the Tang Dynasty (759) when the famous poet Yuan Jie was appointed as the Rongguan Jinglue envoy of the Rongzhou Governor's Office. It was built for the purpose of training soldiers and enjoying the surrounding scenery. The original buildings on the platform had long since been abandoned. In the first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573), in order to worship Emperor Zhenwu and suppress fires, a three-story pavilion, the Zhiwu Pavilion, was built on the Jinglue Terrace. It has been more than 400 years ago. The pavilion is 13.2 meters high, 13.8 meters wide, and 11.2 meters deep. It has yellow tiles and wide eaves. The entire pavilion uses nearly 3,000 lattice wood components. Based on the principle of lever structure, they are connected in series, restrict each other, and reasonably coordinate to form a beautiful and stable whole. Not a single piece of iron was used in the pavilion. What is even more peculiar is that the four large inner columns on the second floor bear the heavy load of the upper floor slabs, beams and columns, tiles, and ridges, but the column feet are suspended in the air and do not fall to the ground. For more than 400 years, Zhenwu Pavilion has experienced many earthquakes and storms, but it still remains intact and safe.